Puppy Bed (cardboard box)

Our new puppy Storm liked sleeping in his carboard box, that i decided to spruce it up. I've read about how dogs like a cave-like design to sleep in, so I searched online and found a fancy doggie bed/house style i liked, but it was about $140.00.

I knew, at the time , that my puppy Storm would outgrow his bed . I recreated the design using Storm's cardboard box, more cardboard, fabric, and a glue gun. The two things missing, are the trimmings and a bow for the top. I purchased an old pillow case at Goodwill and i will remove the piping (trimming) and use that for the edges later.

Storm seems to like it! So far, after 2 weeks, it's still in good condition! There was only a small piece of fabric near the opening that was'nt secured, that he pulled it out a little.

This was actually a fun project for me! First part was opening up the flaps of the box and adding an extra piece of cardboard to strenthed the sides, since i wanted more height . I'm glad i had extra hands (my 8yr old son) to hold the roof panels in place while i glue gunned the panels together with extra fabric . Using large strips of fabric to hold together the panels is like using tape to hold it together! The last part was glueing all the edges together. Took me under 2 hours.

You could also add foam padding under the fabric to make it look softer.

Aimee

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Permalink Reply by Aimee Santa Monica on January 30, 2011 at 4:04pm

Thank You! He seems to like it! :)

Permalink Reply by Aimee Santa Monica on January 30, 2011 at 4:20pm

Thank You! We loved making it! :)

Permalink Reply by Aimee Santa Monica on January 30, 2011 at 4:09pm

Thanks! It was fun to make! :)

Permalink Reply by Dori & Rua on January 30, 2011 at 10:49am

How clever! What a great project to be able to share with your son. Storm is just gorgeous.

Permalink Reply by Aimee Santa Monica on January 30, 2011 at 4:14pm

Thank You! It's always a good feeling to do a project with the kids without going out to buy materials! Seeing the kids faces light up with excitement was great! :)

Permalink Reply by Leslie and Halas on January 30, 2011 at 6:09pm