It's so easy I don't believe I didn't think of doing this. It works for both cats and dogs.

One of the most overpriced pieces of furniture you can buy are fancy dog beds. I mean, really, I’ve found my dog sleeping on the floor next to his bed on several occasions, it’s not like they will know the difference between a $15 and $35 bed. For a fashionable, yet inexpensive dog bed you can get an old used suitcase, some furniture legs and a comfy pillow.

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We recently hacked an Ikea furniture, we made ​​something else out of it. I always wanted a dog house for our half breed dog Benno (size about knee high), but all I could find in stores was either very expensive or treated with wood preservatives or I did not like it. To build a dog house is not a problem for my husband (except time problem!) but it should go rather quickly and be done in an afternoon. So I looked for a small table where you just had to screw boards on it. I find it at Ikea.

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The SNIGLAR diaper-changing table is untreated and ideal in size. Left over from another project we had untreated wood panels that my husband properly cut and screwed on three sides. We skipped the lower shelf cause we inserted a wooden pallet which is Benno’s sleeping place for years. But it is no problem to move the lower shelf to the bottom and this is the base for the doghouse. Above we now have a practical storage and the cat basket has also space. Our dog Benno is overjoyed and was sitting in his house, while my husband was still screwing on the boards.

See the SNIGLAR dog house.

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Some cat- owned owners get so creative when it comes fulfilling their cats demands.
Every Friday, Agent S and L will sniff out Pet Hacks using materials that can be found easily eg from IKEA

Materials required
Cat, suitable window, Billy bookcase, squares of non-slip rug underleys (gray squares in pics), cushion with ties on one side (colour MUST complement cat’s colour!) sheet wood for penthouse platform about 400 x 400 mm, wood spacer to lift outside of penthouse platform to about level – I used 75 x 50 x 800mm,
6 50mm selftapping wood screws, 6 tacks to fix platform sheet wood to spacer & window sill

Tools needed
Drill, hole saws to cut rounded corners of step holes, Jig or saber saw,

Find a suitable window or unused glass door. The hack does not block the view.

Planning

You will need 3 to 5 shelves plus the top and base for most cats. Mr Pluto is 80cm long not counting his tail so as he grew we discarded shelves. Store discarded shelves on the base. As cats age or put on weight, they may need an extra “gentleman’s or lady’s step”

Plan the step holes from top down – alternate left to right to left etc.
Note that the top hole should be opposite the spot where Mr Pluto’s red cushion is to be placed.
Leave half of the shelf width for strength when cutting the step holes. For 300m deep shelves, leave 150mm. This gives a step hole of 300mm x 200mm if the bookcase is 50mm out from the glass. If you can’t have the bookcase out 50mm, just have the step holes on the room side of the shelf. (Mr Pluto has the step holes on the glass side)

1. Make sure bookcase will fit window.
2. Remove back from bookcase. This provides bracing so when assembling, you will need to attach the bookcase to the window or doorway frame.
3. Mark out step holes as rectangles. Mark where the hole saw’s drill needs to go inside of the corners.
4. Cut holes, sand down the cut edges.
5. Cut hole in top of bookcase as last step hole to penthouse.
6. Put bookcase in place.
7. Put one or two screws through bookcase upright into side of window sill/ door jam to secure and brace bookcase.
8. Add shelves.
9. Add spacer timber and penthouse platform.
10. Tie pillow to nails driven into top side of upper window sill.
11. Add the non-slip rug underlays to shelves.
12. Add cat.

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