This is another bit of my own kitsch….Not sure if the full effect comes across in the photos, but I’ll try to explain….I hate the air vents / registers in my home. I just think they are ugly, so I’m always trying to think of inventive ways to make them interesting and / or disguise them, and here’s what I did to the vent in our bedroom….First I found an old, rusted birdcage in a thrift store which I hung from a hook over the vent. Then I came across a small wooden bird (with wings attached by springs) in a craft store, and I suspended the bird inside the cage using a piece of fishing line….Now, whenever the air conditioning or heat comes on, the air causes the little bird to flap it’s wings and fly around inside of the cage! Again, it might not come across in the photos, but it is soooo cool to watch. Sometimes I can just lay on the bed and watch the bird fly around in it’s cage for an hour or so. It’s very relaxing and almost meditative. btw, A friend liked this idea so much that she did the same thing, only she uses a paper bird to get the same effect. Hey, if you like this idea, do it for yourself!
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Allee Willis
Such a great idea!! It would have been good enough to just hang the birdcage over the vent to disguise it but putting the wooden bird with flappable wings in kicks it up quite a few notches. EXCELLENT!
Lisa Rios
Ummmm, yeah, it’s genius. Seriously. I’m not at all surprised to hear your friend followed in your footsteps. Great way to hide those ugly things.
Nessa
Oh wow, what an awesome idea!! I would totally do this too, but my vents are on the bottom part of the wall/floor… but thanks for the inspiration which I’m sure I might use at some point. =)
denny
This is amazing Michael!
Douglas Wood
Great idea and I love that you used a rusted old cage you found at a thrift store which has so much more charm than a new one you could’ve bought at Petco.