GARVEE Furniture Style Dog Crate with Pocket Hiding Door, Lockable End Table, Rustic Brown, Flip Top, 32” for Small Dogs

TLDR; 1- Do not screw alone in the dark, 2- Trust the process, and the guy who predrilled component #5Gentle Reader,I purchased the IDEALHOUSE Furniture Style Dog Crate, gray, in January of 2024 because my darling puppy deserved a larger more comfortable and stylish prison during my working hours. He’s a very good boy, to be sure, but insistent on participating in my work meetings, which is not always desirable.When the package arrived, it was much heavier than I had anticipated. I was pleased by this, because heavy packages are often signs of quality contents. However, after wrestling the box up the stairs into my apartment, I found myself quite exhausted, and so the crate spent a considerable amount of time relaxing and acclimating to my apartment in the hallway, still in the crate. Approximately 8 months of time. Which put it well outside the allowed return time, should I have found myself unhappy with the product.However, we had a significant power outage this weekend and I thought to myself, what better time than now- when I have no access to the internet, or even any cell service, to put together a piece of furniture? After all, what else am I going to do with my time?Dear friend, when I opened the package and read the instructions, I was slightly intimidated to see that it said “Two people required.” I am a single woman living alone. Additionally, it required tools! Fortunately, I do in fact have a tool set because I firmly believe every home should have a basic set of tools, even if one fervently hopes to never use them. Specifically in this case, a screwdriver. The instructions also said that assembly time would take approximately 90 minutes. I checked the time, and saw that I should have close to 180 minutes before sunset, and thought this should prove to be sufficient.Still, to be on the safe side I lit a few candles. It’s nice to have a little ambiance when one is screwing by oneself, anyway. And this way, if things ran a little longer than anticipated I would not run short of light.The instructions were very well written, and the diagrams were easy to follow. I do suggest, however, no matter how self sufficient you are- if you have the option of screwing with another person, you should avail yourself of that opportunity. This was a bulky and cumbersome project to undertake on my own. There was a great deal of repositioning, flipping, and turning that would have been significantly easier to accomplish with another set of hands involved. The process also takes a drastically greater amount of time when one is alone. I did not, in fact, complete the assembly within 90 minutes. I was still desperately screwing, bent over and swearing slightly to myself, getting a little sweaty in the August humidity, as darkness descended. Additional lighting was required. This made things much more difficult and slowed things even further, as one hand was occupied much of the time holding the flashlight.There was a point, when I was gently but firmly screwing into the prepared holes in component #5 that I was concerned that the person who had pre-set those holes and gone too far back from the edge and that the hardware I was attaching would not function correctly in the end. I was especially worried because as I had mentioned prior, I had put off assembling this piece until well after the acceptable return time. I am pleased to report, however, that the holes were correctly positioned, and the screwing was successful- I was able to fully seat the hardware, and at the end of the process satisfaction was achieved as the latch slid firmly and smoothly into the clasp.The finished product is sturdy and solid, and quite a satisfying size as well. I would fully recommend it to anyone who asked.

Be careful opening package as the door is packed attached already and I pulled it out of the track taking it out of the box. I use for my 2 teacup Chihuahuas' indoor potty place (potty pads). I put a motion activated light inside because it's quite dark inside and it makes it easier for me to see to clean.

Very nice but be prepared for a large amount of assembly. Instructions could have been better. This unit is extremely heavy. Can tell due to the weight of each piece that it is not natural wood.

My mother bought 2 of these for my 2 dogs this summer under her own Garvee account. I put them together and I found the process to be a bit tedious but not difficult to follow. My 2 dogs, 20 pounds each, were used to sharing a larger crate together but honestly it can be dangerous to have 2 dogs in 1 crate so I wanted to separate them. It took some adjusting but they got used to it.1 month into having these, Ruby had what I would describe as a panic attack in her crate due to a sudden thunderstorm that happened in the middle of the night (they get crated at night) and she damaged the door trying to escape to get to someone for comfort. When I contacted Garvee to see if I could get a replacement door they were unable to help but they gave me the manufacturer's info and I emailed them. They had to problem sending me a replacement piece at no extra cost, which took a couple of weeks to come in. The piece that came in was the incorrect piece I needed and when I contacted them again they then sent me an entire brand new crate free of charge and came just 2 days later. It was a pleasant surprise and I was able to replace the door. Their costumer service was great and I would purchase from them again!Unfortunately after the trauma from the incident, Ruby refuses to stay in the crate alone now and it's too small for the dogs to share again so I'm not using the 2nd crate much after fixing it but overall they were good purchases.

..it is a bear to put together. As common these days the instructions weren't the most helpful. I have a 15 year old dog who has lost mobility in his back legs and I cannot leave him loose in the house anymore when I'm gone as he gets down and can't get up and sometimes get stuck under furniture. He has never needed to be crated, and teaching an old dog new tricks isn't easy, but with treats he's adjusting. What I really like about this crate is the door slides inside so it's not sticking out into the room. The finish on it is very rustic and attractive, and part of the top raises up for easy access to the inside. I replaced my end table next to my chair in the living room with it, and the top has lots of room for a lamp and whatever you like to have handy. I would like it better if it had the grate on both side for better ventilation. Also this is a very heavy unit, about 70 lbs and not easy to move. Honestly, I like this unit very much overall, but am only giving it 4 stars because of the difficulty in putting it together. Also, before you order be sure to check if the grated side will not be next to furniture, as this will cut down on ventilation.

I was surprised by the heaviness of the package. I had to get help to get it inside my home. I did have someone else assemble it as I had my hands full just keeping my 2 blonde chicks (cocker spaniel puppies out of the way). Once it was assembled which took over an hour I was asked to help move it where I wanted it. I can't move it by myself (going to get casters put on the bottom of it). It is a beautiful piece of furniture and can serve as that between ie Recliners no one can tell I have a Kennel in my Livingroom. Love the 2 locks for the front door and the top will flip open to put your pet in that way, I've had to use that method a couple of times. I got the Large one after reading reviews and getting replies. I have to say that the Large one is big enough to hold both of the girls in there standing or laying down plenty of room and they are 1 year old 30 lbs. and a 10-month-old that is 33 lbs. They dark wood and a rug or fluffy blanket they tend to take their timeouts peacefully with no barking. I think it is well worth the price I paid and it was on sale when I got it..