Suitcase Cat Bed

I have recently became obsessed with vintage suitcases and have tried to think of ways to re-purpose them. Well my dog recently gave me the opportunity as he had destroyed our cat's bed. So I decided to turn a suitcase into a cat bed. She had been laying on a blanket since the destruction of her current bed so that had become her safety blanket which helped us introduce her new bed to her. She has loved it all winter.

I went to Lowe's and purchased furniture legs and mounting brackets for about $45. I could have bought cheaper legs but I loved the ones that I paid a little more for. I added some fresh paint to them and attached the brackets and legs. For what the legs were being used for I could have probably forgone the brackets but you live and you learn and you get buyers remorse but in the end I loved how it turned out. I added and pillow and her safety blanket and she got right in!

She is also currently on a diet as our last vet visit was not what we wanted to hear. She is currently 17.9 lbs and her target weight is 10!! She is now on an all wet food diet and we watch her closely as she loves to snack on the dog food! A month in and I think we are making slow but good progress!! Fingers crossed for good results!

Enjoy & feel free to share any of your vintage suitcase projects!!

As always, don't forget to be awesome!