DIY Cat Scratching Post

The finished product!

     After three years, our cat Belles, was in desperate need of a new scratching post.

     The preacher and I went shopping for a new one. We checked all of the usual stores, Pet Smart, Wal-Mart, Target, and we checked on line. We couldn't believe the prices! They ranged from $40.00 for a small post, up to $300.00 for a very large, very tall post/house. 

     The preacher and I decided that he could make one for a lot less. After searching for ideas on Pinterest, we had a plan. We had left over lumber, all we needed was the rope and carpet. A local carpet store gave us some scrap carpet and they also loaned us their carpet staple gun for free. A long time ago I had found two drawers from an old desk at an auction and had never found a use for them, until now. The post were left over from when we built our house. I found a ball chain and added some ribbons to it to create a toy. We bought some rope and glue at our local hardware store for $18.00. And that's it! That is all we spent on her new scratching post! I think it's a very nice scratching post for our little Belles!

     Here are a few pictures of the preacher and I building Belles' new scratching post/house.

The planning stages.

I painted the old drawers with some left over paint from another project.

The preacher put E6000 glue on the post and then wrapped and stapled the rope and carpet.

We cut the carpet to fit the top board and the inside of the drawers.
The preacher then stapled the carpet onto the board.
He also drilled screws into the post to attach them to the board and the drawers.

Belles checking out her new post/house.
(We cut a hole in the top drawer.)

The hanging ball chain with ribbon is her favorite part.
Here you can see where we wrapped the carpet and rope onto the post.