Lessons from 5 Homes Where Cats Rule
These cat-loving homeowners didn't just buy a scratching post for their feline friends; they had their homes customised
2. The catwalk
Home: HDB flat in Punggol
Designer: The Association
Cat-friendly features: A catwalk dropped from the ceiling is built along the perimeter of this home’s living and dining space. On one end, it features a ramp and cantilevered jumping platforms, and on the other, a scratching post that culminates in a porthole to the cat’s ‘room’.
Home: HDB flat in Punggol
Designer: The Association
Cat-friendly features: A catwalk dropped from the ceiling is built along the perimeter of this home’s living and dining space. On one end, it features a ramp and cantilevered jumping platforms, and on the other, a scratching post that culminates in a porthole to the cat’s ‘room’.
3. Above and beyond
Home: Scandi-style maisonette in Serangoon North
Designer: Xin Concept
Cat-friendly features: Wall-mounted wood planks form a stairway towards the scratching post at the sunny lounge area, where the cat can stretch out and bask in the warmth.
Home: Scandi-style maisonette in Serangoon North
Designer: Xin Concept
Cat-friendly features: Wall-mounted wood planks form a stairway towards the scratching post at the sunny lounge area, where the cat can stretch out and bask in the warmth.
4. Viewing deck
Home: Apartment with modular features in Hougang
Designer: Produce
Cat-friendly features: Made of high-density wood, a climbing structure for the cat allows it to jump from the sofa, watch TV above its family’s heads, and walk around a partially dropped ceiling. Cat flaps are also provided to allow it easy access to the master bedroom and bathroom.
Home: Apartment with modular features in Hougang
Designer: Produce
Cat-friendly features: Made of high-density wood, a climbing structure for the cat allows it to jump from the sofa, watch TV above its family’s heads, and walk around a partially dropped ceiling. Cat flaps are also provided to allow it easy access to the master bedroom and bathroom.
5. Built for climbing and scratching
Home: Versatile condo at Duku Road
Designer: Produce
Cat-friendly features: Cat-climbing units are designed in good-to-scratch veneers and solid maple strips along the stretch of TV wall. The cats can climb inside the boxes or above them. Furniture is modular, so that they can be moved out of the cats’ way when the owners don’t need to use them.
Home: Versatile condo at Duku Road
Designer: Produce
Cat-friendly features: Cat-climbing units are designed in good-to-scratch veneers and solid maple strips along the stretch of TV wall. The cats can climb inside the boxes or above them. Furniture is modular, so that they can be moved out of the cats’ way when the owners don’t need to use them.
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Home: Country-style apartment in the West
Designer: Sketch
Cat-friendly features: The feature wall of this open-plan living, dining and kitchen isn’t your typical TV-and-display one. Niches for the cat bed as well as random lounging spots have been incorporated, and furballs access them via portholes. There is also a floor-to-ceiling scratching post at one end. Spanning the entire wall, it allows them to be near their human family, whether the humans are watching TV, eating dinner or cooking.