'Catification' of our home is an excellent idea (and the point of all of these posts!). I saw some really amusing stuff today, so thought I'd share it for fun: http://www.boredpanda.com/cat-furniture/
Some of these ideas are COOL...if you can build stuff. Unfortunately, most of this stuff we can't buy here in Australia (if we can, I'll tell you!), so take it as inspiration for your own handy-projects.
Some of the ideas made me cringe though - gotta think practicality and safety first. For example, the cat part of the human rocking chair seems like a paw or tail will be squashed. Also, be very aware of the potential dangers of cat 'pods' - there was one recent tragedy where a plastic cat pod flipped over, trapping the cat inside. It was too heavy for the cat to shift, and the cat suffocated. (There were claw marks on the inside from the cat struggling to get out.) And we must also think about the messages we send our cats through furniture...if we don't want our cats on top of the table, don't bother with the cat grass table idea, as amusing as it is!
I have to say, I love the bookcase ideas and the under table cubbies...and gee, when/if we ever get our own home, I'll be making it a cat home too! Love the 'cat transit' system!
Some of these ideas are COOL...if you can build stuff. Unfortunately, most of this stuff we can't buy here in Australia (if we can, I'll tell you!), so take it as inspiration for your own handy-projects.
Some of the ideas made me cringe though - gotta think practicality and safety first. For example, the cat part of the human rocking chair seems like a paw or tail will be squashed. Also, be very aware of the potential dangers of cat 'pods' - there was one recent tragedy where a plastic cat pod flipped over, trapping the cat inside. It was too heavy for the cat to shift, and the cat suffocated. (There were claw marks on the inside from the cat struggling to get out.) And we must also think about the messages we send our cats through furniture...if we don't want our cats on top of the table, don't bother with the cat grass table idea, as amusing as it is!
I have to say, I love the bookcase ideas and the under table cubbies...and gee, when/if we ever get our own home, I'll be making it a cat home too! Love the 'cat transit' system!