Notes from a London Interior Designer: Designing for an Aviary

A few days ago I got an interesting email from a regular reader of this London Interior Design blog. The lady explained that she is moving into a historic London home and her family has gone to great lengths with the restoration work to ensure that the house retains its traditional look and feel. The family loves birds, and as a result they need one of the bedrooms to be an aviary! They wanted my interior designer advice on how to include some comfy but easy-to-clean furniture that birds aren’t going to want to use as a perchpoint but that will still allow the family to go and enjoy time with the birds. I recommended some comfortable fabric-free furniture made out of Perspex, but with a traditional contoured arc shape. The look is very “interior designer” but the birds aren’t going to find a perch-hold on that glossy surface. If you have any suggestions on other options, feel free to write in the comments!