Zackary Tileston

Cat Wall

Inspired by several designs I have seen online, I wanted to build a cat wall of my own. The basic concept is that it's a cat tree, but with different pieces and elements attached to the wall in your home. I built my wall using scrap wood and cardboard tubes. The wall consists of a hammock, two perches that serve as stepping stones to the hammock, a main scratching post in the corner, and a box with a transparent dome and long cardboard tube. I installed the wall in the corner of my room above my bed, that way if my cat, Sadie, ever fell she would have a soft landing onto my bed. I am happy with how this project turned out, but I wish Sadie agreed with me. To this day, she has never used it. I suspect that the sounds of the drill and impact driver I used when installing the pieces scared her away from the tree. She has gotten as far as using the landing pad at the bottom of the scratching post, but that's it. Fortunately, a friend of mine was able to repurpose the wall for his cats.