Nursery Prep: Bird House Night Light

I like having a small lamp in the nursery so you can turn on a soft light for middle of the night diaper changes and feeding sessions.  

Inspiration struck for my bird and tree-themed nursery when I saw this decorative bird house on sale 50% off at JoAnn’s.  It was perfect…. except for the color.

So I picked up a little paint tester in a color I liked better and painted it with a mostly dry brush.

I wasn’t going for perfection, so you can see the brush strokes and some of the blue bleeding through.

I think it works with the chippy look it already had.

Then I drilled a hole in the bottom of the backside of the house with a paddle bit.

And added a little light with a clip to hold it in place that I borrowed from another lamp we had in the house.  I’d like to figure a way to add some tissue paper to the backside of the fretwork cutouts and hole on the front so the light is a little softer.  I’m also considering rubbing it down with a dark stain to add to the distressed look a bit. 

9 Responses to Nursery Prep: Bird House Night Light

  1. Nancy from Flatrock Cabin September 19, 2011 at 7:09 PM #

    This is so cute. I love birdhouses. I am sure if the bulb is a soft, low wattage bulb it won’t be too bright.

  2. content2be September 20, 2011 at 8:43 PM #

    Love it! My daughters’ room is also birdhouse theme, so I will be using this!

  3. Georgianna September 21, 2011 at 6:15 PM #

    great idea! i might copy you

  4. Melanie @ bear rabbit bear September 21, 2011 at 8:18 PM #

    Love this! I’d be honored if you’d link it up tomorrow to our Things I’ve Done Thursdays party!!

    Melanie
    bearrabbitbear.blogspot.com

  5. Anonymous September 21, 2011 at 10:24 PM #

    What a fantastic idea!! To add the tissue paper you can lay the birdhouse down so the fretwork is on top then cut a piece of tissue paper and stick it into the hole. Then use your fingers to add glue (Elmer’s should work) on the inside around the fretwork and rock the birdhouse so the tissue paper falls forward and sticks to the glue. Use could then use a long skinny brush or chopstick thru the back light hole and smooth out any wrinkles. Just kept it face down until the glue dries. FYI-instead of tissue paper you could also use a piece of colored vellum-that’s stiffer and would have less wrinkles.

  6. Carolyn September 22, 2011 at 2:53 AM #

    What a great idea. I love birdhouses and this is so clever. I would be so happy if you shared this project on my Inspiration Board {link party}.
    http://carolynshomework.blogspot.com/2011/09/inspiration-board-link-party-16.html
    Hope to see you there.
    carolyn – homework

  7. Amy {The Idea Room} September 23, 2011 at 2:26 AM #

    This is so clever and fun! I love it! Just shared it with my FB fans! Thanks for linking up!

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