1. Prepare your workspace by laying down newspapers or a drop cloth.
2. Sand all surfaces of the Ikea Hol sidetable lightly with medium grit sandpaper to help paint adhere.
3. Using a pencil and ruler, mark the positions of the door and windows on the sidetable sides and front. Typical dog door size: about 12x15 inches; windows about 6x8 inches.
4. Wearing safety glasses and gloves, carefully cut out the door and windows with a jigsaw or handsaw.
5. Sand the edges of all cutouts smooth with fine grit sandpaper.
6. Paint the entire sidetable with Kräutergrün paint using a paintbrush, applying 2-3 coats for even coverage. Let dry between coats.
7. While the main body dries, cut thin wooden slats into pairs for window shutters (about 6x3 inches each). Sand edges smooth.
8. Paint shutters dark brown and let dry.
9. Glue shutters to the outside of the windows using wood or craft glue, angling them slightly open.
10. Create flower boxes by gluing a small row of craft sticks or thin wood strips beneath each window; paint white and let dry.
11. Attach small artificial or paper flowers inside the flower boxes using a hot glue gun.
12. For the name tag, paint the wooden tag with white paint and let dry.
13. Use a black permanent marker or paint pen to write your dog's name on the tag.
14. Screw two small eye screws into the top corners of the tag.
15. Thread twine through the eye screws to create a swing; knot securely.
16. Attach two screw hooks or eye screws near the top front of the sidetable and hang the name tag swing.
17. Touch up any paint and allow everything to dry completely before introducing your dog to their new house.