The best seat in most houses is a windowsill, and most windowsills are the wrong depth for a cat to lie down on. Mounting on a bracket solves the depth problem without depending on suction cups: a wooden bracket carries the weight, and a padded bed with raised bolster sides sits on top of it, so a cat can lie full length with the view straight ahead of them.

Bolster sides do two jobs at height that they do not really do on the floor. They give a cat something to brace against, which matters far more a metre up than it does on a rug, and they hold body heat in around a sleeping cat sitting in the draught that every window has. The base is cushioned rather than a stretched sling, so it suits a cat who wants to sink into something instead of one who wants air moving underneath.

• Padded perch with raised bolster sides
• Cushioned base rather than a taut sling
• Wooden mounting bracket
• Four options across natural or dark stained wood with a brown or grey bed
• Package size 32 x 10 x 5cm
• Product weight 300 g

Who it's for: Cats who already camp on the windowsill, in homes where suction cups are not an option because the glass is textured, leaded or old.