A Besta bunny hutch for Eames
Nicole and boyfriend has the cutest bunny ever, Eames, named after the renowned designers. And of course, a bunny with a famous name can't live in a shabby hole. It needs a specially designed hutch.
Nicole says, "My boyfriend and I created a bunny hutch from a Besta shelving unit. We wanted something that wouldn't be an eyesore. The frame is an Ikea piece, the door on the right has hinges so it can easily be closed - the back of that half is wire grate, like you see on the front. We cut a hop through hole in the vertical piece that separated the two halves. The left door was the most complicated - it was made from scratch. It has hidden hinges near the top - so it can be opened, and pins near the bottom that lock it in place. The legs are Ikea as well. The floor of the hutch is tiled, with very nice glass tile. Spoiled bunny? I think so."
See more of Eames' home here and here plus some q&a on the hutch.
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8 comments:
I wouldn't use Ikea stuff for animals that tend to nibble on their environment. As nice the furniture may be, I would be afraid that the sealing might harm the bunny when ingested...
No worries, the way we have modified it - there isn't any way he can get to it (I haven't put the modifications up on my blog yet) - but yeah, if the bunny could chew on it, it would not be wise to use ikea products because they are made of particle board, and particle board is not good for animals!
Thats just too small for a bunny öO in Germany it could be taken away from you when you put it in cages small like that.
You could probably use it as a guniea pig, chinchilla, or ferret cage too. Very nice!!
I can't believe it. I think this is an amazing idea. I need an extra hutch and I have the same ikea tv stand in my attic. I would have never thought of this...
It's small, yeah, but it depends on how it's used. My friends bunny sleeps in his hutch at night, but he roams the house by day.
@aine, this is exactly how it is used! :)
love it! my bunny used to run around the house all day too, but at night he'd go into his (unattractive) wooden hutch) -- great idea~
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