I recently designed/fabricated a couple pieces of furniture for my cats (Mainly out of necessity) and thought I'd share with hopes of inspiring you to think a little outside the norm on your next build.
The tree stand happened by chance when I found the large dead log at the end of my street. The perches are just cookies cut with chain saw from the bottom of the log/stand. The entire log was treated with Clorox bleach (which actually lightened the color of the wood) then smoked over a fire for 6 hours to ensure no little critters where living inside. I hosed it down a few times to remove any bleach residue and allowed the log to cure for a couple months. A large block of wood for the base and some rubber backed carpet finished it off.
The rocket ship (which is currently still under construction) was a little different story. Pandora (my Bengal) recently took to using me as a launch ramp. In the mornings when I'm in front of the vanity mirror, she runs up my back at mach speeds and jumps from my head to the cupboard we have above the toilet. It happens so fast I haven't been able to break the habit. I also have a bolt of cotton artist canvas she loves to climb/scratch so I figured maybe a higher perch was the answer.
A friend of mine found these pieces of lumber at work and the idea was born.
Since my cats are out of this world.....I'd make em a rocket ship.
Still have a little construction/painting left to do but the cats love it none the less. The inside is unfinished pine and the entire rocket is covered with the artist canvas my cats like to climb/scratch and they love it!
Anyhoo.....thought I'd try and inspire you to think a little outside the box when it comes to your cat furniture and I'd love to see what you guys have made/purchased in the past. Cat furniture thread anyone?
The tree stand happened by chance when I found the large dead log at the end of my street. The perches are just cookies cut with chain saw from the bottom of the log/stand. The entire log was treated with Clorox bleach (which actually lightened the color of the wood) then smoked over a fire for 6 hours to ensure no little critters where living inside. I hosed it down a few times to remove any bleach residue and allowed the log to cure for a couple months. A large block of wood for the base and some rubber backed carpet finished it off.
The rocket ship (which is currently still under construction) was a little different story. Pandora (my Bengal) recently took to using me as a launch ramp. In the mornings when I'm in front of the vanity mirror, she runs up my back at mach speeds and jumps from my head to the cupboard we have above the toilet. It happens so fast I haven't been able to break the habit. I also have a bolt of cotton artist canvas she loves to climb/scratch so I figured maybe a higher perch was the answer.
A friend of mine found these pieces of lumber at work and the idea was born.
Since my cats are out of this world.....I'd make em a rocket ship.
Still have a little construction/painting left to do but the cats love it none the less. The inside is unfinished pine and the entire rocket is covered with the artist canvas my cats like to climb/scratch and they love it!
Anyhoo.....thought I'd try and inspire you to think a little outside the box when it comes to your cat furniture and I'd love to see what you guys have made/purchased in the past. Cat furniture thread anyone?
