I love this simple Catification project submitted by Hauspanther reader Paul from Dublin, Ireland! Paul did something similar to what I did when I Catified my office (read about it here), by creating an easy way for his cats to access an existing surface over his desk. He simply added a few small shelves leading to the cabinet over the desk, attached some carpet tiles to the tops of the shelves to prevent slipping, and there you have it! Kitty climbing paradise without a whole lot of effort or money! And it looks great!
I love it when cat guardians take a look around their home and find existing surfaces that could be claimed for cat use. By making a few simple adjustments — like providing easy access or clearing off knickknacks — you can create a whole new world for your cat.
Have you done any simple Catification like this? We want to see your projects! Please submit them here.
Another great office! and I’m sure Paul knows that whatever the project, he has excellent “management” overseeing it all. 😉
Brilliant! Paul: If you read this – I’d love to know where you got the shelves from, as I’ve been looking for something similar in the UK for ages. The only small floating shelves I’ve been able to find in the UK don’t have sufficient load-bearing capacity for catification use (and so if their Irish counterparts are stronger I’d consider paying extra shipping costs to get hold of some).
Those are LACK shelves from Ikea.
Ah – thanks. I’ve already looked into those little LACK shelves and found them unsuitable – maximum load of 3kg. Paul’s cats must be a lot daintier than mine!
I put up only one of those shelves, and even used drywall anchors, it came down with the cat on top of it… Be careful!! No, he’s not fat either. 🙂
Same thing happened to me. Shelf and cat went flying, along with a sizeable chunk of my wall. 🙁
Brought home those shelves from ikea, and my cats, came crashing down. We instead use the long LACK shelves as they use multiple studs for mounting.