FAO: The Duchess

[helgalush]

I'm totally green with envy - it's all the little details that really make these look stunning and turn them into a feature in the garden, rather than just a functional eyesore (which is what my kennel and run seems to be).

I love the use of mirrors, pretty planters outside, fence panels for roofing and the metal wall art particularly and I might have to pinch a few ideas to pretty mine up a bit.

I also remember the wonderful things you did with glass bowls and the like in the doors.

^^ Yeah this!

 

[Fluffers]

I'm totally green with envy - it's all the little details that really make these look stunning and turn them into a feature in the garden, rather than just a functional eyesore (which is what my kennel and run seems to be).

I love the use of mirrors, pretty planters outside, fence panels for roofing and the metal wall art particularly and I might have to pinch a few ideas to pretty mine up a bit.

I also remember the wonderful things you did with glass bowls and the like in the doors.

Requests more information :shock:

:wave::lol:

 

[KarenM]

Requests more information :shock:

:wave::lol:

I've been trying to find it but don't know where to start. Helen might be kind enough to put more photos up.

The little 'window' in the door of some of them have been filled with a glass bowl inside a picture frame - which sounds completely odd how I've described it :lol: but it makes them looks like posh little victorian houses to me and really works.

 

[KarenM]

Fluffers, I found it - the first photo on this thread:
http://forums.rabbitrehome.org.uk/showthread.php?t=180107 :wave:

 

[The Duchess]

Requests more information :shock:

:wave::lol:

Used a glass dish to make a window in my little Rose Cottage.

New photo here.

 

[helgalush]

Used a glass dish to make a window in my little Rose Cottage.

New photo here.

Do they get much mail through their letterbox? :lol:

 

[The Duchess]

Fluffers, I found it - the first photo on this thread:
http://forums.rabbitrehome.org.uk/showthread.php?t=180107 :wave:

Blimey well done you Karen for finding that.

I thought I could add a few more of the updated (if not a little weary looking) wendy's with some more ideas.

The purpose of my decorating the places like this is to encourage visitors thinking of adopting to think outside the box and maybe combine an existing wendy house in the garden that their kids use with rabbit housing. Plus I get to fill them up with lovely stuff that is overspill from our house.

Outside of Gatehouse which ironically has a fox head doorknocker

It's set in a box hedge 'parterre' outside our back door so it's got a formal theme.

Inside.

Inside the Toy Box

The Sea House

and inside with their sea themed upper deck and lighthouse piccies

Inside Le Petit Maison. French themed of course with gingham blinds and a few nick nacks on the upper storey

Inside The Rainbow Room

Inside Windwhistle Cabin

With little Cookie who is living in it at the moment.

 

[Fluffers]

Used a glass dish to make a window in my little Rose Cottage.

New photo here.

What an amazing idea and so creative. Love it

 

[GrahamL]

Can i come and live with you Helen?

B&G will have to come too, and possibly the OH :lol:

 

[Fluffers]

Can i come and live with you Helen?

B&G will have to come too, and possibly the OH :lol:

Oi!

Get in the queue :shock:

..and I'm happy to leave my OH at home :lol:

 

[The Duchess]

Ha ha, well I am full up for August, but have space for Easter LOL

 

[GrahamL]

Ha ha, well I am full up for August, but have space for Easter LOL

i mean permanent.

I'm happy to share with Fluffers, as long as its neutral territory, or i might get humpy :shock:

 

[The Duchess]

i mean permanent.

I'm happy to share with Fluffers, as long as its neutral territory, or i might get humpy :shock:

I'd have to get my bonding broom out then Gray. Or chuck a towel over your head.

 

[ripminnie]

:shock: wow!!! Your bunny houses are amazing!! I'm in awe! :shock:

 

[ripminnie]

I'd have to get my bonding broom out then Gray. Or chuck a towel over your head.

:lol::lol::lol:

 

[KarenM]

Blimey well done you Karen for finding that.

It didn't take long to trawl through all the threads you've started. :lol: I'm surprised I even remembered it - I didn't realise the thread was nearly 2 years old. :lol::lol:

 

[Fluffers]

i mean permanent.

I'm happy to share with Fluffers, as long as its neutral territory, or i might get humpy :shock:

:shock::shock:

I shall beat you with my apple stick :lol:

 

[Lib_n_bunny]

It's not that big to be honest, I'm just quite good at cramming stuff in

I wouldn't have believed that until I went to Twigs', she also has a small garden, long and thin, but has loads of bunnies in huge enclosures, AND a beautiful garden!

Helen your setups are amazing how on earth do you afford all that?!

 

[sugarlump]

Helen Great pics,I can never decide which of your abodes is my favourite............

I think i'd say its a close call, between Little lodge (I had to steal the roof idea ) And Le Petite Maison (copying you veranda is going to be my next project Might need a few more tips first though )

Thanks for inspiring me! without seeing your setups, I would never of dreamed of changing my buns accomodation :lol:

 

[The Duchess]

I wouldn't have believed that until I went to Twigs', she also has a small garden, long and thin, but has loads of bunnies in huge enclosures, AND a beautiful garden!

Helen your setups are amazing how on earth do you afford all that?!

Thank you.

Everything in our garden is either from ebay or second hand, with the exception of one wendy house which was donated by Tululah and Busters mum when they came to us.

I buy everything, including the bolts, lino, screws, and all the gubbins inside from either second hand shops, or car boot sales. It's taken a few years to grow our rabbit housing.

The boarding hutches were obviously new (bought with a loan), but even the ironmongery for those and the lino is not full price. We just cut back on everything else to pay for the rabbits.

I am like a magpie and am lucky in being able to spot things in advance of when I might need them. Ask my friends - they can vouch for the piles of 'stuff' around the house and garden just waiting to get used.

I am lucky enough to find things - just bought a Forsham Ark chicken coup that should have been £287 when new. Got it for £45! Going to be a day time G piggy runaround on the grass for the summer.

Can't stand paying full price for anything.