Storage for pet accessories

A practical idea for your four-legged family members! With just a little effort, a simple wooden box becomes a great storage station for toys, leashes or grooming utensils.

Colourful design of the wooden box

To recreate our idea, you will need a wooden box measuring L 27 x W 18.5 x H 12.5 cm. The middle size of our VBS wooden boxes, set of 3 was used for our decorative example.

First paint the lower third, including the underside of the box, with antique green paint and the upper third with beige paint.

Lettering

The middle area of the wooden box is ideal for a personal inscription. Leave this part colorless and design the lettering with brand painting.

Transfer the letters of your animal or your message with the stencil and a pencil on the wood and then paint them with the branding pen.

Decoration with paw prints

You can easily stencil the paw prints. First spray the motif stencil with adhesive spray and then place it on the wooden box. Take some craft paint in terracotta on a dry dab brush and dab it on the stencil motif. Remove the stencil and clean it under warm water.

Shelf hooks

Paint the figure cones with honey yellow paint and then glue them to the crate as hooks. Turn screw hooks to the sides of the box as another practical storage aid.

Miniature hammock as another storage option

You will need 2 round rods 18 cm long each. Cut these two from a round rod with Ø 6 mm or use two alternative rods in this length.

For the macramé work, use our craft ideas macramé cross knot and macramé lark's head knot.

Cut 8 strands of 2m each from the yarn for the hammock. Attach them to a round stick using the lark's head knot. There will be 16 strands of yarn in front of you.
Then tie the knot as follows:
1st + 2nd row: cross knot (makes 4 knots).
3rd + 4th row: at the edges of these rows do not knot outer threads and make staggered square knots (results in 3 knots)
5th + 6th row: from here on, repeat the pattern from row 1 to 4 until a small mat is made.

Knot the ends of the threads to the second log, trim any excess threads and seal the ends with a little craft glue.

Twist another 4 screw hooks into the bottom of the box and screw the hangers into the back. Finally, hang the round rods in the bottom hooks and attach your organizer to the wall. It is now ready to be filled and hung.