Buffalo Splendor: Pet Food Container

As most of you know, I have two fat cats who love to eat. Therefore, I buy a lot of cat food.

Fergie.

Carly.

But I didn't know what to do with their large bag of food. In my old apartment, I had a pantry and could hide it behind a closed door. But in our new apartment, I don't have an extra cupboard or closet space in the kitchen, so the bag was left out, creating an eyesore.

Bag of catfood in plain sight.

Unfortunately, most of the pet food storage options out there aren't much more attractive, such as this. And at over $50, no thank you. I did eventually find a cute idea on etsy seen here. I was tempted to buy one of these, but the $40 price tag made me think twice. I searched high and low for a cute container I could use instead, but couldn't find anything attractive with a tight sealing lid. I kept going back to the etsy idea, and realized that all I needed to make my own version was a bucket.

$4 bucket.

I made quick trip to Home Depot for a 5 gallon bucket and only spent about $3 for the bucket and another $1 and change for the lid. Using a stencil and some leftover paint, I went about copying the etsy container.

Stenciling.

I had to wait for each letter to dry before proceeding to stencil the next, but the entire process was still fairly quick. I even decided to freehand a cat paw in the bottom corner.