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Crate Expectations - Dog Crate Cover

7/19/2014

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Decorative Dog Crate
When we adopted a furry, squirmy, chewing bundle joy into our home in the form of a 1 month old smooth collie there were a lot of things we were excited about... and a few that we weren't so excited about... like the eye sore that is the standard wire dog crate.

Since he was going to be a fairly big boy we knew we needed a large crate, and after lots of research settled on a two door model that has the movable internal wall to "grow with your puppy." This is an amazing invention because when my first dog was a puppy they didn't have such things and he destroyed any number of objects that were meant to keep him cooped into a smaller space.


We bought the crate from PetsMart, but I really wanted to do something to make it less hideous. I also hated that it took up so much space that couldn't be used for anything else, the metal grate really doesn't work (or look) well as a table top, and moving things around on the top scared our little puppy. Not to mention he was occasionally able to pull things in and destroy them! My solution was a decorative table and cover. See below for how I made mine:

Materials

  • (1) Ikea Desktop (~ 24" x 47")
  • (4) Ikea legs (~ 27.5" tall)
  • (1) Dog crate (36 x 23 x 25")
  • Glue Gun & Glue Sticks
  • Staple Gun and Staples

  • (1) Tension rod that can expand to 48"
  • Set of small drapery clips
  • 4 1/8 yard fabric (with nice selvage edge to avoid hemming) 45" width
  • Stich Witchery Peel and Stick bonding tape

  • Assemble the Ikea desk, installing the legs on the far outer corners to maximize interior space
  • I cut the fabric 6" down the selvage edge (the manufactures edge). I didn't want to have to hem the fabric the whole way around and the edge looks like a nice fringe.
  • With the table upside down I used the hot glue gun to glue the fabric evenly around the edge with a 5" overhang (selvage out, cut edge to the interior of the table

Decorative Dog Cage
  • Cut the remaining remaining length of fabric along the selvage to 29". From this I removed 50" from the end to make the curtains
  • Hot glue the longer fabric over the existing decorative band around three sides, leaving the front open, then permanently secure using the staple gun
  • Trim fabric as needed at final leg
Dog Cage Cover
DIY Dog Crate Cover
  • Now that the main table is complete, take the remaining length of fabric that we set aside for curtains cut it in half
  • Iron the raw edges in and use the stitch witch to permanently form the hem.
  • Attach drapery clips to the top edge and hang them on the tension rod, then hang tension rod over the open side
Dog Crate Curtains
  • Gently set crate inside, and it is ready for your pampered pet!
Dog Crate Cover
Decorative Dog Cage Cover
Decorative Dog Crate
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