Why So Many Birds??

Caroline Sturman
Dec 3, 2015
2 min read

Within the past year, I have found three wooden bird baskets throughout Lynchburg. One was at our local Goodwill and I found two more in the clearance section of my AS chalk paint store on two separate occasions. I don’t know if this is a Lynchburg thing or maybe wooden bird baskets were in and now no one wants them? I find them charming and they make for cute décor without being too cheesy.

So, what did I do with them? For one of the three baby showers I attended last fall, the color theme was pale yellow and grey for the baby’s bedroom. I obviously had to paint the wooden duck a creamy yellow and stuff it with other baby shower goodies! This basket could be reused for storage in a bathroom or in the little girl’s room. I had to mix AS Old White with AS Arles. There is another yellow in the AS line (AS English Yellow) but I was afraid it would be too bright even when toned down with AS Old White. I thought the AS Arles would give me more of a buttery yellow. I kept this look “clean” because most people don’t go for a shabby chic look in their nurseries… I might one day though, who knows?!

For the swan basket, I decided to use a two-toned distressed look. I thought the wood underneath would complement AS Old White and AS Antoinette (which I lightened some). You can see the poor swan's neck had been snapped off at one point so I did have to use some wood filler to make the cracks less noticeable. I LOVE how it turned out! It is now a romantic little accent piece in my grey bathroom.