In addition to being a cozy place to sleep, cat houses can be entertaining for hours for your cat. You can spend money on the industrial versions of cat houses in stores, but they are reasonably easy to make yourself. You can add or remove as many characteristics as you want to customize the cat house for your pet if you finish this project on your own.

1. Go out and buy the following from your equipment store: 1-4x8 sheet of 3/8"plywood, 3-2x4x8 stud, 1 box of 5/8" wood screws and some carpet remnants.

2. So that you are eventually left with 2 equally sized 4'x4' squares, cut your plywood in one half. To get four equal sized pieces, cut your current pieces in half again. Now you should possess 8- 2'x2' equally sized pieces. The cat house will have a roof, floor and walls with these pieces.

3. Trim all three of your 2x4x8 studs into even 2' lengths. You have to now possess twelve 2' sections.

4. Arrange the stud parts into the pattern of a box and connect all of them with the wood screws.

5. Connect the floor, roof, side pieces, and back board to the frame with wood screws.

6. Chop a little opening into the front panel, large enough for the cat to quickly wander in and out but not too substantial as to allow in a draft, and then affix it to the figure.

7. With the carpet remains, cover the entire cat house. The carpet should be connected with a staple gun. The furniture should right now be safe from scratching and stretching thank you to the cat house.

8. A pre-made cat bed or warm blanket should now be tossed in to the cat house for the cat's comfort.

Your self-made cat house is right now complete. As this house is not shielded from the rain it really should be kept on the inside. Rain runoff, however, can be stopped by getting a triangular frame and nailing some shingles to it. If you are going to keep your cat house outdoors you should skip the step with the carpet as it will sour in the rain and sun. Adding a coat of sealant is what you can do to protect the house from the rain if you will be maintaining the cat house outside.

No luxury is needed in order to keep your cat safe and cozy. You can tweak the rules layed out above to improve your cat house.