DIY Hidden Cat Litter Box
by
Kasey
2 Materials
$200
2 Hours
Medium
Living with cats is a joy, but the smells that come with them can be less than desirable to say the least—especially with indoor cats who don’t have the opportunity to do their business outside.
So, to enjoy sharing a home with your furry companion without sharing their litter box smells, check out this awesome idea for a concealed kitty bathroom.
The Kitty Litter Cabinet
This convenient-to-clean station uses one cabinet box and any wall that adjoins your home and garage together, resulting in an adorable private bathroom for your kitties.
The multiple barriers between the litter box and your home’s interior drastically dampens any natural odors, and at the same time provides you with easy access to the litter box from your garage.
Not to mention, spacious cabinet boxes can provide extra storage room for other pet care items as well.
How it Works
To get a setup like this going in your own home, you’ll need a cabinet box available to act as your cat’s new restroom. A hole is cut in the side of the box, and another is made in a wall connected to your garage, and then these two holes are lined up flush together to allow your cat direct access to its litter box from the inside of your home.
If you need to find a new cabinet box, online stores like CabinetNow offer a wide selection of boxes for order in a variety of sizes, styles, and material types.
Remember: Before making any openings in your wall, use a stud finder first to ensure that there are no sturdy studs in the way of your operation. Otherwise, you’ll end up making more holes than you bargained for.
With the cabinet box against the wall, your cat will be able to access its litter box but won’t be able to move freely around the garage, which is often full objects that can be harmful for inquisitive pets to get into.
You can also put a lock on the door of your cabinet box so you can easily replace soiled litter when needed, while preventing your cat from being able to push its way out the door and into your garage.
It is important to note: that the interior walls of the hole between your home and garage must be blocked off or your cat will be able to crawl around the inside of your walls.
Extra Modifications
While a scentless litter box already has a strong enough appeal on its own, there are even more ways you can customize and improve on this idea.
Cabinet boxes are spacious, and if you add a shelf above the litter box you can store replacement litter, deodorants, scoopers, and other supplies to make an effective all-in-one pet station.
And as with any DIY project, there’s always the room for creative personalization to decorate and stylize your cat’s new restroom into a fashionable kitty corner. For example, try using crown molding or a picture frame to make a miniature door frame around kitty’s litter box entrance to match the style of your house!
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