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Roundup: 6 Very Cool and DIYable Cat Trees

by on Jun 20, 2013

Kitties love to climb, so what better way to treat your feline fur-children than to make them a kitty tree? These six ideas range from easy to more advanced on the DIY scale, but all are sensational in their own way. 

Love this creation from Meow Cat. The instructions are slim, but it seems easy enough to make for the a woodworker with the right tools. The circles and cat-head shapes give it personality, don’t you think?

A cat tree made up of wooden boxes and a pole.Meow Cat Blog

An old blue ladder, a crate and a piece of wood covered with an old blanket (towel?) and hanging cat toys make the most eclectic cat tree ever. Adore.

A cat climbs on a blue ladder shelf.Pawesome

If you know anything about Martha Stewart, you know she’s a dog and cat lover, so, of course, she’d have a cool cat tree for her furry felines. This one was made from a fallen branch on her property. Click here for the how-to. Love its sculptural quality.

A piece of wood with a cat on top is on a shelf.Martha Stewart

More of a playhouse than a tree, this next one comes to us from Lowes. They say a ‘beginner’ can make one in a day for about $40 IF you have to buy all the materials, which includes a concrete tube. Clever alternative use! How-to is right here. 

Cat trees made out of rolled up carpet and cardboard.Lowes A couple of boxes, a utility blade and some glue is all it takes to make a two-story cat climber condo like this great reuse idea from Haute Nature

A small cat house that has been made out of cardboard boxes.Haute Nature

And, finally, I spotted this idea on Jackson Galaxy’s website (he’s the My Cat From Hell guy). Fans and feline lovers Wendy and David repurposed the drawers from an old dresser to make this inspired cat tree. 

A shelf made of drawers and wooden poles sits next to a window bench.Jackson Galaxy

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  1. Not TOTALLy sure but the plant in the first one (blue ladder ) may be dumb cane and is toxic to both dogs and cats.  Kind of looks like it anyway.  Love the ideas though good job!

  2. Suzanne- I was just about to post the same thing.  That bamboo is toxic to cats!!!!