Pet-friendly Furniture: Customizable Cat Cubes

Cat Livin, the folks behind The Climber Cat Tree have teamed up with custom furniture maker Viesso to offer durable furniture that can withstand "feline abuse"...

As pet products have progressed into highly-styled items that won't clash with your decor, this is one of the first examples of furniture specifically designed for both cat and human use — the cubes can be used as ottomans or stools.

Cat Cubes are covered in sisal and are customizable in eight color choices and eighteen various leg choices. Cubes come in two sizes (18" and 27") and prices start at $345 for the most basic sisal cube (no legs). Via: ModernCat.

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This looks good now, but after a lot of scratching that sisal will look ragged. I bet someone could easily hack something similar for a fraction of the (ridiculous) price.

posted by Erin K. on June 4th 2008 at 9:46am
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i love this idea, but it would be cheaper to diy especially if the fabric falls apart...

posted by little flower on June 4th 2008 at 9:53am
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I'll hang on for the IKEA hack. Cute kitties, though.

posted by clancy on June 4th 2008 at 10:53am
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$345? You have got to be kidding me.

I could definitely DIY this for way less.

posted by Melissa82 on June 4th 2008 at 11:02am
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HOW THE HECK are they thinking someone will buy it? It's something your buying for the purpose of getting DESTROYED. $345 is insane, i'd hate myself for buying something that expensive 3 months later when the kitties have shredded it.

posted by cassandra158 on June 4th 2008 at 11:28am
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$345(gasp)....almost fooled by the fabulous models' catwalk.

posted by les1queen on June 4th 2008 at 11:28am
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CUBE FEST 2008!!!

posted by Seaside on June 4th 2008 at 2:59pm
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dam cute

posted by LoriSF on June 4th 2008 at 5:57pm
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They're STILL missing the boat. A scratcher needs to be easily recoverable by the owner of the scratcher.

At the price for this one, I kind of expected it would have something along the lines of slipcovers.

There were tables like this recently on AT:
http://www.sawitfirst.co.uk/content/furniture1/cubesidetable

And there was that neat DIY planter bench, with the hole cut out for the pots (the pots were the legs of the bench).

If one can make holes for a bench, one can make holes in plywood, creating their own (much less expensive) cube table with circle openings.

Those would be nice looking and I'm sure the cats would love to zip in and out, as they already MAKE something similar for cats:
http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/200681968/Stock_Cat_Play_Cubes.html

If people can make it themselves, they could also incorporate this kind of replaceable scratcher for the inside:
http://www.mysimon.com/9015-10992_8-42813719.html

And depending on the skill of the person making it, it could well look like this:
http://purecontemporary.blogs.com/behind_the_curtains/2006/05/index.html

Which looks like a darned nice end table, that your cats would absolutely love.