We built this feeding area to complement the plumbing pipe open shelving we installed in our dining room. The shelves for the bowls are mounted to the wall (use anchors or screw into the studs) and the water bowl stand is free-standing. This new setup takes up much less space and is easier to clean around than the usual mat and bowls on the floor.
We built the shelves and water stand from reclaimed wood - each shelf is 8.5" x 22.5". The pipes are spray-painted in flat black.
Tips:
- trace around your bowls on your piece of wood and then cut the holes out smaller than the circles you drew so that the bowl edges rest on the wood and hold the bowl in place.
- to get a silky-smooth surface on the wood, after waxing and buffing, do a final buffing with extra fine steel wool.
See link to blog for details on the build and more photos.
