You just need an old plastic coffee container and with a few easy modifications, you'll have a brand-new birdhouse in no time ...

Step One: Painting Your Coffee Can Birdhouse. If you are going to paint anything on your scrap piece of wood, this would be the best time to do so.

Turn your birdhouse into a hot property by putting a bird bath or feeder elsewhere in your yard. To prevent predator problems, it should be about 130 feet from your coffee canister house.