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I never understood the special bond between a human and their pet until I got a dog. I’ve always loved animals but never had a dog of my own until I was 27 years old. Our dog is part of our family and I wanted him to have a special place in our home.

I first built this modern dog bed for our dog but I always wanted the opporutnity to build another one so that I could document and share my design with the DIY community. My sister recently mentioned she wanted to refresh her home decor and I knew that this dog house would be a perfect additon to her space.

In full transparecy, I’m not an architect or an engineer. I despise math, and I have a love/hate relationship with geometry. But despite all that, this is a SOLID and beautiful structure .

The information that I’m sharing with you should be used as a guide, not as a full tutorial. I am sharing all the lengths as well as a visual aid so that you can see how the pieces attach to make the dog house. You will probably need to take some liberty in how you assemble the structure.

This guide is created to fit the 20″ x 30″ Bedsure Home Orthopedic Foam Dog Bed in size Medium. This dog bed was gifted to me, however the reccomendation to use this product is solely my own. This is a perfect size for a small or medium size dog.

For this project you will need:

• One 1″ x 4″ x 8′ Common Board (actual is 0.75″ x 3.5″)
• Two 1″ x 2″ x 8″ Common Board (actual is 0.75″x1.5)
• Three 1.5″ x 1.5″ x 36″ Dowels
• 1-1/4″ screws
• 2″ screws
• Stain (if desired)
• Miter Saw
• Drill
• 20″ x 30″ Bedsure Home Pet Bed ( or any 20″x30″ pet bed)

You have the liberty to use the best fastiners that you see fit for this project. My favorite screws are Spax wood screws with the star tip. For this project you will need 1-1/4″ screws and 2″ screws if you’re not using pocket holes.

If you plan to assemble using pocket holes, use the lengths your pocket hole jig reccomends for the wood thickness.