MONDAY 5th December: New Bed Day!!!
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Cato: Oooh Tara, look wot I found!
Tara: Wossat? Is that...?
Cato: I think so! Look! There's your stinky bed in it. And your name. In PINK!
Tara: Cor! And look. There's your name in GREEN. And your stinky bed. And... look... there are treats on it.
Cato: Where! Where are MY treats? Gerroff! Go sniff your own treats! Go on! Shoo!
Tara: But.. but... I saw them first!
Mum: Tara love, look what is in your bed - more treats...
Tara: Oooooh!
Mum: This was only a trial run tonight. The beds are only going to stay here til they have stopped smelling of wood oil. Then they will be moved into the other rooms. But I think they are going to be happy...
I made 4 in all, 2 for the front room, and 2 for by my computer. And I have ordered 2 more snuggly cushions, so they can get REALLY comfy.
They look OK, don't they? I did consider painting and varnish, and so on, but then I really looked at them, and decided that they had real history, and it would be a pity to sanitise that away. Thought the paws would appreciate the whole ancient sniffiness.
They are actually genuine French apple crates, anywhere from 20 to 60 years old. When they arrived, they still smelled of apples. lol. All I did was cut out the fronts, brush them with a stiff brush, vacuum them. sand them as little as possible. Treat them with a gentle mildew killer (safe for pets), and a wood oil (safe for pets). That's it. I really didn't want to lose their rustic feel.
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