How to make a dog bed

Step 1
Start by measuring your dog bed and cutting your 65mm x 32mm wood to make a rectangular frame for the base. Fleur cut two lengths of wood at 75cm long and two at 41cm long. Next cut the slats – Fleur cut 9 at 54cm long.

Step 2
Prime all the wood you have cut with Resene Quick Dry and then assemble the frame by screwing it together. Space the slats equally over the frame and use some wood glue and some screws to secure these in place.

Step 3
Cut wood for the sides to fit around the base and use wood glue and screws to attach these to the base. Prime the sides first with Resene Quick Dry and then paint the sides and the slats with two coats of Resene Lustacryl tinted to Resene Spanish Green.

Step 4
Cut some trim to go around the top and bottom of the sides of the dog bed. Fleur used a slightly wider trim for the bottom. Prime this first with Resene Quick Dry and then paint it with two coats of Resene Armadillo. Attach the trim to the sides with wood glue and screws.

Step 5
Finish by attaching four legs to the underside of the base which have been painted in two coats of Resene Spanish Green.