Unfortunately, I am having problems with the current San Disc card in my camera. We have a super simple set up for our 2 large labs. Each has a standing bowls setup. One spot for water, the other for food. Under each setup is one of those boot trays that you can get at any number of places from Target to Frontgate Catalog. It is very handy, and I keep an extra setup for visiting "friends".

This isn't mine, but I love it and if mine weren't raw fed, I'd have incorporated it into my new kitchen in some form for sure!

Beagles, that is just gorgeous! We don't have room for an island in our home but maybe I could create something like that and affix it to the wall?

I saw something like that on one of the HGTV shows, I think, years ago, only it was a pullout drawer that used the very bottom space beneath other cabinet drawers. Picture something like a very thick cutting board that pulls out with the bowls inset in it (and of course you can remove the bowls for cleaning).

Work in Progress: Nice idea to use a boot tray beneath the bowls! I have seen the mess a good-size lab can make with the water bowls!

There was a post about this in the kitchen forum a while back. i will see if I can find it for you!

I never thought about using a boot tray. We have one in the entryway of course. I've been using decorative placemats, but with two big dogs, placemats don't cut it! lol.

Ynnej, I don't have a current picture but our food station for both dogs and cats are in the utility room. Like I said, the dog's food and water are sitting on a vinyl placemat which goes with the decor of the room. Cat eats on top of the dryer. :)

IMO, the simpler the better for easy clean-up. I like the picture above, but I can only imagine how much time is spent cleaning the area & keeping the cabs clean.

Within this post there are few threads from other posts as well! Hope this helps!

Here is a link that might be useful: Past post

I also use the boot tray under an elevated dish (I have a lab). I purchased my dishes and stand from Petsmart, I believe. It is a white box that holds the food, and the bowls are blue ceramic with a dog bone painted on the bottom. Cute.

I also use a boot tray on my baby's changing table. I holds all the wipes, creams, etc. I love boot trays for messy areas!

This post has a couple of ideas for feeding, including the one Beagles posted above. I really wanted to incorporate the first idea in our home when we built, but did not have a similar area:

Here is a link that might be useful: Built Ins for Pets

Our dogs' bowls are in our small mudroom. We simply have 2 bowls and a LL Bean Waterhog mat, which is great for catching the drips (bulldogs' mouths aren't terribly efficient when it comes to drinking water!). We also have terracotta-colored tile floor and instead of wood baseboards, continued the tile up the wall to baseboard height. The tile hides the nasty dog water/food splashes better than a white painted baseboard would, and is easy to clean.

Here's one I saw in a Traditional Home magazine recently. The kitchen is worth taking a look at, too! Love that island!

Here is a link that might be useful: TH Dog Station

Here's mine ... it's a cupboard turned sideways at the end of the island and the doors were never installed.

It's just for the water bowl since I feed them and then pick up their food bowls, rinse them and store them next to the sink.

Even the cats drink out of the bowl!

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I store leashes, etc. in the cupboard above the bowl.

here's a few from GW AND 1 from Ikea -

http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/load/kitchbath/msg0822354615657.html?19

http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/load/organ/msg0918192328046.html

http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/load/kitchbath/msg1221390825578.html

http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/load/kitchbath/msg0515310125102.html

http://www.ikeafans.com/forums/modifications/10535-dog-feeding-station-mod.html