How To: Create an Aviary from an Armoire

We have plenty of projects for dogs, cats, and even for bunnies, but finally here's one for the birds — an aviary created by using a old tv storage armoire!

Amy at Empress of Creativity used the shell of an old television armoire to create a chic habitat for her birds. She added supports, mesh and even created a sliding bottom drawer for easy cleaning. Amy's instructions for the aviary can be found at Empress of Creativity.

Via: craftzine.

Comments (20)

Cool!

posted by FigurativeSketches on August 3rd 2009 at 7:09pm
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That is OUTRAGEOUSLY great! Brilliant.

posted by Lisa (Montreal) on August 3rd 2009 at 7:09pm
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You certainly are an "empress of creativity" ~ wow. Lucky birdies.

posted by muirwoods08 on August 3rd 2009 at 7:11pm
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This is fantastic. This is making me rethink my position on birds. Wow.

posted by shockthebourgeois on August 3rd 2009 at 7:16pm
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I love this, your finches are lucky birds! It is so much more attractive than the commercial cages available. My cockatiels would thrive in such a spacious, beautiful environment. I don't think I'll hack up my teak armoire anytime soon, though. Thanks for the inspiration.

posted by jacasi on August 3rd 2009 at 7:24pm
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whoa....very cool.

posted by samanthahahn on August 3rd 2009 at 7:50pm
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beautiful

posted by alexis on August 3rd 2009 at 8:08pm
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THAT is truly awesome. And it seems no one wants armoires anymore, thanks to the advent of flat-screen TVs. Brilliant!

posted by sally305 on August 3rd 2009 at 8:13pm
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Very clever...and well-executed too!

posted by lala on August 3rd 2009 at 8:51pm
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This is an impressive DIY project. I hate most armoires (too big, clunky, and heavy) and think they should be chopped up for kindling. This one looks SO much better as a bird cage.

posted by slowdown on August 3rd 2009 at 9:04pm
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Soooo gorgeous. I'm floored.

posted by Cheryl on August 3rd 2009 at 10:15pm
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This is beautiful, and a nice size for the birds too (the most important thing!). I wish I'd had this idea!

posted by Sian on August 4th 2009 at 6:19am
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I wish I had seen this before I gor rid of my armoire.

posted by RosaLily on August 4th 2009 at 6:52am
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A-mazing.

posted by bromeliad on August 4th 2009 at 7:25am
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Fabulous.
This beautiful cage would work well for all sorts of pets.

Time for me to go looking for an old armoire to hack up...

posted by Mod Mischief on August 4th 2009 at 8:06am
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That is so beautiful! I'm content with watching the birds outside my window, but if I wanted some as pets, I would definitely try something like this!

posted by Brandyjane on August 4th 2009 at 9:48am
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I really love this and have two cockatiels. Very inspiring.

posted by Kate (NC) on August 4th 2009 at 9:59am
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this is wonderful. i'm forwarding this post to my boyfriends aunt who hates her birdcage, and has been trying to sell her armoire on CL for weeks now. sometimes these things just fall into place. thanks :)

posted by Kpaige13 on August 4th 2009 at 12:56pm
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This is incredibly awesome. Amy is a genius.

posted by spaceystacey on August 4th 2009 at 2:05pm
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Seems to me something like this would work much better for teh bunnehs than the earlier hack - add in some levels and you've got a fantastic bunny cage! Easy to clean and beautiful too...

posted by Kaviare on August 5th 2009 at 12:23am
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