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Are you looking for ways to make your dog house a bit more exciting? It’s pretty easy to add decorative bits and pieces to an existing dog house design. Here are some ideas!

1. Log cabin dog house

Do your dog house up pilgrim style! This is pretty easy to do. All you need is some rounded beams, or you can split some small logs in half. Then just nail or glue them onto the walls of the house. It doesn’t even need painting – just a bit of non-toxic wood sealant, and you’re set. If you’re using bare wood rather than logs, you can stain them a little darker to look more log-like.

2. Tudor cottage dog house

Another fairly easy option. First, paint the walls of the dog house white. Next, get some small beams of wood – 2″x1″ or similar – and stick them on in a criss-cross pattern. A quick google for tudor cottages should give you lots of examples for the best patterns to use – basically, you want large squares or rectangles with diagonal cross beams. Stain the beams very dark, for that old, weathered wood look. You can stain the roof dark to match, or apply some shingles to look like tiles – or make a thatched roof if you really want to get into the theme!

3. Victorian house

If you live in a classic American home, then it can be nice to decorate your dog house to match. For this, you want to cover the whole of the walls with wide, thin beams. You can lay them either vertically or horizontally. Then paint them a nice color to match your house. Lay some shingles on the roof, and again, paint or stain them to match. If you’re very handy, a porch is a great finishing touch. It can be a pain to put one on the front of the house, and sometimes dogs knock over porch columns on their way in. But you can attach a porch to the side more easily, and it’ll look just as good.

4. Castle dog house

This design is easiest to do if your dog house has a flat roof. Cut some battlements out of plywood or similar, and glue them along the top of the walls. Then attach towers at the corners – square towers are easiest, but round ones look more fairytale. Paint the whole thing a nice stone grey if you’re going for the medieval look, or white/cream if you’re going for a more fairytale look. You can use a pencil and a ruler to add lines to represent blocks of stone.

5. Dog house stencils

This is one of the easiest ways to decorate a dog house, and it’s a lot of fun to do as a project with kids. All you need is some non-toxic paint, some cardboard, and some sponges. Paint the whole house one color first, and let it dry. Then cut some fun shapes out of cardboard – bones and paw-prints are easy and cute – and show the kids how to use the sponges to create the stencil. You can use more than one color with each stencil so you have multi-colored shapes. If the dog house has a wooden platform in front of the door (a good idea, as it gives your dog somewhere warm and dry to lie when he doesn’t want to be in the house), it’s a nice touch to paint it to look like a ‘welcome’ mat – or paint ‘Home Sweet Home’ on it!

However you decide to decorate your dog house, make sure the underlying construction is good. Your dog doesn’t care how his house looks, but it’ll make a big difference to him if it’s the wrong size, or if it’s not properly insulated.

If you have chosen to take your kitchen with ceramic tile or consider the following before beginning work placement. As a first step to establish a central point on the surface to be coated and plot the installation from that point, drawing lines perpendicular to join there, use a square to ensure that the lines join at an angle of 90 degrees. Place a full line of tile or ceramic and have a rough idea of the number of units required for the entire room.

Before applying the adhesive material carefully read the instructions: usually applied with a serrated knife by drawing a small area, so as to allow corrections before it dries completely. If the ceramics are heavy also apply a layer of adhesive on the back of them. Do not forget that the surface must be perfectly smooth and clean prior to placement of the adhesive, check using a level. The tiles are placed with a slight twisting motion, pressing hard against the wall. Check from time to time the vertical and horizontal to verify that they are perfectly aligned, and place thin pieces of wood or pieces of plywood that will maintain the separation of the joints. Also check during installation if the tiles have been sufficiently well bonded: move them to make sure it does not take off. If off, you will notice that the back is free of adhesive, then place a heavy dose and push against the wall. To locate the tile affirm a thin wooden board and tap with a hammer. Excess material should be cleaned immediately. The cement joints shall be applied after the adhesive is completely dry. The cement is purchased at hardware stores and then prepares as directed, should be extended with a blow-distributing rubber diagonally across the joints. Meanwhile, with a damp towel, wipe away the cement that remained on the tile face. It is only when the boards are dry buff with a clean dry cloth.

As we said at the beginning, the surfaces (floors, walls, counters) must be completely smooth, free of nails, wedges and keys. If it is a renewal remove traces of paint, paper or grease. On the walls is particularly advisable to use a plumb bob or a level to draw perpendicular lines intersecting at the center of the area. If the surface is too large to do this work, divide it into square making sure the horizontal starting points are all on the same line. Remember that the fitting is installed after the lining in place.

The choice of a floor type or another can determine and change the general perception of the home. When selecting the floor of the dwelling must have clear concepts such as durability, the comfort and usability of stay, factors that condition the effects certainly can go to provide a room.

The technology has been introduced in this area by leaps and bounds. It is not rare to find ceramic tiles that mimic wood and pallets which boast a high resistance, as if it were terrazzo. The offer is available to anyone, only need to educate them and select the material that best suits your needs.

Playing with colors of the walls and space of stay is one of the recommendations to be followed to ascertain a good choice of floor. Colored floors will always give more light to the room, but the dark is more adapted to areas like the kitchen, who suffer more daily activity.

The busiest places should be equipped with a floor resistant, can withstand continuous wear that is submitted. Using vinyl floor tiles, floor tiles or plywood may be one of the effective ways to prevent degradation of the stay.

For bathrooms, it is always advisable to use slate or ceramic tiles that are more resistant to the effects of moisture and more easily retain their appearance over the years. The pottery has an infinite range of gradations of colors that can retain its warmth by adding small carpets.

Wood as a distinguishing feature of our land can be a success. Heat printing to all the clubs and the variety of contrasts that can be created with the furniture giving rise to innumerable combinations of furniture styles. It is only necessary to study the characteristics of the property and take into account its tastes to make the right choice of ground.