How to Make a Cat Bed Out of an Ikea Storage Box

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make a cat bed out of an Ikea storage box

How to Make a Cat Bed Out of an Ikea Storage Box

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Use the lid of the storage box as your template & cut one inch around it to leave enough for seam allowance.

Use the lid of the storage box as your template & cut one inch around it to leave enough for seam allowance.

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Cut two pieces of fun fur & pin them together fur side in. Then sew the pieces together leaving a 4 to 6 inch hole to insert the stuffing.

Cut two pieces of fun fur & pin them together fur side in. Then sew the pieces together leaving a 4 to 6 inch hole to insert the stuffing.

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Find an old pillow & you can recycle the stuffing.

Find an old pillow & you can recycle the stuffing.

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Turn the fur right side out through the hole.

Turn the fur right side out through the hole.

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If fur has been sewn at the seams pull it out using your hands.

If fur has been sewn at the seams pull it out using your hands.

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Stuff your new pillow with as much filling as you like.

Stuff your new pillow with as much filling as you like.

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Once all the stuffing is in hand sew the opening.

Once all the stuffing is in hand sew the opening.

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Sew a button in the middle of the pillow to hold stuffing in place & add some bling.

Sew a button in the middle of the pillow to hold stuffing in place & add some bling.

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Place the pillow on top of the storage box for your pet to enjoy! :)

Place the pillow on top of the storage box for your pet to enjoy! :)

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Supplies

Fun Fur

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Old pillow for stuffing

Pretty button

Ikea storage Box

Scissors & pins

Andrée of @HomeShows

Looks so cozy!

Andrée of @HomeShows 7 months ago

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