To be filed under Eyesore No More: An easy-to-make, minimalist cat scratching post from crafty blogger Molly Madfis of Almost Makes Perfect. It might even allow you to uncloak your furniture and let it go naked.
Photography via Almost Makes Perfect.
![madfis created the design for her own pets, bodhi and lucy, a brother and siste 17](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/fields/diy-minimalist-cat-scratcher-via-almost-makes-perfect-Remodelista-1.png)
![if someone in your house is handy, chances are you already have most of what yo 18](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/fields/diy-minimalist-cat-scratcher-via-almost-makes-perfect-Remodelista-3.png)
Materials
- Wood (One piece cut into two. You can have your lumber store do the cutting for you: you’ll need one long piece and a shorter piece to serve as the leg.)
- Wood glue
- Miter box or saw
- Clamps
- Twisted sisal rope, chemical free and safe for pets, such as T.W. Evans Cordage, available via Amazon
- Hot glue gun
- Staple gun (optional, for stapling the rope in place before you begin wrapping it; hot glue or duct tape also work).
![figure out what size board is best for your cat(s); madfis notes that hers are 19](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/fields/diy-minimalist-cat-scratcher-via-almost-makes-perfect-Remodelista-4.png)
![the completed design; madfis sprinkled some catnip on top as a finishing touch. 20](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/fields/diy-minimalist-cat-scratcher-via-almost-makes-perfect-Remodelista-5.png)
![Claw Control The DIY Cat Scratching Post portrait 8 21](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/fields/diy-cat-scratcher-almost-makes-perfect-3.png)
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N.B.: This post is an update; the original story ran on July 21, 2015.
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