Well, we got rid of our entertainment center, and our cats have grown. Our bigger orange cat can barely sleep on one of the 7.5 x 15" shelves anymore, and will scamper up the three steps and look longingly at where the armoire used to be. So, I decided to expand.
Current room:
New room plan:
I have one 7.5x 15 shelf I never installed, so I'm putting that up, and I've already bought all the supplies I need to make two more delux shelves...this time I'm going with 11" shelves. I'm making one 11x18 bed, and one 11x18 bed with an auxillery scratching matt made from sissal rope wrapped around the shelf. My wife found a pet bed sewing pattern to make the beds, and I bought a fleece blanket and some scratch and dent pillows (don't ask me, I have no idea) to use for stuffing.
Big shelf detail, showing the bed and sissal rope portion (I didn't model the rope individually wrapped around, but rather as a chunk, since I'm not a glutton for punishment, but you can see where I'm going to clearance the shelf, and the holes I'm going to poke the rope through and tie a knot)
I'll document it as it happens
