Hilary from Vancouver created this pair of window perches for her two boys Hank (orange) and Truman (Tuxedo) and they seem to be a perfect fit! She used the trusty old IKEA Ekby Bjarnum brackets and Jarpen shelves mounted just below the window sill. To create cozy cushions that don’t slide off the shelves, Hilary smartly stitched some twill tape to the corners of two faux sheepskin cat beds and tied the beds to the shelves. Nice solution! And they can be easily removed for cleaning.
March 1st, 2010 at 11:12 pm
Those are fantastic! I love it.
March 2nd, 2010 at 12:19 am
These are cute and creative! If I didn’t have hairless cats (ergo opting for heated window perches), I would try this. I think they look modern and more sophisticated than mass-marketed window perches (even the heated variety, unfortunately).
March 2nd, 2010 at 1:28 am
That’s a simple, yet great idea. For fellow UK fans of Modern Cat, I found one after a bit of searching:
http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/S89870335
and the brackets without the shelf: http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/90136136
Cheers!
March 2nd, 2010 at 7:26 am
Great idea, and what cute boys!
March 2nd, 2010 at 7:28 am
Love that idea! So simple.
March 2nd, 2010 at 7:30 am
What a wonderful idea! Does anyone know how much weight those shelves will really hold (I dont trust the website to be honest) because I have a fat cat that would probably not be able to resist a window perch like this…
March 2nd, 2010 at 7:54 am
so cute! and the cats seem so happy!
March 2nd, 2010 at 7:56 am
What a hoot!
March 2nd, 2010 at 8:02 am
Purrfect! What a great idea!
March 2nd, 2010 at 8:08 am
Love the individual perches!
March 2nd, 2010 at 8:23 am
Just lovely!
March 2nd, 2010 at 8:29 am
Cute kitties! Hank and Truman seem to really enjoy their comfy perches:)
March 2nd, 2010 at 8:36 am
These are great! The boys look adorable looking out the window together
March 2nd, 2010 at 9:04 am
Very nice! Lucky kitties!
March 2nd, 2010 at 9:11 am
Love it!
March 2nd, 2010 at 12:50 pm
Precious! I can see that the two cats enjoy these very much!
March 2nd, 2010 at 3:20 pm
Great idea that I will certainly try. Looks smart and the cats have a great view out there.
March 2nd, 2010 at 3:38 pm
This is just what Chloe needs before she tears up my plant.
March 2nd, 2010 at 4:53 pm
What a good idea! LOL, Liz, I have a chubster, too.
March 2nd, 2010 at 5:52 pm
What a wonderful idea and way for the kitties to see what is happening outside.
March 3rd, 2010 at 7:59 am
Can anyone tell me where i can get those cushions? In Europe preferably…
April 26th, 2010 at 7:50 pm
I am moving to a place next month in Vancouver with lots if windows and need to payback my Dazey for having to live in a basement apartment since last year so I think that these perches around my new place would be a nice little gift! Thanks for the great idea!
June 19th, 2010 at 8:13 pm
Ooh! You should send this to Ikea Hacks!
June 29th, 2010 at 12:58 pm
Do the bjarnum brackets require a power drill to install?
September 2nd, 2010 at 6:26 pm
WoW! good idea!
April 4th, 2011 at 11:25 am
This is fantastic! I wonder if it would be able to hold a 13lb fatty pants?
May 17th, 2012 at 12:23 pm
What a great idea! My boys (~7 months) are getting too big for our current window seat. I noticed it was bowing a bit when they were both on it. We already have IKEA shelves in the den, so it will fit purrfectly (I couldn’t resist) with the room.