Simple Bird Feeder

Last week I spruced up the entry way of my home. Well in front of my home I have a large window where my desk looks out into the front yard. In front of the window are three bushes, a palm tree and a bench. Each year I paint my bench to help protect it from the extreme heat we experience here in Arizona. This Year I painted my bench a teal.

The bench looked great and goes well with my Tuscan/ Spanish flair. I moved to Arizona from New Mexico and I have always been surrounded by Spanish culture. These influences inspired my Tuscan/Spanish motif and I love all the rich colors and textures you find in the style. However the bench needed something else, so I made a simple bird feeder.

I went to my Home Improvement Center and bought a plant stand (14”), a plastic plant tray (14”), a colorful pot plate (15”), fern and bird seed. I first dug a hole next to my bench and planted my fern. I then assembled my bird feeder by placing the plant stand over the fern next to my bench; I then placed the plastic tray snug into the holder, then placed the colorful pot plate on top and filled with bird seed.

All the colors work well together and it looks great from the street and my desk. The cats enjoy hours of entertainment with all of the different birds who stop by to eat and the sweet tweets tell me spring his here.