![]() DIY Furniture Litter Box Enclosure by Worst on the Block Image Credit: worstontheblock. There’s a quick bonus tutorial on making your own curtains for the enclosure as well.ġ3. Pairing the Petsfit Dog House with an XL litter box or something like a couple medium sized litter pans is, in my opinion, the easiest way to get a single outdoor litter box that’s large enough to house toilet facilities for. However, the directions are extremely detailed, including measurements and diagrams. Outdoor Cat Litter Box Ideas: Some That Require DIY, Some That Don’t 1. You’ll need some specialized tools like a pocket hole jig that the beginner DIYer probably won’t have or know how to use. This is one of the most complicated plans on our list, but you have the option to use repurposed items for part of it. This repurposed cabinet litter box enclosure features cute curtains, making it a good option for those with farmhouse décor. Tape measure, pocket hole jig, drill, miter saw, circular saw, Kreg Accu-cut, table saw, brad nailer or hammer, drill bits, countersink drill bit set It’s our robot vacuum – the Neato – or what we call her, Flo! I was able to plug the docking station into an outlet behind the cabinet and the docking station fits perfectly underneath with just enough clearance for Flo to make her way back home to charge.Wood (varies) ¾-inch brad nails, 1 ¼-inch pocket screws, 1 ¼-inch wood screws, 2-inch wood screws, 2 ½-inch pocket screws, 1 ¼-inch finish nails, ¼-inch washers, wood glue, 5 knobs, 4 hinges, tension rod It really couldn’t have been more simple and the end result is having me wonder why I didn’t think of this sooner!įrom the outside – no one would ever know the litter box was inside! Would you have guessed?Īnd in case you’re wondering what that thing was peaking out from under the cabinet… Once the hole was cut all we had to do was install the door. Then repeat the soaking, this time without using soap. The paper won’t become completely clean, but the water will turn grey. The shredded paper will take on a cooked oatmeal consistency. If their cat isn’t thrilled about covered boxes, this creates trouble. Soak the paper strips in warm water mixed with a few squirts of gentle, biodegradable dish soap. Many clients feel like their only option to get their cat to not fling litter everywhere is to use a covered box. You can easily combine chicken feed with cedar shavings and baking soda to mask the smell of urine. It’s one of the least used DIY cat litter but it can actually work like a charm especially if you want to save money on cat litter. We opted for this cabinet because it’s dimensions worked perfectly for the small sliver of wall between the living room and the nursery but any cabinet big enough to house your litter box can work too! Here’s the box we used – it’s the x-large size!īefore putting the cabinet together, we cut out the hole for the cat door on one of the side panels using the template that was provided with the door using our Ryobi drill and jigsaw. This is one of my favorite types of DIY litter boxes as you can get a nice, big box that’s easy to clean and has high walls. Lastly, chicken feed can work as an alternative to commercial based cat litter. A clear suction hook on the door works perfectly to hold the pooper scooper too! Everything thing we need fits right inside with room to spare.ĭIYing our cat litter cabinet was super simple – just an extra large cat door – for our extra large cat – and this inexpensive Ikea cabinet– or any cabinet for that matter – is all you need! Inside we keep all our kitty essentials – food, along with a few rolls of plastic trash bags for poop scooping. Now…not only is the cat litter out of reach of our almost-crawling-daughter but… I don’t have to look at it either! #winwin ![]() ![]() We love our cat but we haven’t ever loved his litter box – or the mess it makes and I always worried that one day in the not too distant future, I’d find our daughter using the cat litter as her own personal sand box. Along with adding outlet plugs, this little cabinet in the sunroom helped conceal one of the things I was most concerned about…our litter box! While we didn’t go overboard and totally safeguard the house, we did take a few steps towards a safer home for little Emie girl. Aside from the new windows we installed late last year, another, more recent, addition we added to our sunroom is this cute little cabinet.īefore having the baby we attended an infant CPR and safety class where they encouraged all us soon-to-be-parents to baby proof the house before our little ones arrived. ![]()
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