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The Modkat Litter Box
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Name: Modkat Litter Box Price: $180 Rating: Recommend* Right before we got our new kitten, we started shopping around for an alternative to the litter box we'd been hauling around for years. We nee...

Sari's DIY Cat Castle

Emily and I are admittedly becoming that weird forever-unmarried couple who have no plans to have children, but fawn over their two cats like they were indeed our offspring. We're like Kurt and Gold...

5 Tips For Preparing The Apartment For A New Kitty

When my beloved Coco died 2 months ago I was bereft. She had been my constant companion at home. She jingle jangled her way down the stairs to greet me, she hopped up on the couch as soon as I sat d...

Look! Small Space Cat Ladder

Chez shoes lives in a small space. 350 square feet is small for anyone, but add in a cat (and cat box) and it makes it even smaller. That's why we love the cat ladder that got rigged up so that ther...

HUNDE HUS Pet House and Bedside Table

Danish etsy seller MadsHome is offering one of the cutest, decor-friendly pet pieces we've seen. Yes, it's totally priced in the category of "whatchoo talkin' bout, Willis?!", but we're going to ign...

When Bad is Awesome: Collecting While Away

For my other job, I've been spending a lot of time at thrift stores and flea markets (I'm lucky) armed with petty cash and a list to check off. Amidst the credenzas, lamps, chairs, dining room tables...

Finally Getting To It: The Stairway Project

click for more pics I'd like to fess up about a home project albatross that has been around my neck for ages now. Emily and I had started a stairway improvement project awhile back ago: we stripped a...

Behind the Blog: Moderncat's Modern Pad

Founded by Kate Benjamin, Moderncat posts chic, design-friendly, and creative cat accessories for the home. We double cat dare you to go to the site and not instantly want everything that's posted. Wi...

Good Questions: Question About Width of Hall Runner
Los Angeles

We recently acquired "A Little of This" Flor tiles to create a runner at the end of our long hallway.  We love the tiles (as does the cat, as you can see) but I keep having this urge to cut one col...

How To: Make A Low Cost IKEA Cat Bed

IKEA Hacker posted this cute pet project from an Italian cat owner who wanted to give her more than pudgy whiskered friend a place to chill: "My cat Titina is very fat, it is 9 kg and she used me like...

Look: The Roomba Cat Mobile
Can I haz Roomba plz to do yr chorz?

We think we might have found an excuse to purchase a Roomba. We'd just worry the lazier of our two cats would just resort to riding it all the time around the house. Well, at least our floors would b...

Asahi Kasei’s Plus-Nyan: The Most Feline Friendly House

We have more than a sneaking suspicion if we were left to our own devices with an unlimited bank account and a blank slate for a residential design, we'd find ourselves with many of the same interior ...

Look! DIY Litter Boxes Hidden Inside Bookcase

Ask any cat owner with an ounce of decor-savvy what is amongst their top "pet peeves" and litter boxes will likely be high up there (right next to surprise phantom hairballs). Most litter boxes aren't...

Good Question: Do Soft Paws Work?
Los Angeles

Ann sent in this great question about Soft Paws and whether they really work to deter kitties from scratching: My kitty has pretty much stopped scratching furniture, but when she was younger, she com...

5 Modern Cat Scratchers

Although we normally treat our kitties to the doublewide scratcher from Trader Joe's, we've been ogling these modern scratching posts that are more Gehry than grocery: ...

Escape: Road Tripping with Your Pet

The best trips are the ones taken with your best friend. What better friend to take along than your canine (or feline) one? But traveling with your pet can provide challenges human traveling compani...

Good Question: Space Above the Fridge?
Los Angeles

Has anybody done anything interesting with the area above their refrigerator? I have a pretty good sized area up there & am looking for some great, useful & creative ideas! ...

Best Cat Litter Boxes Roundup

We love our cats, but we surely don't love the sanitation issues they create (p-eww!), nor are we fond of the designs of most of the kitty litter boxes out on the market. We've got an affordable and d...

Cat Scat Mats Protect Your Garden

Haha...we'll admit half the reason we decided to post this was the amusing illustration accompanying the description. The other reason was because we're looking for ways to deter our neighbor's cat fr...

Rooftop Balcony Pet House

Although we don't have AT Pet (yet...), we're sure that if we did this would be one of the first places we'd check out for a house tour. Or, we might see it in the Smallest, Coolest......

Superstition Roundup: Happy Friday the 13th

We're not particularly superstitious (maybe because we had a black cat that only ever brought us good luck) but we admit that we pay attention to certain feng shui guidelines to keep the energy in the...

Look! Kitten Rescued by Vacuum Cleaner

What could have resulted in a tragic loss ended up a heroic rescue thanks to a powerful vacuum cleaner, a sock and a resourceful rescue team......

How to: Naturally Clean Up Pet Vomit From Carpet

Occasionally our cat scarfs down his kibbles so fast he doesn't properly digest his meal, undoubtedly resulting in a small pile of partially digested dinner ontop of our rug. Cleaning it fully require...

No More Furry Furniture: 3M Fur Fighter Hair Remover

Pets are cute, lovable...and hairy. Do I teach my pet to never get up on the couch or recover everything in vinyl or leather? We've blogged some ways to live in harmony with your furry friends. No...

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