My bun's cage is a great size wih all the necessary elements but it's not very "pretty." I've been thinking about building a bunny gazebo - something that does its job and can be decorative and beautiful too. I found this online:

www.unbeatablesales.com/lsps9722.html

but it's huge. My fiance and I just mortgaged our home in November of last year and got our buns in July. It's a 131 year old Victorian era home built into the side of a cliff, overlooks the Erie canal.... very whimsical and serene. I think a gazebo bunny home would look awesome in one of my main rooms

Any suggestions on how to make a small version of this, and make sure it's not toxic to my bun?

Anyone here make their bunny homes instead of buying them at the store?

I dont have suggestions on the Gazebo but your house sounds beautiful!!  I always wanted a Victorian.  Mindy

Pretty, but not practical.

You might look at these cages if you are looking for a good looking functional cage for rabbits:

www.leithpetwerks.com/indexpage.cfm

Sometimes functionality can be very attractive - it's not Victorian but it it nice.

Your home does sound lovely!  When I was growing up my grandparents had a lovely old Victorian home with the pocket doors and beautiful wooden staircase and even stained glass.  The kitchen was small by today's standards (although even today, the standards are changing) but my grandma managed to cook and bake just fine in her little kitchen.

I don't think the gazebo design is very practical either. If you or your husband have work working skill I'm sure you can design something practical with a Victorian look about it.

I did a quick google search:

These two looked neat and I wanted to share Now I want to design a pretty house for my buns. I would google around and see if something inspires you. If you're building your own anyway you can do whatever you want.

That particular gazebo hutch I posted, according to t he reviews on Amazon.com, is a death trap for bunnies. It's two floors and the top floor has come down on the buns! eek!
So, yeah, I was thinking about actually building something with my own two hands-- much like the photos Ripley posted (the second one in particular!)

Ripley what did you type into Google to get those?! They;re AWESOME!

Cactus would love to see pics!

eepster, nice digs! 

Also thanks for the links to leithpetwerks. Maybe I can start with one of those cages and add the outside decor to my liking.

My fiance and I did a lot of our remodeling ourselves because this house had more thing wrong with it than the realtor told us... bad pipes, 30ft of bad pipes...raccoon damage in one of the ceilings... it was a mess. But, I'm no master crafter, so I'm a little nervous.

I think I'll find a good, sturdy cage and then add architecture to it. hmmmmmmm. ideas welcome!

Noms likes to wee in every corner, hehe. I have successfully litter trained 3 other buns, I'm thinking maybe she's just young.

When I'm home I leave her cage door open and I constructed a little ramp for them. When Noms felt confident going up and down the ramp she learned how to do zooms in and out of her cage. She zooms 3 of the rooms in this house; and I've made her playhouses out of boxes. Bunny haven! She gnaws on the cage when it's bedtime tho, she wants to keep playing.

But yeah - maybe an unfinished cabinet. If I do end up making bunny condo, I'll likely border/frame it with crown molding. I'm going to research some non-toxic paints and finishes. This is crown molding:

ps what is the brief BB code for images on this board? jw

Here is a condo I made from a cabinet type of thing. I now have an NIC cage because this condo was a little to small for two bunnies.

mocha!!!!!!!! OMG! That's exactly what I had in mind, except shorter! (wider) cause I too will have more than one bunny again soon.

How did you do the wiring to make sure it wasn't jutting out or poking out??

I'll PM you I may need your coaching, lol.

My uncle built me a book case with the thing I used for the condo went on top so I could climb up on top and read. So it didn't have any shelves I had to gut out.

1. We cut squares in the sides of the condo so there is more ventilation. I strongly recommended doing this.

2. We nailed the back piece of wood on. ( It had no back because it wasn't a cabinet)

3. Cut the wood for the levels to size. ( remember to cut the holes for the ramps

4. Glue linoleum on the floors.

5. Put floors into condo. We connected the floors by screwing 1x2 boards in the frame of the condo. Like this

Then nailed the back piece of wood into the level.

6. Then we caulked the edges of the floors so that pee would not go through the cracks.

7. made the doors by making the frame. I made the doors more sturdy by adding these L shaped medal things ( lol I have no Idea what they are, my dad bought them.)

8. Cut chicken wire to size.

9. Staple chicken wire on. ( I used a staple gun.)

10. Cover up the edges of the wire with thin pieces of wood. The two pieces of wood I circled on top is what I did. The circle on the bottom is where I didn't cover the edges of the wire. My bunnies never hurt them selves on it, but you can cover them if you want.

11. Make ramp. I just cut a piece of wood and stapled small pieces of wood on it so they have something to grip when they use it.

12. Make sure you put wood around the hole for the ramp so they don't chew the linoleum.

Here is what happens if you don't cover it.

13. Connect doors with some hinges to the condo.

14. Put a latch on to keep the doors shut.

If you have any further questions please ask. I would be happy to help!

Oh my goodness this has been a tremendous help. Thank you so much. The photos arent showing up but some of them did work in the PM you sent me. thank you thank you!

I'll keep you up to date on this. I've got time - but the book case is the most excellent idea. I was searching for some unfinished curio cabinets and they were all lacking depth. Book case - much better idea.

Did they ever pee on the linoleum?

Thank you for responding to my PM as well. very excited about this