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Simple Cat Toy Storage Idea

Last updated on: October 27, 2021 By Kaylene Filed Under: Animals, Pets, Storage and Organising 1 Comment

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Grey and white cat in a leopard print play tunnel. There are lots of various cat toys in the foreground and two cat trees in the background.

Cat toy storage can be an issue when you have multiple cats and lots of toys in the house. We found a simple solution to cat toy storage that complements our décor!

The cats that we had years ago spent a lot of time outside, so they didn’t have many toys. Nowadays our cats spend more time inside. Firstly, because our local council has a cat curfew at night, but also because we have installed cat nets to limit how far they can roam.

We installed the cat nets a few years back after one of our cats was bitten by a snake. The vets had to work hard to save him, so we installed cat nets soon after.

Grey and white cat playing with a toy that is dangling from above. Cat toys and scattered all around the floor and cat trees can be seen in the background.

Since then, they have spent more time inside and we’ve inevitably ended up with more cat toys hanging around! On top of that, last year we lost one of our cats to illness and then we adopted two kittens. Two young kittens in the house meant that the number of cat toys hanging around really increased!

How We Solved Our Cat Toy Storage Issues

When considering how to store all the toys we wanted something that didn’t obviously look like a toy box and would also fit in with our living room furniture. So, our simple solution to storing all our cat toys is a storage ottoman. You can get them in lots of varied sizes and colours so it’s easy to match one with your décor. Many people use them for rugs and cushions – we use ours for cat toys!

View looking down into a grey storage ottoman that is filled with cat toys. The lid of the ottoman can be seen propped up in the background.

Our ottoman was around $50 which we thought was reasonable and it’s a decent size at 76 cm/30 inches long, 43 cm/17 inches wide, and 40 cm/16 inches high. It holds quite a bit because most of the cat toys are small (think balls, mice, and kickers). It is even roomy enough to fit a couple of boxed toys that we have. They’re the battery-operated toys that we only bring out every now and again to keep them fresh and interesting.

As you can see from the picture below even cats can fit in!

View looking into the top of a storage ottoman. A grey and white cat and several cat toys are inside the ottoman.

It is really handy to have around actually. Not only does it hold all the cat toys it also doubles as an extra piece of furniture. It is quite sturdy so we can use it for extra seating or as a footrest if we need to. The cats like to sit on it too!

When vacuuming it’s great to be able to just take the top off and throw all the cat toys in. We find it great for rotating the toys for the cats. They tend to get bored with them after a while so we can put one set of toys away into the ottoman and get another few out.

No one would know it is filled with cat toys!

A black and white cat is sitting on top of a grey storage ottoman with a grey and white cat sitting in front of the ottoman. Cat trees can be seen in the background.

If you want some DIY cat toys to add to your collection you might like these posts:

  • Cheap and Easy Cat Toys
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  1. Jeanie Hendersen says

    November 26, 2021 at 2:25 pm

    This is a very good idea, indeed a purrfect storage solution. I guess it’s high time for me to declutter a bit of my cats’ toys. Great article, thanks for sharing.

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