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Birds have been a common home-decor motif since man started drawing on the walls of caves – but in the past couple years, our feathery friends have been a true boon for potters, pillow makers and tote-bag designers. It’s largely because “putting a bird on it” is that magic aesthetic that, for whatever reason, seems to appeal to everyone – from twentysomething hipsters to eightysomething grandmas.

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Almost all of us can relate to the ickiness of getting tagged by a starling or seagull. But few of us would want to turn the experience into art. Texas-based designer Wyatt Little clearly sees things differently. His Bird Poop chandelier shows scores of tweeters mid-squat, albeit in an undeniably charming, even beautiful, way. $2,500. Available soon. Wyattlittle.com.

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Paris-based designer Constance Guisset’s Duplex birdcage is an attempt at the impossible: making friends out of fish and birds. It sounds like the storyline for a kid’s cartoon, and is almost as adorable: A tall, dome-topped cage protrudes into a fish tank so Nemo can chat with Tweety Bird. $10,900. Constanceguisset.com.Gabriel de Vienne

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French architect Grégoire de Lafforest was inspired by the idea of a cabinet of curiosities for his Archibird table. But instead of taxidermy, his sleek oak stand houses live finches or budgies. While some might find the concept of putting their feathered friends under a table abhorrent, the buffet is high enough off the ground to let in lots of light. $31,280. Galeriegosserez.com.Jérome Galland.

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New York design collective L.E.FT’s brass birdhouse is covered in more than 2,500 bullet shells collected from various hunting fields in Lebanon. It’s a reminder of our fraught relationship with the natural world. $20,590. Leftish.net.Joe Kesrouani

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New York-based Jan Habraken’s Wiggle shovel is designed for people who never put their garden tools away. When left speared in the earth, the spade doubles as a perch for passing birds to get a little shade (or a snack, if the owner sprinkles some seed on the ledge). $199. Formnation.com.

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