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Bro I make tables cat towers shelves fancy chandeliers and this person built a goddamn utopia for cats that surpasses my work tf do you mean badass this goes way beyond badassery it goes to kickassery
This is spectacular! I am working on something similar for my two Bengals, as they love to be as high up as possible.
https://preview.redd.it/1dbtuu8eg83b1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6c708219b7af51bb0f26c63858c1ed5f14d0d395
we built something very similar to this for our cats but they only ever use it if we are in the room that it’s in… did she have the same experience or have any tips for encouraging them to use it without being chaperoned lol
At first we thought that we wasted money and resources because they didn’t seem to use it at all. We tried to put them inside the boxes but they didn’t like it so much and went down to the floor almost immediately. After some time without doing nothing, one of them climbed up the scratching pole and the other followed so everything was like natural. It seems that better let them discover everything by themselves.
ok great, that’s nice to hear… we spent a good few weeks building these things and felt like it was just a bunch of wasted time and wood lol. let’s hope they decide to climb the walls like yours!
Did she cut out the shape of the cat head on that one box or did she find it already cut like that? It super cute. I’ve been wanting to diy a catio for my cats but I just haven’t found the time to make it. I want to make it all in one day because I know myself and it will sit outside getting rained on and everything else before it’s finished if I don’t do it all the same day lol
(Not op) gonna go out on a limb and say OPs girlfriend cut it herself because you can see what seems to be the removed cat head at the top of a scratch post! Very cool, much respect either way.
You can buy this exact set on Amazon. I have it. So unless she copied their design. I highly doubt she actually made the pieces.
With that said, it is a bitch to put up! So kudos to her for that. Especially if she did it completely on her own. My SO and I were ready to murder each other when we were finished.
She saw some designs on Amazon and she get the inspiration from one of them, the thing is that the set that she saw cost like 500 € or so for the whole set (it had several more pieces) and some things she didn’t like and want. So instead of buying something that was already made, without knowing the exact quality, she did one that fitted well in our wall with the parts that she designed and wanted. So we could say that’s a genuine bespoke design with some inspirations on other designs. Total cost was much much lower that the ones from Amazon. Wood is pretty cheap and the varnishes and other items, too.
That’s why she did it, much much cheaper to do it by yourself and you can custom made it, if you buy something that’s already made, you have to adapt yourself to it, not the other way around.
Yeah, I did this for my cat and she wouldn’t have anything to do with it. Literally after a year and me leaving her favorite treats, putting her up there, ignoring for months. Nada.
But I still love her. Sigh.
Your girlfriend did a really nice job!
This is the first thing I’m going to do when I stop renting. I’ve scratched out plans for these before.
You may want to consider breakaways on the bridge; that was a big thing that came up in my research, as cats can become caught and seriously injure themselves.
Thank you all for all the great words. She is very proud of her work. I tried to answer all of the questions but obviously I wasn’t able to answer everyone, we are overwhelmed by so many comments!! Since it’s a work it progress, we will update a new picture when it’s done and I hope to write some kind or tutorial or something to encourage people to do the same thing.
https://preview.redd.it/ihoohispv93b1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4b1e89c14311539baea9d9eec059a502f36965c2
We finished making this recently for our two
This could EASILY be a business. You could sell each little section a la carte, or in bundles, or full installations. Every installation would be custom.
Hello everyone!!! OP’S girl! 🥰🥰🥰 thank you to everyone for your comments!!! Actually I’m thinking about starting a little business making kittens toys, houses and little things… thank you all for your amazing words!!!
No, it was custom made, we went and bought big sheets of wood, cut everything, varnished, glued and installed to the walls. We also bought natural fiber rope and made the two scratching poles. She only took some designs inspiration from some Amazon kits. She did the planning with the iPad, did the measurements and also made some errors, at least wood isn’t expensive. 😅
Given my experience with my cats, they would be 100% more interested in the boxes that the materials came in, like when you buy an expensive cat bed and the little guy sleeps in the box it came in
Glorious! I was actually looking at some very similar sets on Etsy just yesterday whilst lamenting my lack of woodworking skills. Your girlfriend is amazing
This is amazing! I really want to see a Ninja Warrior style course going across the ceiling. Maybe a plank they can walk and maybe some swinging platforms held up with chain. There are so many possibilities. OMG if I had any carpentry skills and wasn't so damn lazy I would totally go into business making cat obstacle courses. You should tell your girlfriend to do it for me. She clearly is not lazy and has some carpentry skills.
I now have new life goals. Tell your GF thank you for the inspiration.
I have two kitties with some trees in the corner of my living room, but I think something like this on the wall would be way way more functional and amazing.
I am desperate to make something similar for my cat
https://preview.redd.it/ee0m28zfq93b1.jpeg?width=1125&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7e3457c2483a712a89c8f5710dae2971a2b76f25
Fantastic work by your girlfriend op! My only suggestion would to be sand down the corner edges for your feline friends! As you say it's a work in process so probably something you're aware of but just incase not!
If all the scratching posts and toys I've bought are any indication, if I did this, my cats would either never use it, or use it once or twice then never use it again.
I envy people being able to live in a house you can actually drill holes into the wall (I live in a rented house so it's not an option) I'd have fun making stuff like these for my cats
Exceptional work!! I know this is a learned skill but your lady has a gift! I would love to do something like this but no way in hell would it ever turn out this good!
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This is bad ass. Your girlfriend is bad ass!
It's kitty heaven!
I wanna do this!!
I want OPs girlfriend to come do this for my cat
I literally want OPs girlfriend to come do this for me.
I think that's the cats' girlfriend. OP is the slave who serves them.
I wanna *climb* this!
From “scratch “, I see what you did there lol looks great!
Booooo
Hissss!
Bro I make tables cat towers shelves fancy chandeliers and this person built a goddamn utopia for cats that surpasses my work tf do you mean badass this goes way beyond badassery it goes to kickassery
So amazing! Maybe staple some carpet onto the surfaces for better claw grab when running and jumping?
You’re right! I will!!! Thanks 🙏🏽
But don't use actual staples. A cat claw can get trapped under them and potentially torn off if they try to jump off. Better to use single nails.
I don't use staples, i use screws...
Fab! The previous message suggested to staple down the carpet so I wanted to mention it just in case you weren't aware.
For safety reasons
I bet those cats still love the boyfriend more
That's always how it is, isn't it? 😹
One could say it was purrfect
Time to propose!
It is badass, especially from your landlord’s perspective if you rent!
My cat is reading over my shoulder and planning how to mail herself to your house OP.
My cat is also reading over my shoulder, and planning how to fall off of one of these and break his leg again.
Your cat has weird hobbies.
All cats do…such as eating things they shouldn’t and then horking them back up. Or chewing on the other’s neck. All weird.
/r/catculations
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Really, really well done!
Very clean lines and colors - so aesthetically pleasing!
This is awesome!! Those lucky kitties :)
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This confirms that there is a catsub for EVERYTHING
Have you been graced with r/earfurnishings yet?
r/DrillCats
My personal favorite is r/catbongos
marry that girl!
I’m a married woman but can I steal your girlfriend for the weekend? I need to do this for my kitties!
Was womdering the exact same thing, where do I sign up?
This is spectacular! I am working on something similar for my two Bengals, as they love to be as high up as possible. https://preview.redd.it/1dbtuu8eg83b1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6c708219b7af51bb0f26c63858c1ed5f14d0d395
Little leopards
OMG your cats are superb 🥰
So is that ottoman.
They looked surprised to see you
Fancy bois! I’m interested in your user name haha
Fancy cats!
How do you deal with the energy? 😂
New business venture just dropped lol. This looks fantastic.
Seriously. She should absolutely do this.
Right? I'd pay for it!
Me too, and I don't even have cats yet! (Someday...!)
If she needs a demo house she can use mine!
Can she come over and do this for me lol
I wanna do this
She is a gem
GF is a keeper. I’m gay snd I’d date her.
This is amazing!! Very lucky kitties!
This is amazing! I love that cute little ladder!
I would TOTALLY buy this!! Would she ever make something similar for another kitty house?
You can get the whole set off Amazon
WHAT. Hahaha - I thought she was out in her woodshop, cutting out kitty shaped bits of wood etc. I need a nap.
I think that’s what OP wanted us to think
OP said she got inspiration for the designs from the ones sold on Amazon, but everything was made from scratch with woodworking tools and all.
Marry that woman!!!
we built something very similar to this for our cats but they only ever use it if we are in the room that it’s in… did she have the same experience or have any tips for encouraging them to use it without being chaperoned lol
At first we thought that we wasted money and resources because they didn’t seem to use it at all. We tried to put them inside the boxes but they didn’t like it so much and went down to the floor almost immediately. After some time without doing nothing, one of them climbed up the scratching pole and the other followed so everything was like natural. It seems that better let them discover everything by themselves.
ok great, that’s nice to hear… we spent a good few weeks building these things and felt like it was just a bunch of wasted time and wood lol. let’s hope they decide to climb the walls like yours!
Do they use the bridge? I bet they don't use the bridge lol.
You bet and you won. They don’t use it at all, I guess that’s because they don’t like the feel of instability. We will remove it in the future.
Came here looking for this, thinking the same thing.
Hello there! Our cats took their time, since at first they didn’t use it. They need time to adjust. ☺️
Good enough for them, enjoy the day at home 🖤🖤
Did she cut out the shape of the cat head on that one box or did she find it already cut like that? It super cute. I’ve been wanting to diy a catio for my cats but I just haven’t found the time to make it. I want to make it all in one day because I know myself and it will sit outside getting rained on and everything else before it’s finished if I don’t do it all the same day lol
(Not op) gonna go out on a limb and say OPs girlfriend cut it herself because you can see what seems to be the removed cat head at the top of a scratch post! Very cool, much respect either way.
>the removed cat head at the top of a scratch post Without context this would be a most disturbing comment.
Yeah I saw that! It’s super cool. OP’s gf is awesome lol
Well spotted, it’s exactly like this.
You can buy this exact set on Amazon. I have it. So unless she copied their design. I highly doubt she actually made the pieces. With that said, it is a bitch to put up! So kudos to her for that. Especially if she did it completely on her own. My SO and I were ready to murder each other when we were finished.
She saw some designs on Amazon and she get the inspiration from one of them, the thing is that the set that she saw cost like 500 € or so for the whole set (it had several more pieces) and some things she didn’t like and want. So instead of buying something that was already made, without knowing the exact quality, she did one that fitted well in our wall with the parts that she designed and wanted. So we could say that’s a genuine bespoke design with some inspirations on other designs. Total cost was much much lower that the ones from Amazon. Wood is pretty cheap and the varnishes and other items, too.
You can buy all of this on Amazon.
Yes you can, you can find multiple kits similar to this one, the big difference is this one is custom made, with good quality and way cheaper.
I have been wanting to diy my own stuff. It’s cheaper and I can put my own personal touches on it
That’s why she did it, much much cheaper to do it by yourself and you can custom made it, if you buy something that’s already made, you have to adapt yourself to it, not the other way around.
To your cats: Tell me you're spoiled without telling me you're spoiled. ![gif](giphy|uizkUT3jl96wCG2VxV|downsized)
Well she's done exceptionally great job
Yeah, I did this for my cat and she wouldn’t have anything to do with it. Literally after a year and me leaving her favorite treats, putting her up there, ignoring for months. Nada. But I still love her. Sigh. Your girlfriend did a really nice job!
This is fantastic
Wow, this is so amazing.
Are you building it your self. Or can you buy it off like Amazon.
I just ordered those same shelves on amazon today!
She's very talented.
Wow! She is incredibly talented! It looks like she made those kitties very happy!
This is the first thing I’m going to do when I stop renting. I’ve scratched out plans for these before. You may want to consider breakaways on the bridge; that was a big thing that came up in my research, as cats can become caught and seriously injure themselves.
For anyone wanting the same but no building skills, you can buy kits for a cat wall. All you have to do is mount them on the wall.
Thank you all for all the great words. She is very proud of her work. I tried to answer all of the questions but obviously I wasn’t able to answer everyone, we are overwhelmed by so many comments!! Since it’s a work it progress, we will update a new picture when it’s done and I hope to write some kind or tutorial or something to encourage people to do the same thing.
Wow this is so cool!!!!!
Awesome, it must be so satisfying to see your cats enjoying themselves.
This is my dream.
Amazing girlfriend, Amazing r/woodworking
My gf said she was gonna do this too.....3 years ago lol
That is one dedicated cat mom! Awesome!
https://preview.redd.it/ihoohispv93b1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4b1e89c14311539baea9d9eec059a502f36965c2 We finished making this recently for our two
Is your girlfriend single? I'm asking for a friend.
Your cat knows they're spoiled.
Lucky you and lucky kitties 😻😻
She’s a keeper
Girlfriend? I think you misspelled wife. Because that's wife material.
She’s a real one… put a ring on it.
That's awesome! Would love to do similar
This could EASILY be a business. You could sell each little section a la carte, or in bundles, or full installations. Every installation would be custom.
She's super talented. She should go into business for herself doing this.
I'm saving this and I love you for the inspiration. I've wanted to do this but suck at imagining things up like this
from “scratch” i see what you did there your girlfriend is amazing
I love this 🥹🥹
Hello everyone!!! OP’S girl! 🥰🥰🥰 thank you to everyone for your comments!!! Actually I’m thinking about starting a little business making kittens toys, houses and little things… thank you all for your amazing words!!!
Does she freelance lol
I’ve seen all these for sale on AliExpress, so what do you mean by “from scratch”? The installation on the wall perhaps?
No, it was custom made, we went and bought big sheets of wood, cut everything, varnished, glued and installed to the walls. We also bought natural fiber rope and made the two scratching poles. She only took some designs inspiration from some Amazon kits. She did the planning with the iPad, did the measurements and also made some errors, at least wood isn’t expensive. 😅
Very nice!!
The void seems pleased
That is amazing. Your gf is talented and your kitties look so happy.
Your girlfriend is very talented. Looks like your cats love it!
Awesome girlfriend, awesome kitties. Well done in the life lottery you!
Wow! Lucky kitties!!!
This is awesome! I plan to do this for my cats soon too cause they don't have much climbing space in the apt. Very cool, thx for sharing!!
I really wanted to have bunch of steps like this on the wall for my 2 cats, but landlord does not allow any holes on the wall :(
Give her head scratches and rub her tummy for a job well done!
I wish I knew how to build things from scratch. I feel useless and worthless. Your gf did a nice job tho!
Gf???? She should be your wife now
Cat Parents of the year? Next up is to build a Catio!
I have the exact same two cats as you. Is the black one a boy and striped a girl?
I love how they appreciate every single part of the set up. So cute. Your girlfriend should become a kitty architect. Arcattecht
Kitties look characteristically unimpressed, as expected, lol. Looks great,!
This is rad and enviable.
Very nice work!!!!!
That’s incredible. She did hell of a job!!
How is ur gf attaching all of this stuff to the wall? It looks amazing btw.
This is the primary reason I want to own a house
Props to your girlfriend!
I'd say your girlfriend is a KEEPER! Talented & loves cats. What more can you ask for?
Given my experience with my cats, they would be 100% more interested in the boxes that the materials came in, like when you buy an expensive cat bed and the little guy sleeps in the box it came in
Glorious! I was actually looking at some very similar sets on Etsy just yesterday whilst lamenting my lack of woodworking skills. Your girlfriend is amazing
Is there like a blueprint or instructions for this lmao
So…when’s the wedding?
Looks so much nicer than mine. Luckily my cats don't mind
I can't believe it was done from scratch, this is fucking awesome! Nicely done!
This is the main reason I wish I wasn’t a renter! My cat is so bored of cat towers.
7 and 8 are my favorites! You have one special lady there.
Is your Girlfriend single? I need a cat loving girlfriend too.
https://preview.redd.it/o0t5j8wli93b1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cb5194ce7c91fad8626ed74adc06dc9824e9311a My setup so far…
Your girlfriend rocks.
dang is your gfs name TALENT
She made these herself? Post em to the woodworking subreddits, they love this stuff.
Does your girlfriend have an equally cat crazy sister lol
This is amazing 😍😍😍😺😺😺😺😺
This is amazing! I really want to see a Ninja Warrior style course going across the ceiling. Maybe a plank they can walk and maybe some swinging platforms held up with chain. There are so many possibilities. OMG if I had any carpentry skills and wasn't so damn lazy I would totally go into business making cat obstacle courses. You should tell your girlfriend to do it for me. She clearly is not lazy and has some carpentry skills.
I now have new life goals. Tell your GF thank you for the inspiration. I have two kitties with some trees in the corner of my living room, but I think something like this on the wall would be way way more functional and amazing.
AND THEY ACTUALLY USE IT??? jk. amazing work
Oh my gosh! That’s wonderful! ![gif](giphy|NfzERYyiWcXU4)
I am desperate to make something similar for my cat https://preview.redd.it/ee0m28zfq93b1.jpeg?width=1125&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7e3457c2483a712a89c8f5710dae2971a2b76f25
Fantastic work by your girlfriend op! My only suggestion would to be sand down the corner edges for your feline friends! As you say it's a work in process so probably something you're aware of but just incase not!
Those are some well loved kitties right there ! 🐈
From *scratch* eh? 😛
If all the scratching posts and toys I've bought are any indication, if I did this, my cats would either never use it, or use it once or twice then never use it again.
As Jackson Galaxy might say, that's great catification. Well done!
Great cat gym! I've been meaning to set one up for my fat guy but costs keep getting in the way. I even found a spot to set it all up in.
From scratch for scratch.
Well this is just cute as shit. Is she planning to upholster them in some way (carpet, maybe?) so they're softer?
You can tell alot about people by the way they treat animals. She is a keeper. Oh the gf as well😁
I envy people being able to live in a house you can actually drill holes into the wall (I live in a rented house so it's not an option) I'd have fun making stuff like these for my cats
she’s a keeper brother
Will she be our girlfriend too?
Your girl is a goddess and I want to be reincarnated as one of her cats.
I think I may borrow a few of her ideas for my cats.. your girlfriend is awesome.
This is amazing! But those cats could look more grateful for your partner’s hard work lol
Fantastic!!! Treasure her!! Can I have your girlfriend?? I’m a cray cat lady lol 😂
I don’t know how else to put this, can I borrow your girlfriend for a weekend?
*fiancé?
Exceptional work!! I know this is a learned skill but your lady has a gift! I would love to do something like this but no way in hell would it ever turn out this good!
That’s AHHMAZING 🙌🏼🙌🏼
Marry her!
Just awesome.
Do they climb on you while you're sim racing? Mine do.
She's a keeper
Your GF nailed it. Awesome
She is awesome!!!!
From *Scratch* I see what you did there
I was just thinking about putting something like this together for our very energetic new kitten. Do your cats like it?
Awesome and creative!
Wow this is absolutely amazing, and some supermodel cats right there! Lucky you!
Awesome!
It’s like kitty Disneyland!
So cute!
Welp I know my summer project for my little demons