I had a brain wave about the cat enclosure – why not use a cubby house or a kid’s play fort? Unfortunately most of the options available involved too much customisation, weren’t tall enough or weren’t quite right for our needs. Then I stumbled across the Design A Shed website and found something perfect for our needs. Unfortunately they are based in Victoria and they do not have an outlet in Queensland. Fortunately the freight isn’t too bad to get it up to us so we will probably go with this option.
The number of cat enclosure options available in Victoria is staggering. Where we live, the options are much more limited. There certainly aren’t products like the one available below in kit form for purchase. Perhaps there is more demand down south for enclosures of this type where the weather is substantially more….shall we say erratic? I like the idea of an under cover area – it contains sleeping nooks and there is ample room for a litter tray as well. The wire enclosed area has an open bottom so they can nibble on grass – no doubt to be later regurgitated inside. 
I think a pot planter of cat nip in the corner will be a perfect addition. The roof has slots in it so the grass and any plants we place inside will still get rainfall. All we need to do is hook up one of our existing tunnels to the side mesh and that’s it! I plan to order it in the next week so hopefully by the time we go on holidays in September, it will be here ready to be put up. Fingers crossed that all goes well! 
From "Design A Shed" - very noice style!
I think it is a great idea
that. looks. fab!
Hey Stormy,
What about some sort of wooden avairy; with a little DIY imagine & ability you would be able to turn it into what you’re after ?
But this is exactly what I’m after – no DIY imagination or ability required. I have plenty of imagination but minimal ability.
It ticks all the boxes, the right height, size and shape. It’s prefabricated so we just screw the panels together. Then connect the tunnel and give it a lick of cream paint to match our render and it will look like it was always meant to be there.
That’s pretty nifty Kay I like the look of that..the cats will love it.
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