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Coop in a Kit

Here’s another chicken coop built from a children’s playhouse—this one from a manufactured kit. Just screw the wooden panels together and cover the chicken coop roof with shingles. The owners added a solar light to illuminate the interior and, working with salvaged materials, customized the inside with composite flooring, DIY nesting boxes made from pallets, and a loft shelf for storing bales of straw.

If this project looks doable to you except for the roof, never fear—a little chicken coop roof like this isn’t that tough. Here’s how to install shingles.

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The Pullets’ Turret

You could almost be jealous of these chickens. They live in a stone turret on the grounds of a multimillion-dollar estate once owned by the heir to the Campbell Soup fortune. The coop reflects the majestic Norman architectural style of the 1929 mansion located on 50 acres in Gladwyne, Pennsylvania.

A solid stone tower like this costs tens of thousands of dollars, but you could build a similar tower for much less by cladding it with stone veneer. Here’s a tutorial on modern stone installation tips.

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Country Kitsch

And on the other end of the spectrum is this chicken coop in all its shabby chic glory. The accessories change with the seasons, varying from rustic birds’ nests to old farm implements to autumn wreaths and seasonal plants in earthenware crocks.

If your taste runs toward a folksy feel with or without chicken coops, here are 20 easy ways to add farmhouse style to any home.

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