A cat will choose a spot that is warm, high and has a view over one that is merely soft, which is why the good radiator gets slept on and the expensive bed does not. A hammock hung on the window glass delivers all three of those at once, and it does it in the one part of a small flat that nobody else is using for anything.

Four suction cups take the weight, gripping smooth glass to suspend a fabric cradle that gives slightly under the cat and holds them in a curl rather than flat on a board, which is how most cats prefer to sleep anyway. The cover is breathable mesh, so a cat lying in direct sun is not lying on a heat trap, and it unzips and lifts off for machine washing, which any cat bed needs if it is going to survive a moulting season.

• Suspends from the window on four suction cups
• Fabric cradle that holds a cat in a curl
• Breathable mesh cover
• Cover unzips and lifts off for washing
• Grey or beige
• Takes up no floor space at all

Suction is only as good as the surface. These need genuinely smooth, clean, dry glass to hold, not textured or frosted panes and not a frame. Clean the glass and the cups first, press each one down firmly, then load it gradually with your own hand before letting the cat near it.

Who it's for: indoor cats in flats and small homes, where the sunniest spot is a window and there is no floor to spare.