DIY Modern Cat Feeding Station

By Caroline Burke December 18, 2019 4:34 pm EST

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We love our feline family members, but let's face it: Their accessories aren't always in keeping with our home decor (especially if you have a more modern aesthetic going on.) So naturally, we figured, why not make things a little cuter with a modern raised feeding station? Cats naturally like to feed in a raised position and it creates less mess, too. Sounds like a win-win to us.

We've left ours unpainted to keep a Scandi feel, but you could totally paint this feeding station to match your own decor.

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Things Needed

Stainless steel cat bowls (2)
Plywood, 3 pieces (see step one for size suggestions)
Jigsaw
Power drill
Wood glue
Compass (optional)

Step 1

You'll need three pieces of plywood to build the feeding station: one base and two legs. (You can get them cut to size at your local hardware store to save time.) Our cat bowls were 5 inches wide, so we used the following measurements:

Base: 15 inches by 7 inches
Legs: 4 inches by 7 inches

If you're using larger bowls, you'll just need to make your measurements wider.

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Step 2

Place both bowls upside down onto the base and draw around them with a pencil.

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Step 3

Now you've marked where the outside edge of the bowls will sit. However, most cat bowls have a lip at the top that is wider then the actual body of the bowl. You'll need to take this into account when you cut out holes for them.

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We want the wider lip of the bowl to sit flush on the feeding station, so we need to make sure the hole we cut is smaller than the lip. Take a pencil and draw a smaller circle inside the circles that you've already marked. (The lip of our bowl was 1/4 inch wider than the body, so we made our inner circle approximately 1/4 inch smaller.)

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We just marked ours by sight, but if you prefer to be more accurate feel free to use a compass.

Step 4

Use a jigsaw to cut out the holes (drill a pilot hole first so you can get the jigsaw blade in). Remember to cut along the smaller inner circle. Check to make sure the bowls fit and make adjustments accordingly.