I've been looking for months at various cat trees but they're either ugly, too heavy, cost way too much or all of the above. Then I came across the below photo of a corner cat tree the other day. It's very clearly made out of IVAR shelving, which I'm familiar with.

Franklin Cat Furniture has a new and improved version of their beautiful Hollywood Franklin Cat Tower! The new version still uses the Ikea Elvarli storage system to create a modern floating cat tree. The Franklin cat tree starts with the Elvarli post, then you add the Franklin platforms to customize your cat tree. The cat tree

Annika Hinds on Instagram: "DIY Cat Shelves🐈‍⬛💕They turned out so cute, but they aren’t perfect yet! I’m going to attach a better material to the top of the shelves that’s easier for her claws to grab onto 🤔 Any suggestions? All the supplies & paints I used are linked on my Amazon Storefront 🤗 #diy"

When we just adopted our cat, he was a whopping 10.5kg, and as a result, big and clumsy. We could not find any cat trees on the market which could hold a cat of his weight. Since he is clumsy (for a cat), cat trees which required the agility and flexibility of a normal cat were out e.g. narrow platforms.

I'd been looking to create a freestanding cat tower for my high-flying cat, Frank, for a long time but was disappointed with the ready-made options.