home interiors

When it comes to furniture design for small pet you may be designing for your small pet dog or other pets including rabbits, cats, guinea pigs and reptiles. Our team at The Pet Carpenter pride ourselves on understanding what pets need. Between us we have owned and loved dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, rats, chickens […]

When it comes to practicality for the home choosing to design pet furniture with cupboards could provide perfect storage solution. In this article we discuss The Bailey Bedroom style of dog crate furniture with a cupboard and drawers. We also discuss another clients bespoke design for their pet rabbits. We hope this helps inspire you […]

The Juno and Samson dog crate furniture styles with drawers are perhaps our most simple designs. However this doesn’t take from them being very popular pieces with our clients. By combining a pet bedroom space with a usable work surface and tidy drawer or two it is the perfect direct replacement for a metal dog […]

When it comes to designing your furniture it is important to have functionality in mind. This is a key factor in terms of how your piece will work for both your pet and your home. In this article we discuss the areas for consideration when it comes to creating your own bespoke furniture with us. 

When choosing what size dog crate you need, it’s important to factor in a few elements. First and foremost, your dog’s needs must come first. However you’ll also need to consider how their new crate will fit in your home. In this article we’ll outline the key factors you’ll need to consider when deciding what […]

There’s a common misconception that dogs can’t and shouldn’t live in flats. Often this is assumed based on the idea that by living in an apartment you don’t have access to outdoor space so it’s unfair to have a dog. Of course, this isn’t strictly true. However, there are a few things you need to […]

We’ve had a fair few members of The Pet Carpenter team moving house with their dogs over the last few weeks, so we asked them what they and their pups thought of the process and what, if anything, they’d change next time. Here are some of the team’s top tips for moving house with dogs!

We are heartbroken to tell you that The Pet Carpenter’s workshop was devastated by fire in the early hours of Wednesday 27th October. We would like to thank the fire service, police, the local community and our amazing team for their assistance, help and offers of support at this difficult time. We are working with the […]

The days are getting shorter and that spooky time of year is just around the corner! Halloween brings with it lots of fun, lots of tasty treats and for some dogs lots of novel and new experiences! For some pups this can be exciting but for others this may be a little worrying, we’re going […]

Whether it’s day to day upkeep or more specific maintenance advice, we’re passionate about ensuring your new pet furniture is built to last. Take a look through the following tips to find out how best to care for your The Pet Carpenter furniture.

Metal dog crates are hardly the most aesthetically pleasing piece of furniture in your home. The benefits of crate training are often underestimated and their menacing cage-like appearance only adds to the misinterpretation. If you’ve decided crate training is here to stay but are disappointed by the limited variety when it comes to metal dog crates […]

We spend so much time outdoors with our dogs, in all weathers and love experiencing and enjoying new walks together. As a nation of dog owners and lovers here in the UK, it’s understandable many of us are concerned about the environment and global climate crisis. While we all do our best to reduce, reuse […]

Some owners believe crate training is cruel and while at The Pet Carpenter we certainly cannot condone leaving any dog shut in a crate unattended for lengthy periods of time, we do recognise the many benefits of crate training. With so many choices on the market, it can be tricky to figure out what kind […]

Crate training is a way of introducing your dog to their own kennel or crate in order to help them to see it as a safe and familiar space. But some people still regard a crate as ‘a cage’. Daryl Cook, the owner of Devon Dog Training, explains why having a crate is the best […]