A cheap and easy cat bed for balconies and staircases DIY
Yes! I finally found a solution for a perfect balcony cat bed!
All you need are adjustable holders for jardinieres (is this really a word??) and a basket / box which stands rain. You can see black balcony trough holders under the board next to Kajsa. In Finland, all bigger stores for garden supplies and plants sell those; they cost about 4€ ($5). So instead of using them for flowers, the holders keep a basket. This construction also works for other kinds of banisters, for example handrails in staircases.
My cats didn’t like sitting in the flower pots you can see on this picture, so I gave up and used them for flowers instead. I guess they were too narrow. Tessa likes the board as well, but Kajsa needs something to hide in.
On a side note: the board consists of left-overs piles of weatherproof wood I bought for our catio. I wanted to have a sideboard for my coffee, but great that Tessa likes it as well.
August 24, 2017 @ 21:11
A basket is totally a purrfect perch!
August 24, 2017 @ 22:36
It sure is! I don’t know why I needed so long until I came up with a solid solution on how to fasten a basket to the balcony rail. /The human.
August 25, 2017 @ 00:58
That basket is the purrfect solution!
August 25, 2017 @ 15:17
Yes! Can’t believe it took me so long!
August 25, 2017 @ 03:57
That is a great idea!
August 25, 2017 @ 15:18
Thank you! I felt at first a bit silly posting about it – as it’s so simple. But maybe someone was wondering about the same thing.
August 25, 2017 @ 06:23
That’s a great way of providing a perch or basket for the kitties. Well done!
August 25, 2017 @ 15:19
Thank you! Slow brains need sometimes a lot of time to find easy solutions…
August 25, 2017 @ 13:37
That is a great idea for a balcony bed.
August 25, 2017 @ 15:20
I made some wholes into the button of the basket as well, just like in my flower pots.
August 25, 2017 @ 14:31
Wow, what a magnificent idea for catio furniture! Looks like Kajsa loves it very much. Your flowers are very pretty and kitties make even prettier fur flowers 🙂
August 25, 2017 @ 15:20
Oh yes! Cats are the best decoration ever!
August 25, 2017 @ 16:49
You always come up with the best solutions! We wish our mom had your drive!
August 25, 2017 @ 18:24
Oh! Thank you so much, I’m blushing! It’s probably a combination of: being a perfectionist, being an overall patient person, and having no money (so I’ve to come up with something).
August 25, 2017 @ 23:20
Well done ! What a smart idea ! Purrs