Built In Dog Crate
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Where do you keep your dog crates?
Comments (26)Our crates are in our (generous) clutter room. I have a few friends with in home kennels - one was even featured in Architectural Digest years ago. The only reason I didn't do an actual kennel room was because we really do want the dogs with us most of the time. That said I am a huge proponent of crate training, not only for housebreaking but because a dog needs it's own sanctuary and most importantly it's for the dog's protection. I cannot even begin to list the number of things I have taken out of dogs' GI tracts. Not to mention chewing electric cords etc. Our clutter room has a dutch door. I really admire those of you who allow your dogs free roam of the house at all times...... we live on a farm, mud, horse crap, burrs etc are part of our live. Without a full time maid I would spend the large majority of my time cleaning up dogs or their footprints etc. ( we have 4). When they come in from outdoors it's essential to have a place to contain the dirt/mud etc. For us it's the clutter room and/or crates. PD...See MoreOT-ish: 'Dog' /mud layout revised. Opinions?
Comments (17)SO much better than the first. :) I'm worried about the human dynamics of the shoe thing, though. This isn't a closet, it's a mudroom. That means wet, possibly muddy shoes, right? Shoes above message center doesn't sound practical. I think if you fitted the bottom of each locker area with a tray for shoes and maybe a little shelf or pouch or basket above it for houseshoes, you have half a chance of them not ending up in a pile on the floor (projecting ahead to the possible larger family). Re the sink: Once it's installed can't you tile the outside side of the grooming tub? Especially if the sink is going to be smaller. Or if the tile won't work, surely you could do metal mirror, or cabinetry, or something else pretty. FRIDGE tub sink really would look best, assuming that the fridge surround gives it enough spacing away from the wall to open fully. If the door swing and other issues keep it at tub FRIDGE sink, you could minimize the impact by putting cabinetry all the way up around each section, instead of just around the fridge. Then they'd echo the look of the lockers on the other side. That would make sense of the arrangement, and, even though it might look a little more closed in, it wouldn't actually be any different, and would look a lot better....See MoreWhat design decisions were because of your dogs?
Comments (20)Besides our large fenced in yard, we have room enough between the island and stove top so he can be there and not trip me when making sure no spills are missed. Our master bedroom has plenty of room for his bed but of course he will choose to sleep with us unless it gets too hot. The master bath is large enough for him to come lay by the shower when I am in there, he likes to know where I am at all times. And the shower is large enough with a bench so we can sit and bathe him when needed. We may put a dog door in the dining room that will go out to the covered patio and out there he will have another dog bed to lay on when he doesn't want to lay in the grass or on the concrete. However he will NOT be allowed in the hot tub, silly pup. As much as I love the idea of my large wrought iron staircase being the gorgeous hardwood of my foyer I know it's safer for him to have carpet on it especially because of the landing halfway down that turns 90 degrees. He loves to run down stairs and I don't want him slipping and getting hurt. And speaking of hardwood yes will we have some but there will be area rugs for him to lay on. There is a valet area between the garage and house where his leash, harness, and other things will go. With a large bench so I can sit down and put his stuff on before walks or rides in the car. The garage is also large enough to not feel cramped when opening a door for him to get into the truck. The last thing I want to get is one of those inside carmeras you can set up to check on your dog and talk to them, any good suggestions for one?...See MoreCreative ideas to carve out space for laundry in existing kitchen?
Comments (15)Oh, I had never thought about a crate as part of the banquette--can't fit it under the seat but might be able to build it into the end! We need roughly 24" w x 24" h x 36" l so I'll play around with it. (We also need to actually adopt said dog to be sure that will be the right size, but are looking to do that in the next few weeks.) I am also laughing at the placement of the dog bowls in this old photo, because our old dog was huge and there is no way he would ever have been able to get back there to eat from those bowls since gracefulness was not one of his strengths--this must have been a staging photo when we first finished the kitchen. The back door is the primary entrance most of the time. I'd love for it to be wider than the current 32" for that reason, though. We have room to move or extend the doorway up to 48" from where the opening begins now given constraints outside. So that could look like a 48" french door (looked at those and didn't love them) or more likely a 36" door, either moved over or with a 12" sidelite adjacent to it. If we moved it over as far as it can go, it would leave about 36" clear from the wall to the door. (There is 24" clear now, but with the door swing the cabinet has to be set back a bit from that--even with the 21" d cabinet we have to use a hinge restrictor. There is also the possibility of reversing the door swing, but at least with the current design, that's not ideal.) Any door changes do turn this into a much more involved project since we'd be widening or moving the framing in a load-bearing wall (vs. just making the windows smaller, which we could do pretty easily/relatively inexpensively). @Fori I have played with the peninsula a bit but hadn't thought about having part of it narrower--that might actually make it more feasible. Will look at that again too. I also have this last option pinned to combine a stacked washer/dryer with a banquette. It looks lovely in the photo, but I feel like in our real life it would end with the table covered with laundry most of the time, so not sure it's a great fit for us. But it would allow for a 56" bench with a 30" x 30" table, or maybe a slightly bigger table up against the window. If we did this, I wouldn't enclose the machines, but would just do panels on the sides (or maybe even just freestanding)....See MoreCindy Breitwieser
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Ninapearl
4 years agoFour of these goofy beasts? Holy dogpile—that's gotta be some great chaos!
We have one Great Dane and our house is the crate as well.
LOL! mine are seniors so the only chaos is usually when somebody comes to the door and they are all vying for attention. :)
three rescues and one retired show dog all with very different personalities but they definitely share the "goofy" gene!
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4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoBuild the cabinets large enough for the dimensions of a removable crate. This will allow you to clean the crate with ease. I'm sorry, but although decorative, the aluminum sheeting posted above might endanger your pet -nails may get caught -paw pads cut too, as it is not designed for animal usage.
nini804
4 years agoNinapearl
4 years agothat is one kinda hidden/camouflaged on that beige dog bed on the left
yup, that's olivia. she is 12.3 years old (rescued at 8). the sprawled out one is eden, she is 6 and is a retired show dog, she's been with me for 3 years and is a perpetual puppy! the one on the couch is destiny, 10 years old (rescued at 6). last but not least is jorah, he is 8 years old and saturday will be his 1 year "gotcha day" with us. he was born in the ukraine, lived in chicago for a few years and when his owner had to move back, she surrendered him to a dane rescue i work with as it would have cost a small fortune to fly him back. for the 11 years i've been rescuing danes, my rule was always 3 at a time as my limit. jorah's pictures kept calling my name and when i met him, i fell instantly in love as did all 3 of the girls. the rest is history! :)
he is the typical silly dane boy! went sound asleep before his butt could catch up with him. LOL
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4 years agoMrs Pete
4 years agoThis picture makes perfect sense to me ... because it's adaptable. If you "downsize" to one dog or no longer use crates, you could (very cheaply) cover this space with a curtain on a spring rod.
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4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoHave you considered giving your furbaby his/her own room in the unused space under the stairs?
Or a table stable ?
nhbaskets
4 years agoMy brother built a crate for our 15 lb. fur baby in our mud nook. We purchased the grate online after seeing a display when visiting Ohio. Door slides open. Our Bingo loves his space.
This is the grate
The inspiration.
During construction.
Finished product.
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