Apparently, you and I are not the only ones interested in a beautiful home. We are not the only ones who put time and effort to fish for, select and match home accents to make our houses a warm and inviting home. We look towards Australia and Papua New Guinea where someone with great taste is creating gorgeous homes everyday... The Bowerbird.
There are 20 species of Bowerbirds. They range from dull grey/brown coloured coat of feathers to very colourful ones. But what's extraordinary with these birds is the time and effort they put to create a nest that truly stands out. All for the name of a girl.
Bowerbirds decorate their homes with natural accents such as colourful berries, flowers, sticks and leaves. But their search for the best home decor items to convey their specific message does not stop at the rain-forest. In their nests you can find aesthetically matched artificial items such as coke cans, plastic bottle caps, colourful straws and paper clips!!! All these natural and artificial items are carefully matched and displayed in and around their nest with such flair that a girl would find it hard to say "no".
So, all in the name of a girl? The male bowerbird is the artist or the interior decorator who creates these beautiful homes. All in an effort to attract a girl bird! Girl birds look at a number of bowerbird nests before they choose the best display and in turn, the best guy. A bit materialistic, yes... but then you can also say its appreciation of art and labour of love!
The Bowerbird chooses home accents to help them mate.... My reason for choosing home accents is to create a divine place on this earth, my sanctuary, where I can be free. And of course share that freedom with loved ones, family and friends. What is your reason for choosing home accents to create a beautiful home?
Colour-coordinated bottle caps and straws used as home accents by a bowerbird with a keen eye for blue! In fact, blue is the trendiest colour in bowerbird home decor. Because the bower-girls know that blue items are harder to come across in bowerbird habitat.
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This artist of a bowerbird carefully offsets bright oranges and reds with metalic black!
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See the masterpiece and the creator himself in this video:
https://youtu.be/0sFwLi2B1nw