Small space - where to put the litter box? (counter, shower, sink)
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My DD is about to downsize to a smaller apartment after living in a house with three roommates.
One probelm she is facing is where to put the litter box. She doesn't want it out in the open, aka in the living room, dining room or kitchen, and her new bathroom is too small. The house she lived in had a utility room, but unfortunately she will not have this luxury in her new place.
Have any of you come up with creative ideas to keep the litter box unobtrusive?
When we lived in rentals which that set-up - we've used a coat closet. What we've done is - remove the original door and bought a replacement door. Then we cut a hole in the replacement door and installed a cat door in it. That way we could keep the closet door closed (cutting down on smell, looking at the box and water/food, having one of them use the box in front of guests) but they could get in and out to their stuff. Taking care of them was easy since I could just open closet door. We'd store the LL's orginal door and rehang before we'd leave. Take our door with us and repeat at next rental....
We lived one place that didn't have a coat closet and did the above for the under the sink counter in the bathroom....
When we lived in rentals which that set-up - we've used a coat closet. What we've done is - remove the original door and bought a replacement door. Then we cut a hole in the replacement door and installed a cat door in it. That way we could keep the closet door closed (cutting down on smell, looking at the box and water/food, having one of them use the box in front of guests) but they could get in and out to their stuff. Taking care of them was easy since I could just open closet door. We'd store the LL's orginal door and rehang before we'd leave. Take our door with us and repeat at next rental....
We lived one place that didn't have a coat closet and did the above for the under the sink counter in the bathroom....
That is a great idea and I may do it too! I rent and have 2 cats in a 1 bedroom argg
thanks!
When we lived in rentals which that set-up - we've used a coat closet. What we've done is - remove the original door and bought a replacement door. Then we cut a hole in the replacement door and installed a cat door in it. That way we could keep the closet door closed (cutting down on smell, looking at the box and water/food, having one of them use the box in front of guests) but they could get in and out to their stuff. Taking care of them was easy since I could just open closet door. We'd store the LL's orginal door and rehang before we'd leave. Take our door with us and repeat at next rental....
We lived one place that didn't have a coat closet and did the above for the under the sink counter in the bathroom....
Great idea!!! I live in a small house with three kitties and a dog, and while I have space for the litter box, I have to "fence it off" with a baby gate so that the dog doesn't do what dogs frequently do when they have access to cat "delicacies"!
I live in a fairly small space myself, and my solution is to use a piece of furniture that hides the litter box. Mine is in my living room and is quite unobtrusive.
I use one of these as an end table next to my sofa and people almost never realize it hides the cat pan. I keep a lamp and a stack of artsy/coffee table books on top, and some decorative storage boxes on the little shelf. I have a friend who has one and uses it as her TV stand (cable box and DVD player on the little shelf).
They make a large size (currently out of stock) as well as a smaller size. I like the large one because the interior also has room for the scoop and the container of unused litter.
I've looked at all kinds of different litter box furniture and I think these were the most attractive. They're a bit pricy but I've been impressed with the quality.
Oh, and I've never had a problem with the odor, but I scoop 2x a day, change the litter frequently, etc.
We lived in a small condo and had a very large drawer in the bottom of our linen closet that we put a cat door on and made into a built in littler box. It was awesome!
We used our coat closet when we lived in a small apartment.
If you have a 2nd bathroom, you could also modify one of the vanity cabinet doors to add a cat door or even just a cat-sized opening, and keep the litter box there. One of my brothers did this in his previous house.
You probably wouldn't want to do this if you only have one bathroom though, you'd lose some good storage space.
We have our covered litter box in the bathroom and it has never caused an issue with any of our guests.
It is cleaned all the time but the litter part itself is covered, well worth the investment in the covered litter box.
When I had a studio apt in NYC I put the cat box in the bathtub
I had a separate shower stall and never took baths so it worked. Very easy to clean.
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I live in a small house with three kitties and a dog, and while I have space for the litter box, I have to "fence it off" with a baby gate so that the dog doesn't do what dogs frequently do when they have access to cat "delicacies"!
