I was so excited when Michele gave me permission to share their photos with you which are also on the Ikea hackers website. I have never seen such an impressive DIY litter box enclosure.
They have three kitties now, Mollie and Bella who are Russian Siberians and Debbie who is the last of their rescue cats. Unfortunately not too long ago they lost their rescue Maxy and two Raggamuffins Sherman and Sebastian.
Cat Litter Box Enclosure
Supplies needed for the litter box enclosure
- my decal (HERE)
- 3 SEKTION Base cabinet frames (HERE)
- 3 MAXIMERA low drawers (HERE)
- GRIMSLOV cabinet doors (HERE)
- counter top of your choice
- cabinet knobs of your choice
- cabinet hinges of your choice
- cat door of your choice (example HERE or HERE)
- exhaust van
- motion sensor nightlight
- litter genie (HERE)
You could build this litter box enclosure with other cabinet combinations as well that fit your space better. Ikea has so many variations or maybe you have an existing situation in your house where you are able to customize a cabinet and cut out a wall hole for easy access.
Building Details and Features
Michele and Don didn’t like their new but cluttered mudroom and decided to come up with a solution to hide their litter boxes in that little space adjacent to their powder room. For them the measurements of the Ikea SEKTION cabinets were a perfect fit and turned their mudroom into an amazing DIY litter box enclosure room.
There are three litter box setups for easy cleaning and access.
Here is Mollie above sitting on a box in the background overlooking the litter box enclosure setup and below lounging on a chair. She really reminds me of our King Harry. Such a beauty.
I love the idea of being able to pull out the drawers and scooping the dirty litter right into a little covered trash can. These trash cans are wonderful and nicely hide the stink (click HERE). To me this is total luxury and spoils the cat owner tremendously. It really would make my life so much easier and less smelly.
Look at the little carpeted stairs going up to the entrance where my decal was placed. It’s perfect! (click HERE for decal)
And here is their beauty Bella Mae:
And as always if you don’t like building things yourself then the below hidden litter box enclosures a great options as well:
Michele also shared another one of the other impressive things her husband Don has built for their cats which is a heated cat house for their outdoor cat Debbie who was born on their property and is semi-feral. The house is attached to Michele’s office window so she can interact and watch their little spoiled outdoor kitty.
How amazing is that heated cat house? It even has an easy access door in the back of the house. So much better than my cheapo heated igloo (click HERE to read the post). But I’m sure any outdoor stray cat would be happy to have either one of them.
I’m convinced that they should sell plans to their designs or build and sell their creations.
Bear with me this week if you aren’t thrilled about cat posts. This week will be all about cats but next week I will be participating in a summer home tour series again and sharing a new look for our living room. I can’t wait.
Tschüß,
Ann Elferink says
June 4, 2018 at 9:43 amWe have a beautiful kitty named Romeo. We rescued him 3 years ago. I love my cat to bits but will not buy him a cat tower. I think they are so ugly and will interfere with my decor. Any suggestions Julia. He’s an outdoor cat so he does get some entertainment outseide the home. Thanks so much. I love that you love cats and are always taking them in and caring for them. You have a big heart.
Julia says
June 6, 2018 at 4:58 amHi Ann, I actually built my cat tower a long time ago myself before I blogged. And I built it out of a tree. It’s not as bad as some of the others for sale but still not really pretty. Maybe I should see if I can find some prettier ones 😉
Susan I says
June 4, 2018 at 10:15 amCat lover here. Love how this is enclosed and tucked away but super easy for the owner to get to and clean out. Have to admit that right now my cat pretty much lives in the basement so his litter box is kind of out of plain sight but would love to figure out a way to do this if and when we ever get a cat who isn’t quite so shy of our dogs.
Julia says
June 6, 2018 at 4:59 amI hope your kitty can get used to the dogs. We also have one box in the basement and several upstairs. This set up would be so much better.
cassie bustamante says
June 4, 2018 at 12:56 pmwhat a clever way to address the litter box issue! looks great!
Julia says
June 6, 2018 at 5:00 amI Know, I want it!
Scarlett Lewis says
June 4, 2018 at 4:34 pmYou should say Bear with me rather than say Bare with me.
Did you get paid to write this article?
I knew that going into Jr. High.
Julia says
June 5, 2018 at 5:37 amHi Scarlett,
Sometimes the way you phrase things to someone else can be hurtful. I grew up in Germany and in junior high I wasn’t even speaking English yet. This is my second language and I still do make mistakes while writing or speaking it. So yes when someone points it out the way you do, it hurts because I’ve tried my best to learn your language.
And no I didn’t get paid for this post. I wrote it because I love the project my customer created.
I’m sorry if my mistake offended you.
Julia
Alison says
June 12, 2018 at 4:57 amJulia, as a native English speaker who has learned two foreign languages (including German, your mother tongue), and who is also an English teacher in Austria, I was offended on your behalf by the comment above. Every time I read your posts, I’m impressed by your ability to write so well in a second language. Believe me, I struggle daily with expressing myself in German and always appreciate the effort people all over the world make to learn my language.
Anni Sutton says
June 5, 2018 at 8:46 amScarlet, most unfortunate you weren’t exposed to proper social graces. Your rude comment was out of place. The article was written for real people. I’m sure God will forgive her slight error.
Nancy says
June 5, 2018 at 5:36 amI love your ideas
Julia says
June 6, 2018 at 5:01 amThanks so much but this time it’s not my idea and the amazing idea of someone else. I’m glad they are letting me share this with you.
Donna says
June 5, 2018 at 9:28 amI love this app
Julia says
June 6, 2018 at 5:01 amThanks!
Debrashoppeno5 says
June 6, 2018 at 5:34 amThat is an amazing idea. I wish my house were laid out so I could do something like this.
Julia says
June 9, 2018 at 7:52 amI wish the the same thing. It would make my litter box cleaning a lot easier