Latest Wendy House Addition for Rescue Bunnies - The Rabbit Crossing

The Duchess

Wise Old Thumper
So I decided on Tuesday that I had to get my act in gear. I had promised one of our 6ft plywood rescue hutches to someone whose bun had just been diagnosed with spondylosis and needed a long flat hutch as opposed to a double storey. I have had a wendy house sitting under a tarpaulin since October waiting for me to find somewhere to put it. So this week I've shoehorned it into a flowerbed. Had to dig up some plants and lay some paving but we got there in the end. Quite happy with the result considering everything was robbed from bits of timber, lino, weldmesh and paint I already had in the garden (I knew I had kept it all for some reason :)

Now called Honeysuckle House as it's under a bit mature honeysuckle draped over a very old pergola.

It used to be painted Red Cedar but is now a nice combination of Lavendar, Country Cream and Willow Cuprinol Garden Shades.

It faces north so I've cut an extra window in the back to allow maximum light in but have added a shutter so that when the weather is bad I can make it snug.

I've put Isabelle in it today for the first time and she's not at all bothered by the decor but is really rather pleased with her new litter trays full of hay.

The reason I do this is really because when people come to meet our rescue bunnies it gives them ideas about what accommodation could be like - not just a brown box in the corner of the pation. I think it has worked and most people don't think I am completely mad.

Just wanted to share, in case any of you were wondering what you could do with an old kids playhouse.

Front

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Side
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Back
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I love all your playhouses Helen, i really wish i could do something like this and adopt another pair/trio :(
 
If i was a bunny i would want one of your pads :) Your garden is gorgeous, and so is Isabelle :)
 
I love all your ideas. Your plan to give people inspiration really does work. It's fabulous.

Can I ask, how do you find the playhouses to clean? Are they easy enough or does it hurt your back?
 
I love all your ideas. Your plan to give people inspiration really does work. It's fabulous.

Can I ask, how do you find the playhouses to clean? Are they easy enough or does it hurt your back?

Dreadful is my honest answer - I have a very bad back and some mornings can't bend over to get my knickers on! It's made worse with these but so long as I kneel rather than bend I'm okay. The ones I have on stilts are better.
 
Dreadful is my honest answer - I have a very bad back and some mornings can't bend over to get my knickers on! It's made worse with these but so long as I kneel rather than bend I'm okay. The ones I have on stilts are better.

:shock::shock::shock:

Blimey, bet that's chilly in the winter :lol::lol:
 
Dreadful is my honest answer - I have a very bad back and some mornings can't bend over to get my knickers on! It's made worse with these but so long as I kneel rather than bend I'm okay. The ones I have on stilts are better.

Oh dear, sorry to hear that. Can you enlist a local small child to come clean them out for you? :p
 
Oh dear, sorry to hear that. Can you enlist a local small child to come clean them out for you? :p

Ha ha, I actually have a little helper who comes over to escape her kids on a Thursday :) And of course she comes to get a bunny fix..................Sugarlump (Lisa on here) is a great help! (think she's about 5ft2:D)
 
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Oh yeah and one of Isabelle

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''Mooooooom, get out my houseeeeeeeee :cry:!''


:D

Really nice project, looks great! I definitely agree with you about showing potential new mommy and daddys about how their buns accommodation doesn't have to just be a boring hutch, that it can be nice and roomy and easy to interact with the buns in :D

Also, I may steal your idea for the shutters! Been wondering what to do with the 2 fixed windows in my shed that's arriving on tuesday, shutters with mesh behind seem like a great idea :D!

P.S you're lucky you can have pretty spotty blinds like that, mine would sniff them out and rip them up in an instant :shock:
 
It looks so pretty - all your bunny houses are very inspiring.

Isabelle is gorgeous and looks very at home already! :love:
 
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