Douglas Barnhard, the owner of the home decor company Sourgrassbuilt, designs and builds birdhouses. Built out of repurposed materials, his designs are inspired by mid-century modernism and pay homage to the likes of Frank Lloyd Wright, Joseph Eichler and the Bauhaus School in Germany yet mix with Barnhard's experience of the rich surf and skate scene in Santa Cruz.

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Douglas Barnhard, the owner of the home decor company Sourgrassbuilt, designs and builds birdhouses. Built out of repurposed materials, his designs are inspired by mid-century modernism and pay homage to the likes of Frank Lloyd Wright, Joseph Eichler and the Bauhaus School in Germany yet mix with Barnhard's experience of the rich surf and skate scene in Santa Cruz.
Mixed Media Birdhouse. Photo by Toy/Sunset Publishing. Image via Sourgrassbuilt.com

Nature's architects build themselves nests - the vernacular birdhouse - whilst these exquisitely detailed structures provide a miniature piece of modernism for the garden out of teak, bamboo, and plywood. Some of the designs include living walls of succulents to attract the birds and built-in troughs for birdfeed, cohesive with the schemes. These birdhouses center the designs right within nature, something Frank Lloyd Wright would have approved of himself.

Eichleresque Atrium Birdhouse. Image via Sourgrassbuilt.com

The Eichleresque Atrium is influenced by Eichler's housing development across the Sa...