Built in Kennel

Having a small dog is wonderful for many reasons, I could list all those reasons or show you the coolest benefit of having a small dog. When we bought our house a year ago it was my goal to have a permanent solution to not having to keep relocating Roxy's kennel. The front entrance to the house has a weird corner and once I saw it I knew what had to happen, now it was time to convince my husband.

The above mentioned weird corner.

Bought a base cabinet from Home Depot the ones they have that are unstained which saved us about $100+ per cabinet we bought. My husband stained the cabinets with ease he followed the directions on the can and it didn't take much to do it. But beware that it takes a couple days to a week to stain it properly and put a protective coat on it.

Knocked out the center of the door and picked a decorative garden wire from Garden section $1.88. Cut it to size and secured it in to the door. Below you will see the finished door. 

 The counter top is a pre-cut piece we found that we liked and we cut it at home to fit perfectly. Here is a comparison of the old kennel and the new one.

With a 3 month old at home we have a large supply of baby  safety equipment and used the cabinet door locks as the way to secure it. The upper cabinet was installed as a liquor cabinet.

Final finished project! Dog loves it and I love how it makes the house look. A great DIY for any beginner.