Nothing says welcome home like a clean litter box right? We’re sharing this Patterned DIY Litter Box Cover for hiding the unwanted.
I don’t know if you all are as plagued by litter box issues as I am. But I think I’ve finally found my heaven sent solution!
I love my fur child, Thomas like an actual pageant mom.
But I’ll be darned if he’s going to ruin our brand new wood floors and rugs with his spiteful litter box tendencies after all of this renovation madness.
Plus, nothing ruins a well-decorated room quicker than a dirty bathroom box.
A TON of you were asking about our Litter Robot after I shared it on stories a little while ago.
So here’s my quick summary — it is AMAZING.
I know a few of you mentioned the price tag on it, and I can absolutely relate. But literally, I would pay any amount of money for it.
It’s the only box that our cats use without fail. Thomas is so freaking particular about having an immaculately clean space. If we don’t scoop every day or multiple times a day, he’ll spitefully go outside of the box.
Let me just tell you that is my worst nightmare, especially after installing new floors with a far heftier price tag than a litter box.
We haven’t had a single out-of-the-box issue since we got them. (We’ve been using two on different floors of the house).
Since it’s my new best friend, I decided to dress it up with a Patterned DIY Litter Box Cover that fits our design style.
Materials and Tools Needed to Make a Patterned DIY Litter Box Cover
Plywood — Cut down to one piece that’s 29″ x 26″and two pieces that are 29″ x 29″. Most hardware stores will cut this down for you for free!
Wood stain — In any two colors of your choice
Paint — In the accent color of your choice for the lines
Ruler
Pencil
Drill
How to Make A Patterned DIY Litter Box Cover
1 — Sand all of the edges and flat surfaces of the boards.
2 — Stain your 29″ × 26″ wood. The piece is going to be the top so we chose to stain it with solid color.
3 — For the sides, you’ll use a pencil and ruler to draw your pattern on. Then, tape off your pattern.
4 — Using a very dry foam brush with a little stain, brush the stain onto the pattern in alternating colors.
Make sure to use a different brush for each color.
If you use too much stain at a time, the oils will really bleed into each other.
Be sure to do multiple thin coats instead.
5 — Once the stain is dry, remove the painter’s tape.
6 — Re-tape the opposite edges to paint the accent color of your choice.
I ended up using multiple coats of white for a solid line finish.
Step 7 – Using wood screws and L brackets, drill the L brackets to the inside of all four corners of the finished cabinet pieces
Now here’s to hoping Thomas keeps his spiteful habits at bay! So far, so good and I couldn’t be more thankful!
Do you all have any litter box tips and tricks that you live by?
In case you’re looking for more DIY ideas, check out our other ideas below —
- Patterned DIY Candle Holder
- Office Accessories – Patterned DIY Magnetic Board
- Patterned DIY No Sew Neckerchief
- DIY Patterned Matches Vanity Tray
Patterned DIY Litter Box Cover
Equipment
- Drill
- Ruler
- Pencil
- Foam brushes
- Fine sandpaper
Instructions
- Sand all of the edges and flat surfaces of the wood boards.
- Stain your 29" × 26" wood. The piece is going to be the top so we chose to stain it with solid color.
- For the the two 29" x 29" wood sides, use a pencil and ruler to draw your pattern. Then, tape off the pattern.
- Using a very dry foam brush with a little stain, brush the stain onto the pattern in alternating colors. Make sure to use a different brush for each color. If you use too much stain at a time, the oils will really bleed into each other. Be sure to do multiple thin coats instead.
- Once the stain is dry, remove the painter’s tape and retape the opposite edges to paint the accent color of your choice. I ended up using multiple coats of white for a solid line finish.
- Using wood screws and L brackets, drill the L brackets to the inside of all four corners of the finished cabinet pieces.
I am soooo glad i came across your website! I was thinking of making one of these for our litter robot. Couple of questions before i attempt to build this …. What type of plywood did you use? Also, what was the thickness of the wood? Did you go to Lowes or Home Depot? I want to make sure i don’t look clueless when i walk into the store lol.
Hi! We just used regular pine plywood. Unfortunately, we don’t remember the thickness of the wood. The thicker the better though. We didn’t go as thick because we knew that the box would sit on a rug. But we recommended something thicker than 1/2″. Thomas, our cat passed away so we don’t have the box any more to measure. All of our cat belongings are now gone. :( We went to Lowes but honestly, Home Depot is just as similar! Both stores have helpful employees. Hope this helps!
Try to remember that your cat isn’t going to the toilet outside their litter box to spite you, even if it might feel like that. Their brains just don’t work like that.
Don’t worry! We know he’s not! Even though it feels like he is at the moment. :)
You’re welcome!
Is this the only type of cabinet that anyone can make for the litter robot? I’ll admit that the robot is an attractive litter box, I’d rather look at an attractive piece of furniture.
Hi Brenda! I’m pretty sure you can make anything around the liter box. Not sure about finding a furniture piece that’s already pre-made but it should be hard to construct one around the box like we did.
Thanks for the tip! This will be a great weekend project!
Good luck! Please share a photo when you’re done! We’d love to see how it turned out!
Is the cover you made sturdy? I am thinking of following your lead but I am concerned that plywood wouldn’t hold up.
Hi Susanna! Yes, it’s pretty sturdy because of the L brackets. Ours have held up without any issues. Keep in mind that we have ours on top of a rug. If you plan on placing it on a non-carpeted floor, you could add a base bottom to it. If you have any doubts, you could go with a thicker plywood to be safe too! Hope this helps!
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Thank you, Juhn! This made our day!
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That litter robot is so cool!! Gonna make this litter box cover for my cat. I’m thinking about decorating the litter box cover with some string lights :) Thank you for the tutorial!
It’s lovely. Thanks for sharing this post.
thank you! xo
I made a DIY cat house last year over our regular litter box. My babes refused to use it. Granted, they have an option to go outside so they can cheat, but the idea that there was something around their litter box was disbelieving. I think this robot would make matters even worse! At least someone is modern enough to understand simplicity is not always best. Super cute!
no kidding! it’s hard to make litter boxes appealing! haha