Every house starts with a design. I am rarely inspired to just build a birdhouse. I usually start a project because I want to do something special for a friend or family member, and they become my primary inspiration for the design. With a glass of wine and some paper, I begin the process with a sketch. It's messy, but this helps me to think through the project, what obstacles we may encounter during the actual build, and getting my list together for the materials. This is my sketch for my current project. Again, messy, but it is just enough for me to explain it to Greg and begin the next process, which is creating the template for the wood.