How to Decorate a Cat Door?

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I had a whole post typed up, but it was getting bogged down in the details and I was rambling, so. Long story short, electronic pet doors are ugly, how can I change that? I really like the look of cat doors like this or this, but all of the microchip controlled doors appear to come only in "ugly white square" chic.

Alternately, a way to DIY a microchip control system onto another cat door?

(Doors would be for interior use only.)

I've seen some nice ones on Pinterest, but never anything with a link to buy something or with DIY instructions.
 
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Simply add a really pretty frame around it. Or possibly paint something around the perimeter of the door, I'm sure you can get many different stencils on-line. You could glue beautiful glass or ceramic backsplash tiles around it in a nice mosaic.
The only thing I would caution is, however you decorate it, be sure there isn't anything that can snag the collar where they can get stuck.
 
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Yeah, I found those. The people who made them are much better at art and DIY than I am. :lol:
 

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I'm not too good with art either, but the last one, with the pink roof, doesn't loo too difficult.
 

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What about using stickers? That way if you get tired of them and want a change it's an easy fix.
 

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Have you look on Etsy? Leave the creativity to someone else. :lol:
 

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I had a whole post typed up, but it was getting bogged down in the details and I was rambling, so. Long story short, electronic pet doors are ugly, how can I change that? I really like the look of cat doors like this or this, but all of the microchip controlled doors appear to come only in "ugly white square" chic.

Alternately, a way to DIY a microchip control system onto another cat door?

(Doors would be for interior use only.)

I've seen some nice ones on Pinterest, but never anything with a link to buy something or with DIY instructions.
I would try decals around it which can be removed. The pet chip doors are problematic. Are used one that had to have a collar on Merlin to only let him in to use his litter box in the studio and it didn’t work so I sent it back. The main thing for us is will Quinn and Merlin use it, they hate the one on my bedroom and love the bigger ones I have into the garage and into the studio. I have to replace the bedroom one with one of them because that on never works properly and the flap always falls off, its los a bit small for Merlin.
 
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