At the risk of turning into a Portlandia cliché, I’m really fond of birds’ nests as a decorative motif. Exhibit A: this ring, purchased at a shop in, ahem, Portland (Maine, not Oregon). The symbolism may be heavy-handed, but nests do make me feel happy and cozy. Fortunately, the marketplace agrees with me. Any vaguely […]
At the risk of turning into a Portlandia cliché, I’m really fond of birds’ nests as a decorative motif. Exhibit A: this ring, purchased at a shop in, ahem, Portland (Maine, not Oregon). The symbolism may be heavy-handed, but nests do make me feel happy and cozy.
Put a Bird’s Nest On It
Fortunately, the marketplace agrees with me. Any vaguely French Country or Shabby Chic home shop is likely to have a supply of nests in its inventory. The problem is that I can never find a good spot for them now that I live with a 3-year-old who likes to play indoor baseball.
On a recent visit to the wonderful Twin Elm Farm in Peterborough, New Hampshire, inspiration struck. I picked up three cute little nests, all priced under $12 and realized that they would look great on the wall of my bedroom, right above a Turkish birdcage I found at Brimfield.
Fly home.
I simply hot-glued the eggs and feathers in place and mounted the nests on wall hooks. It’s an inexpensive and naturalistic way to dress up the wall, and I love the way these objects work together.
Use hot glue to keep the eggs in place.
Amy Traverso
Amy Traverso is the senior food editor at Yankee and cohost of the public television series Weekends with Yankee, a coproduction with GBH. Previously, she was food editor at Boston magazine and an associate food editor at Sunset magazine. Her work has also been published in The Boston Globe, Saveur, and Travel & Leisure, and she has appeared on Hallmark Home & Family, The Martha Stewart Show, Throwdown with Bobby Flay, and Gordon Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares. Amy is the author of The Apple Lover’s Cookbook, which was a finalist for the Julia Child Award for best first-time author and won an IACP Cookbook Award in the “American” category.
I love it. Put an egg on it.