I made this dog bed for Louie a couple of years ago. I actually made a few, but I can’t remember which bed he actually ended up using. To make it I used part of a repurposed chair back as the “headboard” of the little bed.
I used 1x4’s for the sides, and bead board for the bottom.
I used another part of a chair for the foot board.
Here is Louie testing it out. I’ve had this in storage for a long time. I have had one similar in my booth for a couple of weeks as a dog/doll bed. I thought it might be more popular as a doll bed as opposed to a dog bed.
I changed up the color with some Annie Sloan Henrietta. I used Annie’s clear wax over the entire piece.
I did some light distressing.
I added a cute little quilt. Hopefully it will go home to some little girl soon.
If I were to make this now, it would be a lot different. I’ve learned a lot in the last couple of years. I use to find chairs on the side of the road all the time, but I haven’t come across any lately.
I switched it out yesterday with the brown one. When I went into the store today, Kathy told me that a lady that had looked at the bed previously (brown one) came in and inquired about it. She came in about an hour after I switched them out. My plan was to paint the brown one too, but Kathy says the lady wants it . We’ll see.
gail
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Gail Wilson is the author and mastermind behind My Repurposed Life. She is obsessed with finding potential in unexpected places and believes that with a little hard work and imagination, any old thing can be made useful again, including herself!
Gail reinvented herself during a midlife crisis and has found purpose again. She hopes you will find new ideas for old things and pick up a few tools along the way.
Lisa Nelsen-Woods
OMG. I see a new bed in Lacey's future.
Julie @ followyourheartwoodworking
Darn it, Gail, you have to stop making such cool things... now my list of things to do is even longer!
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Two Shades of Pink
What a clever and smart idea...love the fresh look! And I so know what you mean about looking at past projects and doing them differently. But you did an AMAZING job here. š
Hugs!
Jessica
Suzanne@Meridian Road
My girls would have loved those as doll beds! It's really cute. I'll bet they both sell pretty fast.
Toqua's Crafts
If only I had a granddaughter! To cute!
Shannon
Adorable! Soon I'll be making a new bed for my kitties, maybe I'll trying something similar. š
HomeDefined.com
ok... I love your signs.. I keep thinking about one of those silhouette machines. If I could just figure out a way for it to make $$ for me with my house plans.. I could get it to play with also! š {Brainstorming}
Debra
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Proper Prim
I remember those from the HGTV posts... I think they were yours. I always loved them. I really like the colour of the other one too, some little girl (or furbaby) is going to be very happy...
It always works that way in the booth... It used to make me crazy... they want it when it is gone... but lesson learned for them. You snooze you lose, next time they buy it when they see it.
Hope the weather is bearable for you. It is still hot and going to get hotter by the weekend... you must be sending us your humidity too along with it. I don't like that stuff.
Have a great day.
Hugs, Deb
Suzanne
So cute -- I love how you repurpose items. It's amazing and you have such a gift for it!
Granny
The doll/dog bed is really cute. You could add some butterfly cutouts for dolls or some dog bone cutouts for dogs. Tell Louie he makes an excellent model. š
The Old Block House
I love the doggie beds! I've been wanting to make one, but haven't quite settled on what to make it with.
Chairs are hard to find for free now. I scored four chairs and a table for $12.50 at an auction and the bf thought I was crazy. Silly man!
molly
That is awesome!! tfs
Korrie@RedHenHome
What an out-of-the-box creative idea!
Tracy Suzanne
What a cute and smart idea Gail. Now you've got me thinking.
Have a great day,
Tracy š
Susan
I love this idea it is so cute!
Cassie @ Primitive & Proper
that is too cute!!! my dogs are too big for a fancy bed like that, but if they weren't you better believe they would have their own little beds!
Cassie @ Primitive & Proper
that is too cute!!! my dogs are too big for a fancy bed like that, but if they weren't you better believe they would have their own little beds!
Rose @ Confessions of a Curbshopaholic
I've always loved your doggie beds. Good to see this again. It would definitely make a great doll bed too. Too funny that as soon as you took the other one out someone came in that wanted it. Go figure!
I love the new color too.