This weekend, I finished building a craft cabinet to hold all of our kids’ art supplies; plus, it has a built-in faucet for refilling our dog’s water dish so we don’t have to carry it to the sink every day.

The faucet for the dog dish is spring-loaded, so it only runs while it’s being twisted; this way, it can’t be left on by a curious toddler or a forgetful adult. It’s plumbed into the bathroom sink cold water line directly behind the rear wall of the cabinet, and it’s elevated by a 3D-printed spacer designed to give the dog a little more space for her nose in the bowl and to ensure the underside of the faucet doesn’t interfere with the movement of the drawer.

The bottom drawer holds the extra dog food, so it’s a one-stop shop for refilling the dog’s food and water.

The cabinet itself is a custom design out of 3/4″ prefinished plywood and shaker-style drawers and doors. The drawer slides are Blum undermount soft-close slides, and the handles are solid gold.