Thanks Sherry :) Cant wait to see him use it.
Jodonut: Thank you! I will show you all some pics of the lil guy after Jan 9 when I pick him up. :)
Jill: Your climbing shelves look awesome!! Unfortunately, I live with my mom (I am 22), just finished school and started working, and it's one thing for me to build cat furniture, but Im not sure how my mom would feel about me drilling into the studs for the shelves. I will have to ask her, although I know how to fix the holes in drywall so it wouldn't be too hard.
Brian: Thank you! Your advice in your earlier post helped me a lot and will continue to help with my future projects. Many thanks :)
Here is a picture of my cat-tree-bed (just the frame, needs carpeting now): I really didn't get much time to work on this at all yesterday but I am going to start carpeting it today and hopefully I can post a finished picture soon. Also, the steps on the left side, the scratching post and the ladder poles at the front (near the hole) are not secured permanently yet. So if you have any ideas to make it better, you are welcome to share :)
For anyone who is interested in overall pricing of my projects:
The first picture I posted of the mid-sized climbing tree->
$18 for a 3/4" sheet of OSB (had a bunch leftover for next project too), $5 for leftover 2x4's, $5 of old screws, $10 of old leftover carpets and one new accent carpet for $6.
Total = ~$48 CAD (with leftover 3/4" OSB)
This next climbing tree-bed->
$8 for 1/2" sheet of OSB, $15 for lumber, $10 for screws, $50 for large 4' x 10' sheet of carpet (will have some leftovers too), two accent carpets for $6 each.
Total = ~$95 CAD (with leftover carpets, 1/2" OSB and lumber)
The climbing trees at the Petsmart or Petvalu are nearly $100 each (for the small ones!!!), with some of them even going above $200. I probably won't be building a ton of these once I am back to work but it's been fun so far :)
Also here is a video that inspired me to do start building:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okOVxfuSYPk&t=36s