How to Build a Doghouse Out of Cardboard Boxes

It's always better to make a dog house out of wood, but if you don't feel like spending too much money on a wooden dog house and you have a really small dog, then a neat little cardboard hut would do just fine. If you know what you're doing, you actually could make some rather impressive structures using this otherwise cheap material.

Things You'll Need

  • Cardboard
  • Staple gun
  • Glue
  • Paint
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Instructions

    • 1

      Find an appropriately sized cardboard box.

    • 2

      Double the box with another box and staple the two together. Cardboard isn't very strong and if it's not doubled will be a very unsteady structure.

    • 3

      Stand the box upright and cut off all flaps of the box.

    • 4

      Cut out a little opening on one side of the box. This will be the door to the dog house.

    • 5

      Fold a large piece of cardboard in half. Glue it to the top of the box. This is the roof. There will be an empty triangle where the roof starts. Measure it and fill it in with two pieces of cardboard. Glue it to the roof.

    • 6

      Even out all the edges and trims and paint the cardboard.