Tyrone, Georgia · Made one at a time

Built for birds.
Shaped by hand.
Born in the Hollow.

Original, functional Appalachian birdhouses handcrafted from cedar by Ricky Haynes. Every house is signed, numbered, and made only once.

Explore the Houses Meet the Maker
Crooked birdhouse framed by branches and a copper leaf

Functional folk art

Not decorated boxes.
Original works.

Each Crooked Hollow house begins as cedar and finds its own direction through the grain. Rooflines bend. Timbers twist. Copper leaves appear. What emerges is equal parts nesting place, garden sculpture, and Appalachian story.

No pattern is followed exactly. No design is repeated.

The opening collection

Houses from the Hollow

Every piece shown is a functional cedar nesting house with bottom cleanout access. Available works will link to Etsy as listings go live.

The Crooked Timber House showing its deeply shaped roof and carved cedar walls Made in Tyrone, Georgia

The maker

A piece of cedar and no interest in building the same house twice.

I’m Ricky Haynes, the hands behind Crooked Hollow. I build each house in my small Georgia workshop, following the grain and letting the wood tell me where the roof should bend, where a doorway belongs, and where a carving needs to wander.

I’m not interested in rows of identical birdhouses. The joy is in watching each one develop a personality of its own—crooked, weathered, useful, and impossible to duplicate.

“The house itself is the artwork.”

Made by hand

Craftsmanship you can see

The irregular lines, tool marks, grain, and carved textures are not manufacturing imperfections. They are the marks of the maker.

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Cedar construction

Naturally beautiful wood selected for an outdoor nesting house with unmistakable character.

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Shaped surfaces

Carved, burned, distressed, and colored by hand to create depth that paint alone cannot imitate.

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Functional design

A true nesting cavity with seasonal bottom cleanout access—not merely a decorative garden object.

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One-of-one identity

Named, signed, numbered, and dated. Once a house is sold, that exact design is gone.

Give it a good home

Placement & care

A Crooked Hollow house is built to be enjoyed outdoors. Thoughtful placement protects the artwork and gives nesting birds the quiet space they need.

Place thoughtfullyChoose a stable post or tree in an open, quiet setting away from heavy foot traffic.
Limit harsh exposureMorning sun and afternoon protection help preserve the carved finish for years to come.
Clean seasonallyOpen the bottom access after breeding season, remove old nesting material, and close it securely.
The Secret Grove functional cedar birdhouse displayed in a garden
Beautiful enough to collect.Built well enough to nest.

The hollow is just beginning

New houses appear when the wood has something to say.

Follow Crooked Hollow Folk Art for new one-of-a-kind releases, workshop stories, and the occasional glimpse beyond the familiar path.

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