The Cozy Lodge

Field Notes · January's Habitat

The first house of the year, and we made it the warmest one on purpose. A fold-up log cabin for the cat who has resolved, this January, to do absolutely nothing.

Tripp: "This is the Couch Lock of houses. You build it, the cat climbs in, and that's the last productive thing that happens in your home for a while. A pinecone on a string finishes them off."

It folds up from its own shipping mailer — flat-pack, slot-and-tab, no glue, about ten minutes. Floor and walls are dense clawable corrugated — the part that takes the beating. One hanging pinecone critter dangles from the roofline on kraft cord, with a refillable catnip pocket.

And the whole house is fair game for claws — so if your cat treats the couch like a scratching post, this hands them a far more interesting target. If your cat's an angel, it's just a very good-looking place to nap.

The honest partHow long it lasts is up to your cat. A gentle napper gets months out of it; a serious scratcher will love it hard and wear it down faster — and either way, the wear is the point. The whole structure is the scratcher, so when your cat finally claims it for good, that's it doing its job. Pet-safe, uncoated cardboard — ships flat, you fold it.

Laser-cut corrugated cardboard · built-in clawable scratcher floor · self-assembly, no glue · hanging catnip pinecone included · a past drop, while supplies last.