Cats may be lower maintenance than dogs, but they can still bring an unexpected amount of clutter into your home, including scratching posts, litter boxes, toys, bowls, and cozy places to lay. If your cat's stuff is overtaking your apartment, these chic customizable furniture options from Modernist Cat can help by paring down the pet stuff while serving as a side table or nightstand.
The company creates handcrafted, modern pieces with apartment dwellers in mind. For example, their Mod Mover Cat Station combines a cat bed, scratching post, and end table for humans into one stylish piece of furniture. The Litter Hideaway litter box cover looks so nice that few guests would ever guess what's inside. Plus, almost everything can be custom made for your home — all you have to do is choose a wood grain or enamel color, fabric for the cushion, and the colors for the scratching post sides.
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We did something similar for our house, where there isn't a single really good, inconspicuous location for litter boxes on the ground floor. We took a standard trunk (from the unfinished furniture store) and installed a cat flap. Inside are two litter boxes. The top is upholstered as a window seat. I lift the hinged lid to scoop every night. The important issue is to use a good quality litter that neutralizes the odors. It works very well for our two cats and us.
Oh my! I came across this company a few months ago after researching "pretty kitty" boxes online. My hall closet was fed up with being used as the feline lavatory. Plus I hated wasting the storage space. I went on their website to look into purchasing one of these oh-so-chic designs. When I saw the price plus shipping, I was surprised. As you can see, this is made of plywood. (which I love the look of) I decided then that I would make my own.
I went to home depot, and they have pre-cut sheets of plywood that are 3/4 inch or 1/4 inch. 24in x 24in. I bought a jigsaw-30.00, 1 inch wood screws - 7.00, wood glue-2.50, plywood - 4.50 per panel. I took it all home, sanded down the sides a little by hand to get rid of the splinters. I then attached 2 panels together at a 90 degree angle, butting the ends together. I pre-drilled the holes for the screws, then used a larger drill bit to make sure the screws would counter sink into the wood. I then used the wood glue down the edge to add strength. Holding the boards together, I then drilled in the screws. I repeated this all the way around until it was a square. Make sure you whipe of any glue that oozes out of the seam. It will stain the wood and make your finish look weird.
I did have some over hang but just sawed it off. I made the last panel on the cube removeable to serve as the door. I cut a 12 inch hole in that panel.(my cat is huge) The end result was a piece that fit snuggly into the opening that did not require hinges. I just pull it out when I need to chagne the litter.
I then filled the screw holes with wood putty and sanded it when dry. The last step was to stain it. I used a poly-stain combo from home depot in ebony-7.50. I just used a rag to put in on and whipe off. Two coats inside and out. The finished product is very close to the inspiriation and cost me 74.00. The cat used it right away and I use it as an end table. Fits in nice with my modern taste. My kitty is happy and so is my closet.
Ahahaha! I had a friend build me one of these -my cats love hiding in it.
I need to make one of these! I've often though of it, but just never have. I've seen similar ideas on Ikea hacker.
I love these but no way am I going to spend this much money on something my cat craps in. I took the Ikea hack route with the Stuva box and a curtain in the front. About $45 later and voila, chic kitty crapper.
The minute I spend $ for something for my cat (chickie-treats excepted), he becomes singularly uninterested in said object.
That hairless cat is so ugly. Ewww.