Made of natural materials like sisal and wool felt, the Cats in Style series of pet accessories from Dutch designer Marly Gommans marries simple, eco-conscious materials with beautiful shapes and forms. Our favorite is the scratching post, above. Click below the jump to view the rest of the collection, including a pillow/bed, covered litter box, and a concept for a cat door...
The cross-shaped opening in the box, pillow and door is a simple answer that has great graphic appeal. The only design that concerns us is the felt litter-box cover (sometimes, plastic has its place!). Via: ModernCat.
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The scratching post is definatly a DIY. I like:)
I love that tubby tabby!
I totally love the cat door. I wonder how that would really work.
hahaha there is nothing cutier than a chubby feline!
I love the scratching post but I wonder how the sisal holds up without using glue. My cat stretches out the sisal on her regular shaped one and I could just see the loops of rope losing its nice shape.
It's so relaxing to look at a cat.
I though my tabby had the crown for Miss Plus Size. Looks like she has some competition.
Man, that's a big cat!
I like this Modern Cat blog.
Petco has come out with some very nice-looking cat trees (or else I just finally noticed them). They are made of "wood", but look a lot nicer than the carpet covered ones. They remind me of the Lotus cat furniture line. They don't seem to be overly expensive, either, less than $150.
Haha looking at that chubby cat made my morning. I like the felt pillow. It's something even I could see myself sitting in (if it came in human sizes)...
That's a great DIY idea!
whoa... i think they stole my cat to use as the model for these pics. either that, or he has a twin. love the scratching post!
This cat is a model for size acceptance.