Great design responds to life’s trickiest challenges with creative, beautiful, and practical solutions.
When Instructables DIY-er Esdeebee’s friends needed to consolidate furniture in their home to save space, he got to work, sketching them a solution.
His friends lived in a very small house with their three huge dogs, and needed to divest themselves of as many pieces of furniture as possible, without compromising their ability to satisfy their family’s needs.
How did this DIY-er respond to their challenge? He designed an amazing coffee table that would also double as their dogs’ feeding station.
Outside of feeding time, the piece would look like a quintessential, modern coffee table. But once the dogs got hungry, the table's top would open, revealing their food bowls.
Not one to compromise on looks, this DIY-er used gorgeous reclaimed wood to build this practical, eye-catching piece.
This multipurpose coffee table and pet feeder not only saves space, but also makes an amazing statement.
Scroll through below to see how this DIY-er created his one-of-a-kind dog feeder coffee table.
Instructables DIY-er Esdeebee recently used his design and upcycling skills to help his friends save space in their small home.
He decided to combine their coffee table with their dogs’ feeding station to make a multipurpose piece.
He immediately began gathering materials to make his friends this beautiful dog feeder and coffee table combo.
In true upcycling fashion, he dismantled an unfinished coffee table he had on hand for materials. He also gathered some old pallets.
He made the table’s top first, gluing together strips of the pallets.
As a nod to the dog bowl hidden in the table’s center, this DIY-er adorned the top with a pine Newfoundlander insert surrounded by oak.
Anyone who has ever parented a dog knows that these creatures slobber like crazy, especially while they eat.
Preemptively addressing that problem, this DIY-er designed the table with as few screws as possible, limiting rusting risks.
Even his tools were self-created. He traced holes for each dog bowl into a wood topper with a homemade compass.
He then fashioned a lifting mechanism, enabling the table top to raise up as needed, revealing the dog bowls underneath.
The drawers he added into the coffee table’s base made refilling these feeding bowls totally simple.
He varnished the entire piece and added modern hardware to each drawer, boosting this DIY creation to showstopper status.
When his friends needed a creative, space-saving solution, he definitely had their backs.
He built a gorgeous, multi-use piece that will undoubtedly be enjoyed by this family for years to come.
This couple’s dogs certainly approve of their new feeding station!
This dog feeder coffee table beautifully de-cluttered this family’s life!
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