{"id":917,"date":"2025-05-19T19:51:48","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T11:51:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/veryauto.org\/index.php\/2025\/11\/22\/diy-dog-food-station-with-storage\/"},"modified":"2025-11-22T14:42:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T06:42:12","slug":"diy-dog-food-station-with-storage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/veryauto.org\/?p=917","title":{"rendered":"DIY Dog Food Station with Storage"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Happy Friday everyone! \u00a0For those of you who don\u2019t know, this is Dakota. \u00a0She\u2019s our sweet, loving, super spoiled furbaby. \u00a0So spoiled, in fact, that we\u2019re pretty certain she thinks she\u2019s human. \u00a0Just yesterday morning, I rolled over in bed to find her 6\u2033 from my face, asleep on the pillow next to me. \u00a0Hubby is sleeping on the other side of me in a recliner due to his shoulder surgery, so she apparently decided to take advantage of the extra bed space. \u00a0For as much as I love her, she has a few quirks that drive me insane! \u00a0Aside from having a 42\u2033 vertical jump to get on the kitchen island, she also loves to spill what\u2019s left of her water bowl\u00a0everywhere. \u00a0It\u2019s her way of announcing that she\u2019d like a refill. \u00a0Such an endearing quality, right?<\/p>\n

\"diyI decided it was time to build her something that would prevent these messes and also store her dog food. \u00a0I sketched up some plans and came up with this DIY dog food stand with storage underneath. \u00a0It keeps her water and food dishes from being tossed around, and I can store a whole bag of dog food in it. \u00a0I built it to fit a 10 gallon storage tub, so this is definitely a project for big dogs. \u00a0Be sure to download the\u00a0printable plans\u00a0for the materials and cut list.
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\"buildI built the box using 3\/4\u2033 plywood. \u00a0It makes for a pretty sturdy box, but I build a lot of projects using 3\/4\u2033 plywood so I\u2019ll be able to use the leftovers much faster than I would with 1\/2\u2033 plywood.<\/p>\n

\"add \"trimI used 1\u00d73 pine for the trim on the box. \u00a0Make sure to measure the exact dimensions of your box before you cut your pieces to ensure that all of your corners meet up without gaps. \u00a0I glued and nailed the trim on using 1 1\/4\u2033 brad nails.<\/p>\n

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The metal dog dishes that Dakota has are about 8 1\/2\u2033 diameter at the lip, so I cut these to be around 7 3\/4\u2033 wide so the bowls would set right in. \u00a0I made my circles and cut them out with a jigsaw.<\/p>\n

\"DogI forgot to photograph the part where I added the 3\/4\u2033 square dowel trim to the lid, so this sketch will have to make up for that. \u00a0Again, measure and cut to size. \u00a0Attach with wood glue and 1 1\/4\u2033 brad nails.<\/p>\n

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Once the box and lid were built, I filled all of my nail holes and any seams with wood filler, then sanded everything down.<\/p>\n

\"paintingI wanted this to have a two-tone look, so I painted the box white and then stained the lid. \u00a0<\/p>\n

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I originally wanted to buy the fancy coffee table hinges that would lift the lid up and out of the way, but at $50 it was a little expensive for a dog food stand. \u00a0Instead, I bought these narrow utility hinges for the back and then the lid support hinges to keep the lid from slamming down if the kids were filling the dog bowl. \u00a0I was originally going to use two of the lid support hinges, but you\u2019ll notice that both of these hinges say \u201cleft.\u201d \u00a0Not something I paid attention to when I was standing in Home Depot.\"dogTo help the lid sit flat against the box, I grabbed my 3\/4\u2033 chisel and mortised the hinges. \u00a0Since I couldn\u2019t mortise the lid, I went deep enough on the box for the whole hinge to sit flush with the rim. \u00a0Don\u2019t let this step intimidate you. \u00a0It\u2019s super easy to do on a project like this.<\/p>\n

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I added only one of the lid support hinges. \u00a0Partly because, you know, I bought two left hinges, and also because this lid is pretty light and two would have just been overkill. \u00a0<\/p>\n

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The tote fits perfectly into the box and flip open lid makes it easy to access the food when Dakota needs to be fed.<\/p>\n

\"dog \"dogDakota lives under this crazy pretense that everything must be for her, so she wasted no time helping herself to lunch while I was trying to take pictures of the finished dog food stand. \u00a0I\u2019ll admit that this is a pretty big size, but the height is perfect for her and she has no problem reaching her food and water. \u00a0The dishes are easy to remove when they need to be filled and I love that it looks so much nicer than having her big bag of food out on display.<\/p>\n

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Again, you can download the\u00a0step by step printable plans\u00a0for this project so you can build your own! \u00a0If you do happen to build it, I\u2019d love for you to tag me on social media and also use the hashtag #addicted2diy. \u00a0It is a huge thrill when I see my readers build one of my projects and your project could be featured on Instagram and Facebook! \u00a0Happy building!<\/p>\n

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Happy Friday everyone! \u00a0For those of you who don\u2019t know, this is Dakota. \u00a0She\u2019s our sweet, loving, super<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":918,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[22],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/veryauto.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/917"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/veryauto.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/veryauto.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/veryauto.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/veryauto.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=917"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/veryauto.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/917\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1042,"href":"https:\/\/veryauto.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/917\/revisions\/1042"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/veryauto.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/918"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/veryauto.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=917"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/veryauto.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=917"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/veryauto.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=917"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}