Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Console TV to Dog Bed

One of the many DIY-home-improvement-crafty sort of projects I took on before the move was this miraculous transformation, console tv to dog bed.
Inspired (as always) by the internets and enabled by the local Habitat Re-Store.
This beast of a television was only $4.00, what a steal!




 Thankfully I had not one, but two very handy menfolk to take the guts out for me :)


Now this is the part I didn't take photos of, I know... terrible. But very soon after we started filling the garage with boxes for the truck. I really didn't need to do anything to the front or the inside, the top however, was a scratched up mess. I ended up sanding it down and painting it a lovely dandelion yellow.
I also attached a piece of wood across the back at the bottom, to better hold a pillow... and so her little behind wouldn't slide out :)

Here we are in the new house with a dog INSIDE the television:



It was amazing how quickly she adopted this bed. I pointed, tossed her toy in, and there we go! It's her spot, in the middle of everything but no one is tripping over her bed. All very contained and cute :)

15 comments:

craftyminx said...

EEP! Soo adorable!!

Briana Shepley said...

VERY cute!

Jemellia said...

I love you.

~*~Patty S said...

hello
stumbled upon your Fried Okra (Love that) blog hopping...from the Crochet blog actually

Just have to say how incredibly sweet and wonderful this is and we don't even have any pets hah!

I admire a good recycling project...I was also drooling over all of those tubes and innards for altered art.
oxo

Linda said...

This is adorable!!!!!!!!!!!

Margaret said...

awesome! I'm still smiling... Mx

carole brungar said...

I love your ideas!! Very clever and your wee cutie is very lucky!

PaisleyJade said...

Seriously... that is the coolest dog bed ever!!!!!!

Inna said...

That is adorable! I love dogs. And I love cool projects. So this is definately a *winner*!

Alycia said...

this is such an awesome idea!! very cute :)

Maggie said...

The is AMAZING!!! And I also love the quilt in there and the little doilies you mucked have tacked onto the back of your couch. :-)

Maggie said...

*meant "must have" oops!

lindsay harmony said...

This is so amazing!

gingermakes said...

So, so cute!! Love the bed and the beag!

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