{"product_id":"the-irish-hills-homestead-farmhouse-bird-house","title":"The “Irish Hills Homestead” Farmhouse Bird House","description":"\u003ch2 data-start=\"52\" data-end=\"69\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThe Experience\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"71\" data-end=\"305\"\u003eThe “Irish Hills Homestead” Farmhouse Bird House brings the welcoming character of a country farmhouse to the garden, complete with a full-width porch, upper balcony, detailed railings, window trim, and a deeply pitched shingled roof.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"307\" data-end=\"641\"\u003eIts soft green exterior and crisp white accents evoke an established rural homestead tucked among the rolling lakes and woodlands of southern Michigan. 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