Mid Century Modern Style Pet Bed

Make your own easy dog or cat bed - ours has a Star Trek twist

Posted by Our Nerd Home

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A DIY project for dog (and cat) lovers, here’s an easy mid century style pet bed. Which we finished off with Star Trek fabric. We have more photos and details at Our Nerd Home.

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You Will Need (6 things)

  • 2 Tapered Wooden Legs
  • Several Screw(s)
  • Paint
  • 6 Dog Bed Or Cushion
  • Fabric
  • Plywood

Steps (4 steps, 120 minutes)

  1. 1

    Start by screwing together a basic box-style frame. We made ours from a sheet of pine plywood as well as an additional pine board. The size was cut to fit a small dog cushion-style bed that we already owned, but you could substitute a pillow, or standard 2" foam cut to the right size for your pet.

  2. 2

    Paint the box and the legs. These are standard wooden tapered legs, which we purchased from Lowe's. Make sure you also purchase the brackets that hold the legs - you can choose straight or angled (our brackets are angled). The legs cost around $3 each.

  3. 3

    Once everything is painted and dried, attach the legs to your box frame. From here, you just put the small dog bed or a pillow in the frame, as a cushion.

  4. 4

    We covered our cushion in a retro style Star Trek fabric. The paint color we used is Pantone Emerald.