KITTY LITTER: How to Make A Concealed Kitty Litter Box out of A Dovetail Dresser
Or build your own cat litter box furniture
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Are you ready to build a concealed kitty litter box out of an old dresser drawer?
Do you want to hide and conceal your litter box because it’s so unsightly and smelly?
How many times have you cleaned up after your cat who slung kitty litter against your wall? How often do your other pets mess around with your cat’s litterbox?
No fun there, so if you are so inclined, you can make your own kitty litter box furniture yourself in your garage or workshop.
We suggest you use a sturdy wooden drawer with dovetail joints and not plastic or particle board.
We also think you could easily find one for sale of for free over on Craigslist or Facebook marketplace, if you look.
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All you will need for this project are some tools and a dovetail dresser drawer, so just keep reading to figure out how to do this all on your own without buying one.
Tools you will need:
skill saw
drill
square
tape measure
Step One
First take that second drawer from the bottom and pull it out completely.
Now, you will have to use the saw to cut it in half. This drawer will now become the “perch” so your cat can get in and out.
The bottom drawer will be where the kitty litter will go.
Ideally, you will need to find a wooden drawer that allows the bottom drawer to come completely out to make it easier for you to dump out the the kitty litter when it’s been used.
Prepping the Dresser Drawer
You will discover that some drawers have a space between each already, but some will not and you will have to saw out the wood to make a space for your cat to crawl down into the bottom drawer, from the second one from the bottom, which will become the perch or the entrance and exit.
Some dressers have metal slides, guide rails, and if you find these get in the way of the cat’s movement or your ease of use, then you will have to unscrew these and remove them from the second from bottom drawer area.
The Perch
You are going to need to cut the perch in half basically. Now, your cat will have a way to go down into the bottom drawer, where the kitty litter has been placed to do it’s thing.
So saw the second from the bottom drawer completely in half.
Now, take this half drawer with handle side out and place it above the bottom drawer (where the kitty litter will go) making sure it sticks out and is open.
This second from the bottom drawer will stick out all the time so the cat can get in and out.
Now, let’s brace the perch
You will need to cut two small pieces of wood from the extra wood from the other half you sawed off.
They will become a brace to make sure the half drawer stays in place.
Measure the drawer space, from top to bottom, to make sure these two small pieces of wood fit tightly on each side of the drawer.
Now, screw them in with a drill, from above, into the dresser drawer frame.
Remember, you don’t want your cat falling off the the perch you create because it’s wobbly, like a diving board bouncing up and down.
Drilling the braces, the wood pieces, into the half sawn drawer is going to make a great entrance and exit for your cat to use.
The Bottom Drawer
Fill the bottom drawer with kitty litter and close the bottom drawer.
Now, you kitty litter is concealed.
Place your kitty on the perch
Really, it should be easy for your cat to realize it needs to start doing it’s thing in here, now.
Extra Space
Now, you can use the drawers above, that are not in use, by putting all your cat accessories, bag of litter, collars and leash, cat toys, medicine, food and other cat related items up in those drawers.
How convenient! Now, you will always know where all you cat stuff is.
Pretty neat, huh?
Now you and your cat are both happier
There are all sorts of ways to make cat litter box furniture, so if you are feeling creative and want to veer off these instructions, go for it.
For example, you could add a drawer extension on the bottom drawer and you can easily find these on amazon.
We also bet you could easily buy some material to make a cat scratch and line it up and paste it on the side of the dresser, so your cat can dig its claws in there.
Now, go get started!
We wish you lots of luck on your concealed dresser drawer litter box project.
Feel free to post your questions and pics in the comments, so we can see what you did.
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