Japanese Cat-Friendly House Designs!

thenakedorchid · 09-17-2010, 01:48 PM

Have you guys seen these? I found them on ModernCat.net

Cat House One
Cat House Two

Some pictures:

karate0kat · 09-17-2010, 01:55 PM

That is so cool.

Sometimes if I'm bored I plan out my future dream house that I'm totally going to build someday when I'm rich (yeah, right). Aside from knowing that the kitchen is going to be based on the kitchen from the Practical Magic house, I now know that I'm going to have to build in awesome cat furniture and secret passageways through walls.

RachelsaurusRexU · 09-17-2010, 02:02 PM

Holy. Crap.

That is amazing. I think I want to do something similar with floating shelves that they can climb. They have a few sizes, including small inexpensive ones, at Ikea. Even the long ones are cheap. I wonder what the weight limit is on them...

Thanks for posting that awesome piece of inspiration! The old wheels are a-turnin! (My boyfriend will just love you for this, haha!!!)

October · 09-17-2010, 03:22 PM

Those are lucky kitties. They have those floating shelves on the Drs. Foster and Smith web site, but they're not cheap -- like $36 each.

catloverami · 09-17-2010, 03:39 PM

Fab arrangements if space is limited, go up! Terrific!

RachelsaurusRexU · 09-17-2010, 04:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by October

Those are lucky kitties. They have those floating shelves on the Drs. Foster and Smith web site, but they're not cheap -- like $36 each.

Look at the ones IKEA has! You could even get those carpet stair treads and adhere them to the tops of the shelves.

Time Bandit · 09-17-2010, 05:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by October

Those are lucky kitties. They have those floating shelves on the Drs. Foster and Smith web site, but they're not cheap -- like $36 each.

Yay, another Drs. Foster and Smith fan!

Back on topic...WOW! I am pretty amazed...those are some lucky lucky babies! I would love to do something like that for my cats. *looks around her one-bedroom apartment* Maybe later.

thenakedorchid · 09-17-2010, 05:17 PM

Everybody keeps talking about Ikea cat furniture... maybe I need to check those out! When I'm an old lady with cats, lots of cats, I want my home design to be similar to these houses.The good thing is, I think you can add this kind of vertical space to pretty much any house.

Susan · 09-17-2010, 05:23 PM

Absolutely incredible! Thanks for sharing. I already have beams running a few feet below the ceiling in my family room and kitchen (not originally intended for the cats)...so, now I've got to work on the wall steps! And I had to laugh at what looks like a litter box stall next to the toilet.

Kobster · 09-18-2010, 05:36 AM

My cats would LOVE that! So cool! Someday!

09-17-2010, 01:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
thenakedorchid Cat Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 197	Japanese Cat-Friendly House Designs! Have you guys seen these? I found them on ModernCat.net Cat House One Cat House Two Some pictures: __________________

09-17-2010, 03:22 PM	#4 (permalink)
October Premier Cat Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Maine Posts: 8,612	Those are lucky kitties. They have those floating shelves on the Drs. Foster and Smith web site, but they're not cheap -- like $36 each. __________________ Holly and Murphy

09-17-2010, 05:17 PM	#8 (permalink)
thenakedorchid Cat Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 197	Everybody keeps talking about Ikea cat furniture... maybe I need to check those out! When I'm an old lady with cats, lots of cats, I want my home design to be similar to these houses.The good thing is, I think you can add this kind of vertical space to pretty much any house. __________________

09-17-2010, 05:23 PM	#9 (permalink)
Susan Premier Cat Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 4,947	Absolutely incredible! Thanks for sharing. I already have beams running a few feet below the ceiling in my family room and kitchen (not originally intended for the cats)...so, now I've got to work on the wall steps! And I had to laugh at what looks like a litter box stall next to the toilet. __________________ Dogs have owners. Cats have staff.

09-18-2010, 05:36 AM	#10 (permalink)
Kobster Cat Addict Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 3,098	My cats would LOVE that! So cool! Someday! __________________ Rachael with Thurston, Sully and Ninja. Moxie, watching from Heaven Kobie, Mocha, Puzzles and Tyler, Gone but never forgotten

09-17-2010, 01:55 PM	#2 (permalink)
karate0kat Jr. Cat Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 86	That is so cool. Sometimes if I'm bored I plan out my future dream house that I'm totally going to build someday when I'm rich (yeah, right). Aside from knowing that the kitchen is going to be based on the kitchen from the Practical Magic house, I now know that I'm going to have to build in awesome cat furniture and secret passageways through walls.

09-17-2010, 02:02 PM	#3 (permalink)
RachelsaurusRexU Cat Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 140	Holy. Crap. That is amazing. I think I want to do something similar with floating shelves that they can climb. They have a few sizes, including small inexpensive ones, at Ikea. Even the long ones are cheap. I wonder what the weight limit is on them... Thanks for posting that awesome piece of inspiration! The old wheels are a-turnin! (My boyfriend will just love you for this, haha!!!)

09-17-2010, 03:39 PM	#5 (permalink)
catloverami Cat Addict Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Cobourg, Ontario, Canada Posts: 3,149	Fab arrangements if space is limited, go up! Terrific!

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