Decorate a Wood Bird House Two Easy Ways

I’ve had a rustic style wood birdhouse in my stash for a couple of years now, so I thought it was about time I did something with it. Decorate a wood birdhouse two easy ways that don’t involve any paint at all, although if you are using a plain wood one, you may want to add a coat of white paint first. 

The decorated birdhouse can be used to decorate your home throughout the spring and summer months.

Decorate a Wood Bird House Two Easy Ways  

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Idea One: Wrap a Birdhouse in a Wall Decal

 

 

I bought this rustic style birdhouse at Dollarama some time ago. It’s about 6 1/2 inches tall and 3-3/4 inches wide. I cut off the jute hanger and filled in the hole using wood filler. This wall decal is just about the perfect length to go all the way around the birdhouse.

Step 1: Choose Starting Point

 

 

I determined the placement of the wall decal by locating the section of the decal that would best fit around the perch.

Step 2: Continue Wrapping Wall Decal Around Bird House

 

 

Then I just kept smoothing the decal around all four sides of the birdhouse. On this side, I tucked the leaves at the top under the roof.

Step 3: Trim Wall Decal to Fit Around Birdhouse Perch

 

 

I used my detail scissors to trim down the decal to fit around the perch.

 

 

A view of the left side of the birdhouse. This is where to two ends met and overlapped slightly. This eucalyptus wall decal was just the right length to go around this size birdhouse.

 

 

The right side of the birdhouse.

 

 

The back of the birdhouse. You can seal the wall sticker with Mod Podge, if you want to make it permanent.

Step 4: Add Moss to Roof of Birdhouse

 

 

I decided the birdhouse looked a bit unfinished, so I hot glued some sheet moss to the roof. This has the added benefit of covering up the spot I filled in after cutting off the hanger.

 

 

I was pleased with the way this looked and how easy it was to do, but decided to give this same birdhouse a different makeover.

Idea 2: Decorate the Birdhouse Using Rub-On Transfers

Step 1: Choose a Rub-On Transfer Sheet

 

 

Dollar Tree has so many lovely rub on transfers. I thought I would redo the same birdhouse using some of these hydrangeas. Choose whatever design suits your style.

The eucalyptus wall sticker peeled off easily and I can reuse it again, if I want.

Step 2: Choose a Larger Transfer for Corner of Birdhouse

 

 

I chose this larger transfer that fit nicely into the bottom corner of the birdhouse. You can use a scraper to apply the transfers, but I find it just as effective to use a fingernail, especially on the smaller rub ons.

 

 

I liked the way this looked so far.

Step 2: Continue to Add Transfers to Decorate a Wood Birdhouse

 

I finished the design by adding three of the smaller images around the top of the opening and then found a ladybug rub-on transfer from another sheet of rub-ons I had on hand. I thought it added just a little extra colour to the design, but go ahead and add more flowers, if that’s your preference. A butterfly rub-on would also make a nice addition.

If you wanted to, you could continue adding rub-on transfers to the other three sides of the birdhouse. I was content to use them only on the front.

 

 

The finished birdhouse makes a pretty spring decoration on my mantel and I can use it as an indoor ornament all summer. I hope you gained some inspiration for how decorate a wood birdhouse using these two easy ways.

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