From treats to toys, cat supplies often take up more space than what you might think. When you realize this, the question arises: What’s the best way to organize all of these pet supplies?
I have made this list to provide you with straightforward, clever solutions to this often skipped topic. From the spaces you can destinate for this endeavor to how to make them look more aesthetically pleasing, here’s the list of cat supplies organization ideas:
All-in-One Cat Storage Area
Almost every Idea listed here can be applied to a sufficiently spacious designed area.
1. Closet or Pantry
Consider making use of any free nooks around the house, a space in your pantry or inside a closet. Even better, you could transform the entire closet in a cat supplies storage area! Here you could take advantage of vertical space and even place the cat litter box.
2. Laundry Room + Cat Room
Lela combined her Laundry room and cat room where she can easily fit all of her cat’s supplies, food bowls and litter boxes. By also installing some shelves, she was able to easily and safely store everything cat related, in a room you might have not considered until this point.
Cat Food Storage
Cat food will surely take the most room out of any of the pet supplies you can think of besides furniture. Here are some creative ideas to store it:
3. Pull-Out Cat Food Storage
Have a spare cabinet in the kitchen or the space to install it there or in another room? You can make an aesthetic and practical pull out cat food storage cabinet for your cat’s dry food like this one.
4. Treat Organizer Tray/Station
Treats are crucial to keep felines feeling happy and rewarded. Having a treat tray or jar station is a pretty and practical solution.
If you are invested in the jars idea, you can label them in order to differentiate treat brands and types. It’s also a DIY friendly idea, as you can fully customize the jars if you want to make them blend seamlessly with the rest of your home decor.
5. Canned Wet Food Organizer
Are you team wet food? We have a super idea for you too! These wet food can organizer will look pleasing wherever you place it. We suggest you consider a countertop if you have the space so you can make it shine!
Cat Litter Supplies Storage
As we mentioned in our cat litter box ideas post, there are many clever ideas to hide it and the smells that originate from it. In summary, here’s the best solution in my opinion:
6. Cat Litter Box Enclosure With Storage Space
Have you ever considered placing your cat’s litter box in an enclosed space? This can solve many pesky odor issues, and it can also provide you with some storage space if it’s big enough.
You can get a specific cat litter box enclosure, place it and forget about it, however there are also a few DIY cat litter box enclosure ideas you can try that will leave you plenty storage space!
Cat Toys Storage
Cats can’t be trained to return their toys to a specific place after they are done playing.
But even if you are the one doing it, it’s almost essential to have a designated toy storage space if you don’t want to randomly step on them at midnight going to the kitchen for a glass of water (Too specific? maybe because it happened more than once to me…)
7.Woven Baskets or Fabric Bins
Whether you go with a woven basket, fabric bin or organizing boxes, having at least one place to store your cat’s toys will make it easier for you and for them to look out for a specific place instead of going all round the house trying to find a toy.
Cat Grooming and Care Supplies
8.Cat grooming supplies Bag
Destinating a bag or caddy for you cat care supplies is a great way to keep everything related to your cat’s grooming in one, compact place. You can also add any medicine your cat needs here.
Accessories and Clothing
Go for walks often? Too much cold days in your area? Then surely you frequently use some cat clothing and accessories. To keep them organized you can have a:
9.Dedicated Drawer or Small Dresser
Having a dedicated part of a drawer or even a small dresser if you have too much accessories and clothing is a must to keep everything tidy. You can use the back of a closet door to easily hang accessories if you don’t have that many.
Important Documents Storage
10. File Organizers And Binders
From vaccination records to insurance papers, you probably have some important documents regarding your cat’s well-being laying around. Keeping them on a file organizer or at least a binder will help you to quickly find documents when you need them. Ideally, keep this binder in your cat supplies storage area.
Additional Tips For Cat Supply Organization In Small Apartments
If you live in a small apartment in the city, there’s probably not much room for you to work with. Don’t worry! Wits and creativity are what you really need. In this video, you can see Madeline lives in a small apartment and can comfortably fit 4 cats and their supplies!
Some quick tips for you to maximize space for cats in a small apartment:
- Verticality: This is the name of the game in small spaces. Take advantage of empty wall space by installing shelves. You can add organization boxes to keep it tidy and achieve a clean look.
- Use organizers: Any box, bin or place where you can put stuff inside can help you maintain a pleasant home look even if you have a lot of pet supplies.
- Compress Clothes: Use compression bags to store any out of season clothes, winter bed blankets and other items that you won’t be using for at least the next few months.
- Get furniture with storage space: Having functional furniture is crucial when you live in a small apartment: Tables that fold or have storage space, drawers, dressers, beds with storage space under them, etc.
Engaging activities and dedicated spaces are crucial for apartment cats. Here are some small cat room ideas!
Conclusion
Now that you know how to level up your space usage, it’s time to apply the hacks you learned! From dedicated closets to small boxes, cat supplies can be sorted, arranged, and even look good if you follow these tips!
Which ones are you going to apply? Let other cat parents know!
