Lowe’s Creative Ideas put together an awesome set of instructions and a demo video showing you how to make this cool 3-section kitty condo using basic supplies.
It starts with a cardboard concrete form and a carpet runner. A little adhesive (look for one that says non-toxic when dry) and voila!
Visit the Lowe’s Creative Ideas website for all the instructions or check out this video to see how it’s done (if you can’t see the video below in your email, click here to watch it on the site).
Thanks to Moderncat reader Jim for the find!
August 11th, 2011 at 9:27 am
This was in their catalog a few months back. I want to try and make one for my cat Mar. Since the supplies seem inexpensive I was thinking of making one for the local cat rescue as well!
August 11th, 2011 at 9:30 am
That is really cool!
August 11th, 2011 at 9:55 am
THANK YOU FOR POSTING!! NEVER WOULD HAVE THOUGHT TO LOOK ON LOWE’S WEBSITE FOR KITTY IDEA!!
I’m SOOOOO MAKING this and covering it with sisal rope so they can scratch the sides!
August 11th, 2011 at 10:43 am
What a cute idea! Thanks for sharing!!!
August 11th, 2011 at 11:19 am
OMG! If I had a weekend with absolutely nothing to do, I might just try to make this!
Maybe a winter project?
August 11th, 2011 at 11:57 am
Great, affordable and fun idea — can’t wait to make one for us!
August 11th, 2011 at 12:43 pm
neat =)
August 11th, 2011 at 1:43 pm
Shared with pleasure.
August 11th, 2011 at 4:27 pm
I’m making this and wrapping it in sisal rope. Thanks for posting! Thanks Lowe’s for thinking of the kitties.
August 12th, 2011 at 7:22 am
I love how inexpensive and easily customizable this is. Green carpet match your house better? Have a princess and want it in pink? I mean, you could keep building on it too. Make a pyramid as big as a wall. Love it!
August 12th, 2011 at 8:00 am
Great Idea for fundraising.. thank you Lowe’s !!!
August 12th, 2011 at 4:20 pm
Thanks for the idea. I think I will try to make one.
August 15th, 2011 at 7:07 am
I really like this idea. I think that even I might be able to do that without messing it up – too much.
August 17th, 2011 at 3:40 am
Such a cool idea! We didn’t know those were available. We were able to get a freecycled cardboard tunnel that had commercial printing paper on it. After looking at lots of cat tree designs, we finally picked one we liked from a catalogue to use for a pattern, thank goodness that we have something to start with already! Maybe this will be the next project after the cat tree is finished.:)
August 27th, 2011 at 3:29 pm
here’s the one i made, took an hour or so, http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150352174901499&set=a.231311981498.168322.754911498&type=1&theater
September 26th, 2011 at 7:13 pm
I love DIY projects! My husband would love making these fun apparatus for the kitties to play with.
October 3rd, 2011 at 7:09 pm
I find that cat condos, gyms etc are great for kittens but too small for adult cats, especially large cats like mine. I’d try to buy wider tubes and I’d cut them twice as long. Maybe even make a pile of five or seven. You could always use a couple of the spaces for storing shoes or something too
October 12th, 2011 at 9:55 pm
anyone priced the tubes, glue and runners ?
November 5th, 2011 at 1:29 pm
I made this for my two rescue kittens — they love it! It’s in front of the patio doors so they can watch the birds. One kitty loves to scratch horizontally so she’s already ripped the top up a bit but I figured on replacing that with the leftover carpet pieces anyway, and it really doesn’t look too bad. Not dirt cheap to make (cement form: $11-15, carpet runner: $20, Liquid Nails (we needed two tubes): $10-12). I also needed my boyfriend’s help with sawing the form — not as easy as it looks to get those pieces even! Also highly recommend using one piece of carpet per tube as they specify. It took a bit of effort to get it laid down even and smooth and to get the glue to grip it (had to clamp it down in places) and pieces would just take too long, I think. I’m picky about the look of pet furniture and this looks cute and modern and it’s so easy to move, too.
September 21st, 2012 at 5:32 pm
Looks easy enough and you can add more ideas to it, upright tube for those long stretching types. Also feel that the idea of covering with sisal rope adds more variety for the bored feline. wonderful idea. Tahn k you so much.