Whiner and Diner Pet Accessories

Here on AT, we're fond of seeing how people reuse wine crates. Whiner and Diner, a small company in Connecticut, has a whole business of turning wine crates into helpful accessories for doggie (or cat)...

Whiner and Diner's specialty is food stands, elevated wine crate cubbies for pet dishes. The price range runs from $150 (for the smallest single bowl crate) to $225 (for the extra large, double bowl). Besides the feeders, they also deconstruct the crates to make pet beds and toy boxes.

If you're feeling handy, this could make a fairly straightforward DIY project. If you'd prefer to not get your hands dirty, visit the Whiner and Diner website to see the multitude of wine logos available, as well as the unique wood stains and hand-lettered pet name calligraphy.

Thanks for the tip, Bree!

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A little pricey for a pet bowl, but beautiful. They look like have a good finish on them so it would be easy to clean up spills.

posted by RedMaiko on September 22nd 2008 at 6:21am
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Its hard to find vineyards that actually ship in wood boxes. One i know still does is ca'montini pinot grigio. Will call my liquor store (or perhaps pop in :)) to see if they will give me their boxes.

posted by mally313 on September 22nd 2008 at 6:32am
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why does everything you click on their webste pop up in a new window? that is super annoying.

posted by jln3681 on September 22nd 2008 at 6:55am
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for weeks now i have been trying to get wooden crates, either wine crates or produce crates. i even get to use the guise of "our local girl scout troop is making things for local pet rescues and shelters..." and still nothing! i, too, am going to stop in the liquor store and try to finagle some. though i did look on ebay, and saw some decently priced wine crates. there's a few sellers on there that have a bunch, too, so there's a good chance you can win the auction.

posted by thekatieway on September 22nd 2008 at 7:36am
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http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/la/look/look-vintage-wine-boxes-as-dog-bowls-061654

posted by K T G on September 22nd 2008 at 9:58am
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Whiner and Diner is nothing like DIY ...
We purchased two feeders from them (dog and cat), and a toy box. The craftmanship is amazing, and we had the ivy design added to one of the pet feeder...Just gorgeous! We had a few questions, and they were right there...Nothing but better than most!
Muttropolis is Whiner and Diner's retailer...
http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/la/look/look-vintage-wine-boxes-as-dog-bowls-061654
The neat thing about Whiner and Diner is that you can choose your wine crate...Hey! It is Chritmas soon, right! you choose...

posted by birddog on September 22nd 2008 at 6:15pm
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