Pet Feeding Station

As we prepare for the baby's arrival organization is on the top of my to do list!  Did you ever see the movie Cheaper By the Dozen? The 1950's version, not the more recent one, I haven't seen that one maybe it's the same.  I often remember how the father in that movie tried to make everything more efficient...now I'm not going as extreme as he was, but I do think there is some value in eliminating walking from one end of the room to the other to get something when you could just keep at at the other end.

So anyway...I wanted to make feeding the animals more efficient.  Originally the cats had their food upstairs and the dog was downstairs.  Why we ever did that I have no idea, it doesn't make any sense!  Alas, I combined them all!

I used an IKEA shelf (I believe it is meant to be a TV stand).  It is the perfect height for Sanka with enough room underneath for the cats.  As you can see I still need to get a mat for under the cat's water.  Peanut has a terrible fascination with playing in the water so something has to be under it to soak up his mess!  

Next to the shelf there are two IKEA containers.  One with dog food and one with cat food.  It is amazingly efficient!  

As I've mentioned before Sanka and Peanut are best friends, so they enjoy eating together! 

Valentine prefers to eat alone, but she does seem to like the new set up!