Step 11: Mount the Door Hardware

this old house editor mark powers screwing the hardware to the box to install the door
Photo: Wendell T. Webber
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Install the door slide to the inside wall of the box and inside of the door.

Attach a magnetic door catch to the underside of the top of the box and the inside of the door to hold the door closed.

Install a door handle on the front of the door near the top. Place the tray on the box and set the bowls in place.
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    2. 1x2 Get one 6-foot board

    3. 1x3 Get one 6-foot board

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