Dog crate furniture

A dog crate that looks like a sideboard changes the room. You get a safe, enclosed space for your dog, and the living room keeps its own look, no wire, no plastic tray catching the light from across the room. We built this department around that idea.

The 42 pieces in the lineup run from 23 to 87 inches wide, so the first question is where the crate will live and how much floor it gets. After size, you pick a finish that sits with your other furniture, then check what fits inside: a bed, a water bowl, space for the door to swing clear.

• Measure your wall before you measure the crate.
• Pick a finish your other furniture already lives with.
• Check the inside clearance, not just the outside width.