We have a very exciting giveaway this month! It’s Square Cat Habitat’s brand new product, the new Acacia cat tree, a smaller version of the Baobab. Both are beautiful sculptural forms that look amazing in a modern home. The original Baobab is five feet tall and the Acacia is three feet tall. It’s the perfect [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, October 14, 2010
Dani Kilmer, designer of beautiful eco-friendly scratchers and climbers for DK Cat, is now offering custom designs. She can create the perfect cat tree, perch or scratcher just for you using eco-friendly and cat-friendly materials. Dani’s modern, natural style is a perfect fit for any moderncat home. Contact Dani today to order your custom eco-cat [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, January 6, 2010
I love this new scratcher/lounger from DKcat! It’s so sleek and modern, plus, like all DKcat products, it uses reclaimed, eco-friendly, and healthy materials. The craftsmanship is exquisite and the tan and grey carpet tile would look great in a modern interior. Very nice! Available from the DKcat Etsy shop or directly from the DKcat [...]
Continue reading...Monday, July 6, 2009
The new Wedge scratcher from Cat Livin’ is now available for purchase. This sleek and modern vertical scratcher comes in either white or tiger stripe laminate with your choice of four different scratch pad colors: chocolate, grass, ice blue, or stripe. The two panels slide together easily and have apparently been “cat tested” for sturdiness. [...]
Continue reading...Monday, June 15, 2009
When a German architect and industrial designer who lives and works in Los Angeles decides he needs a cat tree to accommodate his three cats and fit into his ultra modern home, the carpeted monstrosities are absolutely out of the question. So what does he do? Well, in this case Peter Sehorsch went to IKEA [...]
Continue reading...Monday, June 1, 2009
We’ve got a fabulous giveaway this month from DKcat! One lucky winner will receive a handmade, eco-friendly Platform C cat tower! The winner will get to choose either the Platform C or the new Platform C2 with a larger rectangular top perch in a choice of chocolate wood with tan carpet, blonde wood with grey [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, March 5, 2009
Keaton and Scoochie decided to take matters into their own hands (or paws) by designing and building customized cat shelves to suit their climbing needs. They chose to use IKEA shelves with the stainless side down, topped off with some very nice FLOR carpet tiles. The photo below shows the duo planning the project. What [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, February 22, 2009
Here are a couple of my own DIY projects that I just completed. Above are photos of an installation I did at my vet’s office (Dreamy Draw Cat Hospital in Phoenix – hi, Dr. Oyan!) I used FLOR carpet tiles to cover the front of the check-in desk, creating a vertical scratching surface. Office cat [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, September 28, 2008
These two beautiful new climbing towers are the latest designs from The Refined Feline. The first is The Everest, made from bent plywood with FLOR carpet tiles covering the shelves and large sisal scratching pads on the sides. Standing 7 feet tall, this gorgeous tower will make quite a statement in any modern interior. The [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, August 17, 2008
5-month old Abyssinian Blue, Zidane is a very lucky kitten. First, because he lives with his parents Cybelle and Davide in this beautiful modern loft in San Francisco, and second, because his mom and dad built these shelves especially for him to traverse from the kitchen to the bedroom. And this project didn’t even involve [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, April 27, 2008
I obviously don’t have one of everything that I write about–otherwise there would be no room for human furniture in my rather small condo–but I do have a few select items, including the Moderncritter bent wood scratcher. I have to say, it is one of the most beautiful pieces of furniture that I own. The [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, December 25, 2007
Introducing the brand new modern cat scratcher from moderncritter. This elegant bent plywood form stands three feet tall and can be configured in a variety of ways — hang it on the wall to create a raised perching shelf, lean it against the wall requiring minimal floor space, or lay it on the floor for [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Last year Apartment Therapy held a pet decor contest, requesting submissions from readers showing creative solutions to common pet decor problems at home. This entry is for a set of climbing shelves that fit perfectly in a modern interior. Made from floating shelf units purchased at West Elm and Home Depot and topped with Flor [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, August 7, 2007
One of the newest companies making modern furniture specifically for cats is Portland, Oregon-based Square Cat Habitat. Not only do they seem passionate about creating beautifully designed pieces, but they are committed to reducing their impact on the environment by using earth-friendly materials whenever possible. So far they have incorporated sustainable bamboo plywood, water-based finishes, [...]
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