A dog would never do this
As the owner of a dog that might have dimentia, I can tell you with absolute certainty that a dog would, in fact, do this.
We have a dog that, for lack of better terms, has some weird separation and general anxiety. Shit head locks himself in the bathroom, gets scared, and proceeds to try and eat his way out.
Such a good picture. The gap under the door must be huge though for a phone to pass through.
If at all possible, don’t put drawers and doors in places were they can block each other like this. If space is limited and there was no other choice, so be it, but otherwise it’s the owner’s fault.
Man these kitties are adorable!
If space is limited and there was no other choice
I think there’s always a choice to just not have drawers there. Like, literally just choose to have the door sweep clear. Even if you moved into that house, you can even just remove the drawer completely.
This problem is the reason why standard small bathroom layout puts the sink immediately next to the door, as the cabinet beneath has a swing door that can be pushed aside.
This is likely a landlord/flipper/homeowner special, where they don’t know or care about good practice, and got a good deal on the wrong cabinet.
We redid our kitchen and fucked up with a drawer next to a corner.
It became a shelf.
Had this same thing happen to me in a very small apartment. Not everyone has an option to remodel or choose an apartment big enough for this not to be an issue. Sometimes you’re just stuck with a shitty design.
I agree. However, they do make kid safety stuff that prevents drawers from being opened, which might prevent this. Problem with cats is that you won’t know you need something until after the first time this happens.
The one we like is basically two pieces of plastic secured to a surface using command strips with a ratcheting strip connecting them. Not too expensive, removable, no holes left behind, easy to install and use.
I’d remove the drawer while living there and put it back when moving out
Yeah, that’s what pedestal sinks are for.
Lol, since when do most people have enough choice to decide how your living space looked at this level? I rent so I don’t decide that the door is in front of the cabinet, I get what find in a space. Even if I had my own place, do you think I can necessarily afford a several thousand dollar reno just to fix this?
A cabinet of drawers is really easy to relocate. Even if you rent with furniture included, you’re generally allowed to move furniture around to your liking as long as you don’t damage anything.
(Unless I’ve been living in a bubble, which tbh is possible but sounds insane to me)
But to be fair to me, I did say that if there’s no other choice then so be it.
The drawers I’ve seen in a bathroom like this, in my experience, are part of built in cabinetry and not easily movable.
I guess it could be the case, you’re right. Hard to tell from this angle.
A cat would never design such a shit drawer placement
Had a cat do that once.
We replaced the door handle that day because of was the old type you couldn’t easily open from the outside.
Menace cat. Loved him.
If nothing else my cats have forced me to get creative about cat proofing things
