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We Created An Indiana Jones Bridge For Our Cat

Let me just start by explaining that I am terribly allergic to cats and dogs. My family always had pets growing up and when I moved out, I was ecstatic in that it would finally be the end of any stuffy nose or blotchy skin. This new pet-less life worked out pretty well for me until I met my girlfriend Megan. Turns out, she is an obsessive cat lover. She worked on me for a while with her puppy dog eyes and I eventually gave in and we got our cat Ickle.

When we brought him home, we started looking online for the perfect cat furniture to outfit our home with for our new addition. We were quite discouraged by how all the cat trees out there looked really generic. The two of us decided to build something unique for him and with no prior woodworking experience (not even 8th-grade woodshop), we hand-built him his very own Indiana Jones-styled cat bridge. As you can tell from the photos, he dug it.

Of course, after we built the bridge, we needed steps up and down on both sides, so we started experimenting with different shelving designs and mounting techniques. We ended up building Ickle a fantastical cat wall and he absolutely loved it. He ended up enjoying the bridge so much that we decided to start building them out of our third story apartment part-time and selling them on Etsy. We received an incredible response from our Etsy customers and have since improved upon our original ideas and expanded our furniture line quite a bit. We’ve continued focusing on unconventional cat furniture ideas and in four years have turned our side project into a really cool business.

Although I never knew this was my dream, and often wake up at night sneezing, I love our three cats dearly and would’ve never had the opportunity to be doing what I love for a living without them.

More info: catastrophicreations.com

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We Created An Indiana Jones Bridge For Our Cat

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My girlfriend Megan and I started building furniture for our cat Ickle. Our first piece was an Indiana Jones cat bridge. It turned out to be such a big hit with him that we decided to start selling it on Etsy. It's still our most popular product. Our goal is to raise the bar higher for cat furniture by creating more interesting and stylish products. We create furniture that's functional, with a lot of focus on design.

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Ok Ha-Neul 7 years ago

um i would like to order one made for a 5ft1 cat please.

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CatastrophiCreations (Post author) 7 years ago

Haha! We actually did make one of those, but you would have to share it with its current owner. Tiger3-59d...392109.jpg

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Tina Hatch 7 years ago

I have one of these! It's fantastic and a favorite sleeping spot for our littlest carpet shark.

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Joe Reaves 7 years ago

Perfect spot for a nap by the looks of it. Of course if you're a cat *anywhere* is the perfect spot for a nap!

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Pi... 7 years ago

So adorable, and cats loooorve to lounge.... hammocks, drying towels, rope bridges..... all purrrfect!

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Gillian Black 7 years ago

I think they think it is a hammock

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Misterscooter 7 years ago

Watch out for that yarn boulder.

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Susan Ho 7 years ago

clever and comfortable for the pets

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Jenna Haak 7 years ago

This is just too cute for me... If someone would ask me; would you rather; ten kittens will be saved, but I will die? Or ten kittens will die, but I can live? I would definitely save 10 kittens!

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Emma 7 years ago

I took a quick look at your website, and your creations are truly amazing! You obviously have a great understanding of cats' behaviour and needs and that is wonderful and encouraging to see. And the Temple wall complex is simply beautiful. If I ever get a cat, I would buy your products in a heartbeat.

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CatastrophiCreations (Post author) 7 years ago

Emma, that's so nice of you to say! Thanks for taking the time to check out our site.

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Trisha Dragon 7 years ago

Not a "cat person". Terrible cat allergies. I'm an itchy blotchy snot wad even with medication most days. Oh lawd the misery of the itchy eyeball. Have 5 cats. 5. Have allergies but zero spine. Can't let things die because people are a******s. They know I'm allergic and eschew kitty loving desperate for kitteh snuggles family members to sleep on my face and maybe see me die drowning in snot staring at a poop speckled cat a**s. Worst part is I'm attached to the furry itch demons. 2 are still up for adoption with standards no one will ever meet. 2 are my minions. Sisters raised by my pug. Cat pug minions go nowhere one I'm scared of. He'll murder me if breakfast is late, I'm not screwing with him. Even the dogs give Invader Skoodge a wide berth.

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Ignis Cattus 7 years ago

i want fluffy fellow and sleep in there :3

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Haleema 7 years ago

Wow how clever and what amazing cat people.

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CatastrophiCreations (Post author) 7 years ago

Thank you!

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Thomas Pitzer 7 years ago

This is too cute to publish online without a warning label. Just sayin.

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Amy Baglan 7 years ago

Pet allergies respond well to allergy shots and to Zyrtec, Benadryl, and other antihistamines. Really...the joy they bring makes the medical interventions so worth it. Your bridges are testament to your commitment. <3

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Joe 7 years ago

Sorry to hear your cats make you sneeze. Consider maybe googling "histamine intolerance." If you sort out your health, you could enjoy your cats without sneezing.

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Geri Jernigans 7 years ago

Cats are having a better time than I'm having.

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Dolly Clinard 7 years ago

It is perfect

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KyotoRain 7 years ago

A simple yet beautiful and elegant bridge you got there. Can tell from the pictures how much your cats love it. Do post more pictures if you one day decide to make more toys for your adorable cats (^o^)

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CatastrophiCreations (Post author) 7 years ago

Thank you! At this point, we have accumulated a pretty large collection of furniture. Please take a look: https://www.catastrophicreations.com/ chomp-59e4...03d399.jpg

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Krista Leary 7 years ago

Wow! I wish I could afford something like this for my kittyfurrybabies.

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Marion Friedl 7 years ago

WOW these´re great, but here in my appartment I wouldn´t know where to hang such one up, eventually I could hang one into the door frame, but high enough that I wouldn´t run into it with my head??? 😲😲😲😹😹

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CatastrophiCreations (Post author) 7 years ago

Cat's pawing at your head as you walk by are half the fun:)

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La Dung 7 years ago

I want this in hooman size for myself :(

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Rebekah 7 years ago

I sincerely love this and want one!

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Lianna Valdez 7 years ago

I wonder if these can be mounted on a fireplace with the right hardware. My fireplace we don't use for allergy reason and Southern California never cold enough. My cats took over that area and they have a tree there.

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Rita 7 years ago

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Ok Ha-Neul 7 years ago

um i would like to order one made for a 5ft1 cat please.

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CatastrophiCreations (Post author) 7 years ago

Haha! We actually did make one of those, but you would have to share it with its current owner. Tiger3-59d...392109.jpg

39points

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Tina Hatch 7 years ago

I have one of these! It's fantastic and a favorite sleeping spot for our littlest carpet shark.

8points

Joe Reaves 7 years ago

Perfect spot for a nap by the looks of it. Of course if you're a cat *anywhere* is the perfect spot for a nap!

5points

Pi... 7 years ago

So adorable, and cats loooorve to lounge.... hammocks, drying towels, rope bridges..... all purrrfect!

3points

Gillian Black 7 years ago

I think they think it is a hammock

3points

Misterscooter 7 years ago

Watch out for that yarn boulder.

3points

Susan Ho 7 years ago

clever and comfortable for the pets

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Jenna Haak 7 years ago

This is just too cute for me... If someone would ask me; would you rather; ten kittens will be saved, but I will die? Or ten kittens will die, but I can live? I would definitely save 10 kittens!

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Emma 7 years ago

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CatastrophiCreations (Post author) 7 years ago

Emma, that's so nice of you to say! Thanks for taking the time to check out our site.

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Trisha Dragon 7 years ago

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Ignis Cattus 7 years ago

i want fluffy fellow and sleep in there :3

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Haleema 7 years ago

Wow how clever and what amazing cat people.

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CatastrophiCreations (Post author) 7 years ago

Thank you!

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Thomas Pitzer 7 years ago

This is too cute to publish online without a warning label. Just sayin.

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Amy Baglan 7 years ago

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Joe 7 years ago

Sorry to hear your cats make you sneeze. Consider maybe googling "histamine intolerance." If you sort out your health, you could enjoy your cats without sneezing.

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Geri Jernigans 7 years ago

Cats are having a better time than I'm having.

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Dolly Clinard 7 years ago

It is perfect

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KyotoRain 7 years ago

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CatastrophiCreations (Post author) 7 years ago

Thank you! At this point, we have accumulated a pretty large collection of furniture. Please take a look: https://www.catastrophicreations.com/ chomp-59e4...03d399.jpg

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Krista Leary 7 years ago

Wow! I wish I could afford something like this for my kittyfurrybabies.

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Marion Friedl 7 years ago

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CatastrophiCreations (Post author) 7 years ago

Cat's pawing at your head as you walk by are half the fun:)

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La Dung 7 years ago

I want this in hooman size for myself :(

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Rebekah 7 years ago

I sincerely love this and want one!

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Lianna Valdez 7 years ago

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Rita 7 years ago

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