DIY Dog Bed Made From an Old Kitchen Drawer

by CreativeHatt.com

I wanted to make a bed for my very special dog Maggie. My animals are a big part of my life and I love to spoil them just as much as I do the rest of my family. I was getting tired of the ugly dog bed that was creating an eye soar in my living room. I have been looking around for a long time for a bed that would fit in with my space and still keep in my budget.

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Every bed I found was either too much money or was really cheaply made. I found a few ideas on Pinterest and some of the ideas I found seem easy enough. So I started my shopping for the material I needed. The bed that I wanted to make were made from an old kitchen drawer and furniture legs.

The material that I found here were not as cheap as I thought it would be so I needed to improvise a little to keep my project from breaking the bank. I did not want to have this project be more expensive than if I went to the pet store and bought a new bed.

Material I used to make this DIY Dog Bed

kitchen drawer (try used furniture stores)

4 legs (I used curtain rod finials)

handle

white primer

brown and grey craft paint

I went to my local habitat for humanity re-store and picked up and old kitchen drawer for $1.00, pretty good find, but I was having problems finding the legs that would work for this project.

I went to Home depot to find furniture legs, but they wanted $10 per leg. That would make the dog bed over $40 and I really did not want to spend that much for the bed, and that cost would be before I even make the cushion.

So it took some looking but I finally found curtain rod finials on clearance at Wal-Mart for $3.50 for a pack of 2. Total cost for the legs $7.00, grand total for the bed so far was $8.00.

The ends had a point to them, but I figured once they where all in the bed would all be level anyway and it really would not matter. Another reason I liked the curtain rod finials option was that the screw on the end allowed me to screw it into the wood directly and the furniture legs did not. I would have had to put a bracket on the bottom of the drawer to attach the other style of legs.

I decided that I would recruit my 14 year old son to help with this project. He is always wanting to help me and he is also very handy with power tools, plus he has more tools than I do so it was a win for me. I started by cleaning the drawer really well with a general household cleaner. This drawer that I found was a really well build drawer and already had a solid wood bottom, most newer drawers do not have this so you may have to add a step and add a wooden base before you start. I did not have to worry so I just moved on to the next step.

I measured to see where I wanted to have the legs on the bottom of the bed. I then created a template so I could make sure that each leg was in the same spot. I then had my son pre-drill the holes for the legs. He started out by just making a mark with the drill bit, then he removed the template and completed the hole.

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Karen on Dec 06, 2015
What kind of paint is used? I have everything but the paint..i want to make sure its safe my pups, they dont chew but you never know.

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Dee Lynch on Apr 20, 2016
Did you up cycle your legs and what did you use? its fab.

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Connie C on Jul 26, 2014
THIS IS A GREAT IDEA. RECYCLE EVERYTHING.

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Cathy Conran-Warmels on Jul 29, 2014
Don't think I have or can find a drawer big enough for my 150 lb. dog. it's a ggreat idea though

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