Alright, so I’m guessing you’ve already discovered this project is just a shameless ploy to get you to look at my cute puppy. But, I mean look at him! His name is Tug, and we’re best bros. Still, a dog bed is a pretty easy/quick project for beginning woodworkers.

Since I planned on painting this project, I decided to use top choice whiteboard. These are the boards looked over during the select wood process, due to their containing knots and other imperfections. They’re perfect for building material that will be covered up with paint. I came up with the dimensions to match a dog pillow bed. Then basically made a mitered picture frame, and cut out portions of the middle to give the look of legs.

I used a round over bit to soften the edges around the bottom of the piece. just to give it a little more character. And get this… the mitered corners come together to make… wait for it… little hearts. After some sanding, I threw on a few coats of red latex paint.