A Dog Crate That is a Piece of Furniture

Ta Dah!

The crate is finished and I am thrilled with it.

It’s very spacious inside, actually a bit larger than our wire crate.

And a whole heck of a lot prettier.  We keep a crate by the back door so we can send dogs with muddy feet right into it until dry.  I was so tired of looking at that eyesore.  I tried covering it with a tablecloth, but it just looked bulky.

 The crate was exactly across from my seat at the dining table, my view every day when I sat and had my morning coffee.  And over dinner.

I was over it.

Still, an ugly view was better than a muddy one that I had to mop up.  

We still are using the wire cage until the polyurethane smell is gone, we don’t want to have fumes affecting the dogs.  So for now, the wire one is still in the room and a hepa filter is running in the new one for a few weeks.

I think I’ll probably need to keep the metal crate out for a while after the fumes are gone, though. When I ordered this, we hadn’t planned on keeping a puppy.  I am sure that no matter how good of a pup little Molly is, she would be tempted to chew on wood if locked inside.  It’s probably safer to use it just for the big girls, not the baby.

And look at this!

From my seat at the table, this is what I see- the corner of the cabinet creates the silhouette of a bird!

Do you see it?

The front is a vintage floor grate.  The top is from the same tree that that our table is made from.  There is a door on each end with four metal medallions from Hobby Lobby as air vents.  

I’d been worried about the hardware since there were no flea markets to go to, due to Covid.  But I found some vintage styled ones on Amazon that worked out fine.

My dogs have always loved their kennels, I hope they like this one as much as I do.

 

 

 

Comments

[Ellen D. Bailey]

Karla - that dog crate looks great! And that wood top is beautiful!