DIY Pet Bed

Hey everyone!  I am super excited to show you this project I worked on all day today!

I started with this old drawer that came out of one of my broken dressers.

I had already removed the knobs.  It's just a plain ol' drawer.  Nothing special.  

My mom had told me about these cute drawers made into pet beds.  I am sure they were made with more high quality drawers, but this one is what I had.

I gave it a light sanding, and mixed up my own chalk paint.

I did this using Plaster of Paris, Hot water, and Latex paint.

1/2 part Plaster of Paris

1/2 Part HOT Water

2 Parts Latex Paint

To tell you the truth, I have never used real chalk paint, so I can't tell you if it works as well.  This is the 3rd time I have made my own, and it seems to be working fine. 

 Back to the drawer...

I gave it 2 nice coats of chalk paint.

While that was drying I made my support for the drawer.  I used 2 pieces of pine that I already had.  I cut those to the exact length of the bottom of the drawer.  Then I spray painted them black.  For the legs I cheated.  You know those pre-treated logs that you can buy at the hardware store?

Well we had some of those that were lying around.  I cut them into even lengths and attached them to the pine with wood glue.  I also painted these black.

Next I attached both of those pieces to the drawer bottom with wood glue and a nail gun.

I lined the inside of the drawer with wrapping paper.  I did this using mod podge.  And of course I gave the drawer the distressed look by using a bit of glaze on it.  I finished it with a coat of spray on urithane.

Here it is...

What do you think?

 I love how it turned out.  I really am happy with my choice to use logs as legs since all the legs I found were well over $7 each.  This improvise saved me about $40!