Dog Bed Project

I saw this on Pinterest and I wanted to find someone to make it for me. We got new living room furniture and I wanted to keep our beagle, Kenzie, off the new sectional. I also want something nice that would look like another piece of furniture in my living room. Well, I decided to tackle the project myself. I started on March 4th with some measurement and the 1st of many trips to Home Depot. They cut all the wood for me there so I kept having to go back to make everything line up. Who knew 1x4s are actually 3 1/2"!



With all my materials together, I got busy screwing (only one burn from the drill, those bits really heat up!) glueing and clamping. Then trim and finishing nails. I worked a little each day between laundry, errands and shuttling the kids to their activities.


After a break from working on it during spring break, I got busy with the sanding, priming, sanding, painting, sanding, painting, glazing, and 3 coats of seal! The finished product is exactly what I envisioned! I can\'t believe I actually built this heavy piece of furniture!



Kenzie is happy and I\'m happy to keep her off my new sofa!
Next phase is having a cushion made. I think I will keep the sewing machine in the closet and take my fabric over to Truman\'s! I did make it the perfect size to use 2 king pillows as the inserts. I figured that would always be east to replace. I will a pic of the finished cushion when it\'s done.



She is one spoiled dog!