How to Build a Wall-Mounted Pet Organizer

By: Jennifer Stimpson, This Old House magazine

Shopping List

Supplies You Will Need

1. Work gloves

2. Beadboard paneling

3. 1x6 to make the fascia board and bag organizer

4. 1x5 for the shelf

5. Corner guard to surround the sides and bottom of the beadboard

6. Crown molding to trim the spot beneath the shelf. Choose a profile with a projection of about 1 inch.

7. ¼-inch square dowel to create a stop rail on top of the shelf

8. ⅝-inch square dowel to build the frame of the bag dispenser

9. ¾-inch shelf edging to cover the exposed edges of the tin that covers the bag dispenser

10. ½-inch pin nails

11. 1-inch pin nails

12. ½-inch sheet metal screws

13. 3-inch deck screws

14. ¾-inch wood screws to attach the bag dispenser to the organizer

15. ⅜-inch hole plugs

16. Hooks

17. Tin ceiling tile to wrap the bad dispenser

18. Wood glue

19. Adhesive caulk

20. 150-grit sandpaper

19. Paint

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Tools List
Tools You Will Need
- Circular Saw
  to cut the beadboard
- Compound Miter Saw
- Clamps
  to hold the bag dispenser together as it dries
- Pneumatic Brad Nail Gun
- Drill/Driver
- Tin Snips
- Caulking Gun
  to apply adhesive caulk
- ½ inch paintbrush
  to apply wood glue
- Paintbrush
  to paint or stain the assembly
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Photo: Laura Moss

Introduction
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5 hours
$60

Difficulty: Moderate Mitering the returns and corner guard pieces takes patience and precision.

It's a routine every dog owner knows: Fido's itching for his morning walk while you're frantically hunting down his leash and a few plastic bags before you've had your morning joe. This handsome organizer, made from beadboard, crown molding, stock lumber, and a leftover tin ceiling tile, keeps all the necessities within arm's reach. Make one for yourself, and you'll be out the door with your pooch in record time. Here, This Old House senior technical editor Mark Powers shows how to put it together in one day.