Make It Nice: Is There Such A Thing As A Good-Looking Dog Crate?

Welcome back to Make It Nice, Defector’s best interior design advice column. Today we have fancy track shelving, a moody bedroom makeover, and, my favorite, does a non-ugly dog crate exist?

Our first “question” comes from recent conversations I had with a few friends who had been admiring photos of Vitsoe “606” shelves online. Both of them were ready to give up their Big Shelf dreams because the Vitsoe would cost them thousands of dollars—one friend was obsessing over a setup that would cost $10,000 minimum. Vitsoe has been making the 606 Shelving System for over 60 years and has captured the hearts of design freaks everywhere. The shelves are iconic, modular, and very, very expensive. 

I’m maybe going to upset architects and creative directors everywhere, but Vitsoe is just really nice track shelving, and you can get track shelving anywhere. Vitsoe shelves look so good mostly because of how they’re styled. And that’s something you can learn.