DIY Pet Bed
Good morning and happy Monday! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! They’re never long enough around here! I shared this post a couple of weeks ago over at Lolly Jane, but thought you all might enjoy a re-post, in case you missed it. Have a great day!
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Hello Lolly Jane readers! I’m Amy and I blog about “all things home” over at Home Remedies. I’m so happy to be back, sharing another quick and easy DIY project with you. While it’s well known that February 14th is Valentine’s Day for us humans, did you know the month of February also has a day of love set aside for our four-legged friends? That’s right; February 20th is also known as International Love Your Pet Day. February also happens to be my little pup’s birthday month so I figured I would do something extra special for him; while also giving new life to a rickety old chair destined for the trash. (I realize that the chances of your chair looking just like mine are pretty slim, but the process for making this pet bed would be very similar to what I’m showing you today).
So let’s get started. The supplies needed for this project are :
Wooden chair
16″ – 18″ Throw pillow of your choice (mine was an 18″ pillow, but you can adjust yours to fit your particular chair)
Power drill and drill bits
Pre-drill bits
Circular Saw
Tape Measure
Pencil or pen
Sandpaper
Level
Needle-nose pliers
Flathead screwdriver
Spray paint in your choice of color (I used Rust oleum Paint plus Primer in Gloss White) Angle square (optional)
2 3″ wood screws (all other screws were re-used)
Remove the chair seat from the chair back. Mine had four screws holding it in place, but I also had to saw through the bars between the chair legs (at the bottom of the chair) to get mine to separate completely.
Shorten the chair back. This step may be optional depending on the height of your chair back, but I felt mine was a bit too tall so I chose to shorten it. I did this by measuring an equal distance from the top of the chair, then marking both side edges where I wanted to make my cuts. Using the circular saw, Hubby made the cuts through the wood, but didn’t cut through the caning. We were afraid the saw would shred it, so we used some kitchen scissors to cut that part. This step simultaneously removed the back chair legs as they were connected to the portion of the back that we cut off. (If you’re lucky and don’t need to shorten your chair back, you could basically flip the seat over, screw the seat into the seat back using the existing holes, and cut the back legs flush with the bottom of the seat base).
Next, it was time to make the “posts” at the foot of the pet bed. Basically, the seat gets turned over so you’re looking at the underside (this is where your cushion will eventually go). The “front” legs of the chair will become the bedposts. Measure an equal distance on each chair leg, mark, then make your cuts.
Sand down any rough edges left after cutting off the legs.
We then removed the cushioned seat from the seat frame. It was held in place by four screws. Next we removed the fabric and foam from the under-lying plywood base, using the pliers and screwdriver to pull up the staples that held it in place.
When you’re done sawing, sanding and removing staples, you’re left with the seat frame, the plywood seat base, and the back of your chair. It’s now time to give each piece a couple of coats of spray paint.
Once the paint has dried, it’s time to put it all back together. We used the same screws that we just removed to screw the plywood seat base back onto the seat frame.
Next, we pre-drilled two holes into the back of the chair, using the existing holes in the seat base as our guide. Using the 3″ wood screws, we connected the chair back to the base (please note: you may need shorter screws depending on the thickness of your chair pieces).
Insert your throw pillow and admire your handy work!
Oliver loves his new bed, and I hope you enjoyed this project as well! Thanks so much for letting me share with you today! I’d love it if you would follow me over at Home Remedies where you’ll find more quick and easy DIY and Home Decor Projects.
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What a super cute and stylish pet-bed, Amy! Such a great idea to start with a chair! Hope you have an amazing week!

Kendra @ http://www.joyinourhome.com recently posted…A Circus-Themed Birthday Party
Aw, thanks Kendra! My pup sure does like his new bed – if he could just keep the cat out of it! Thanks so much for stopping by!
omg I am so impressed!!!!! that is too flippin cute!!!! xoxoxo
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Thanks so much! My little pup is constantly chasing the cat out of this bed – I guess I need to make the cat his own bed now, too!
That’s just adorable. Great idea. Thanks for sharing. Best, Jana
http://www.meandmyveritas.wordpress.com
Thank you, Jana! So glad you stopped by!
Oh my goodness! This is the cutest pet bed ever! I would love to made one but I bet our silly dog would refuse to lay in it. She’s a sweet girl though!
I would love for you to share this post {and others} at my Show Me Saturday Linky Party. We go live each Saturday morning at 7:00 am EST. Hope to see you there!
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Thanks so much, Ashley! I’ll definitely stop by and link up! Thanks so much for the invite!
This is the cutest thing EVER! You’re so clever, Amy! I wonder if our cats would used something like this instead of our bed. Ha!
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Thank you, Amanda! My cat is constantly laying in it; my pup keeps chasing him out! I think I’ll have to make another, just for the cat…
How fun and cute!!! Thanks for linking it up at the Motivational Monday link party last week – hope you’ll join us again this week!
Danielle
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I love this sooo much!!!!! Thank you for sharing at the Thursday Favorite Things blog hop. Watch for your feature on Monday xo
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Thank you so much! I appreciate the kind comments – and the feature!
Amy, I love this! Unfortunately my dog is way too big to use a bed like this, but this makes me want to make some sort of pet bed as well. I am featuring you this week over at our Motivational Monday party. Here is the direct link if you want to check it out: http://makingitinthemitten.blogspot.com/2015/03/motvational-monday-march-1st.html
Thanks so much for sharing with us!
Thanks so much for your kind comments, and for the feature! I truly appreciate it!
This is such a great idea Amy. Saw it featured at Make It Monday. I think my Rexy needs one of these
Pinned it.
Thanks so much! It was so much fun to make, and my dog (and cats) love it!
Such a unique and creative idea…too bad my two dogs would fight over it
AWWW! This is perfect! What a great idea

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