Our Hopeful Home: How to Create a Spring Bird Cage Vignette

Today I'm sharing how to create a spring bird cage vignette that can be adapted and/or modified depending on your personal preferences and what decor you might have on hand.

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Spring decor should be fresh, light and fun. If you're a collector or vintage lover like me, you probably already have what you need to put together a fresh, light and fun spring vignette for your fireplace mantel or coffee table.

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Full disclosure: I got the idea for this darling spring vignette from the Spring 2025 issue of Country Sampler Magazine.

distressed metal bird

First I dug out my vintage bird cage. I scored this chippy, shabby bird cage around five years ago at an antique mall in southwest Michigan. I first shared it in Thrill of the Hunt #105.

Then I placed one of my boxwood wreaths onto the cage's base tray (super darling with its three little "feet") to add some texture.

Next I gathered together some of my favorite mini blue and white porcelain dishes and piled them high onto the boxwood wreath. You might notice some of the dishes have metal plate hangers on them. That's because I have a plan for them, to be revealed soon!

stack ofplates topped with tea cups and robins nest

I added two blue willow tea cups to the top of the pile, and placed a faux bird's nest into the top tea cup.

blue willow tea cups birds nest blue eggs

The blue speckled eggs, moss and nest itself provide some much needed texture to the vignette.

vintage bird cage filled with plates and birds nest with blue eggs

Once I added the actual cage onto the base, my spring bird cage vignette was complete.

bird cage on mantel between two chinoiserie vases

Not surprisingly, I chose my favorite blue and white chinoiserie and Blue Willow porcelain plates, saucers and tea cups. Any type of plate will do, although floral plates would be especially appropriate for a spring arrangement.

vintage white chippy shabby bird cage filled with chinoiserie plates

Since my bird cage is made of two separate parts, it was easy to lift the top off and put the pile of plates into the cage. If your cage doesn't come apart you'll have to tailor what you put into it to the size of the door opening.

vintage bird cage vignette with taper candles on mantel

faux robins nest on top of a pile of chinoiserie plates

base of vintage bird cage and boxwood wreath

chinoiserie tea cups filled with a faux robins nest

I've used this faux robin's nest in my spring arrangements for many years.

WAYS TO STYLE A BIRD CAGE FOR SPRING

Items to Use for Spring Bird Cage Vignette

1. riser or cake plate for height

2. dishes

3. battery-operated candles or fairy lights

4. books

5. wreaths/greens

6. figurines (birds, bunnies)

7. plants and/or flowers (real and faux)

8. bird's nest

9. moss

10. tea cups

11. baskets

12. garden tools/gloves

13. seed packets

14. faux birds

15. fairy garden elements

16. faux Easter eggs

While it's always fun to go on the hunt for things like bird cages and faux bird's nests at thrift and antique stores, you can also purchase some contemporary ones that pretty much replicate that vintage vibe:

Vintage Bird Cage Decor

Metal Bird Cage Set

Faux Bird's Nest with Eggs

Artificial Bird's Nest with Eggs

Well, that's it for today, friends!

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How to Create a Spring Bird Cage Vignette

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