We didn’t intend to have eight fuzzy babies, it just worked out that way. We know we have a cat overpopulation situation, so as we worked on the renovation of our 1920s vintage bungalow, we made sure we created a special space for the cats too. This is how we ended up building a “cat paradise” screened porch for everyone to enjoy.
Here are four of the cats. I keep them supplied with a pot of cat grass so they can happily graze all day!
This shows our porch after we hung new exterior siding, but before we screened it in.
We thought it would really make the porch look nice to tile it…
…and of course we needed a great vintage screened door, which we found at the Antique Tobacco Barn in Asheville, NC, where we also have a booth.
Then we added a very interesting oyster chandelier. We have oyster chandeliers for sale in case you like it as much as we do and are interested in buying one!
There are two cat doors on either side of our front door leading out to the screened front porch so that everyone can come and go as they please – which they do all day and night. We constantly hear “flap, flap, flap” from the cats going in and out.
We built steps up to corner platforms on each side of the porch and then more steps up to walkways along the top of the porch and over the screened door, so that there are plenty of spots for all six cats to enjoy the porch at the same time. We also built a fireman’s pole out of sisal rope so that they could climb up and down it like a tree and use it for a scratch post.
Minkey and Fozzy take their perches to enjoy the view at sunset.
Fozzy knows we can’t reach him up there.
Lenny, Fozzy and Minkey checking out the neighborhood after the sun has set. Everyone really enjoys “cat paradise” on the patio – even Greg and I like to kick back on the porch with a couple beers after a long day.
Have you “spoiled” your fuzzy babies with something built especially for them them? Tell us about it in the comments or show us with a photo on our Facebook page.
Aimee owns EuroLuxHome.com with her husband and best friend, Greg. Aimee sources amazing antique furniture, vintage lighting, & high-quality reproduction furniture to help her customers decorate their homes in a unique way. She loves her 8 (you read that right) fuzzy children and is renovating a 1920s bungalow in South Carolina. Find us on Facebook or connect with EuroLux on Google+. Or you can sign up here to receive this blog in your inbox.
Before I take you on a tour of the cat porch, I have to show you these hand-painted pictures of our pride and joys.
This is the photo we sent of Rudy and Jake, inset on the hand-painted pillow. You can see the high-quality of the artwork. The dogs look so lifelike I almost want to stroke them!
Our fuzzies aren’t too fussy – all our cats and dogs kick back and relax anywhere. Little Fozzy Talbot is even quite happy to make a bed out of his two buddies, Lenny & Squiggy, as you can see! But they’d probably also love some of the antique style pet furniture I found in my browse around the upscale pet furniture stores.
s, this Jonathan Charles dog bed is crafted in walnut in the form of an Irish oval peat bucket. It’s based on an original from 1760, with planked sides, a distressed finish, and patinated brass studded bands. The dog bed comes in three sizes – 25″, 32″, or 40″ in diameter. The largest size is $1495 at our discounted price, including free shipping. Dog not included! But isn’t he adorable? Many of our customers buy high-quality and beautifully crafted 
Then there’s the mahogany veneered Jonathan Charles four poster dog bed from the Buckingham collection for the very pampered pooch! This will be 28″ high and 22″ wide.
