Wall-Mounted Jute Cat Climbing Step

Floor space is the thing most flats do not have, and it is also the thing a cat cares least about. Cats measure a room vertically: the top of the wardrobe, the shelf above the radiator, anywhere they can sit above the traffic and watch it go by. Putting steps on a wall gives them all of that without surrendering a square metre of a room you also have to live in.

The step is a wooden bracket wrapped in natural jute rope, which is doing two jobs at once. Jute gives a claw something to sink into, so the footing stays secure on a step a cat lands on at speed rather than climbs onto carefully, and the same surface works as a legitimate scratching post at height. Mounted in a staggered run rather than a straight line, a few of these become a proper route from floor to perch.

• Wall-mounted step that uses vertical space instead of floor space
• Natural jute rope wrap for grip and for scratching
• Sturdy wooden bracket in a natural wood finish
• Options include a separate cat bed, a bed set, or a pair of climbing columns
• Designed to be combined into a climbing route

Read the option list carefully, and fix it properly. The three choices here are not colours: one is the step with a separate cat bed, one a bed set, and one a pair of climbing columns, so check what you are actually adding to the basket. A wall step also carries a cat arriving at speed, not merely standing still, so it must go into studs or proper wall fixings rather than plasterboard plugs.

Who it's for: Indoor cats in flats and smaller houses, and owners who want climbing and scratching without another carpeted tower on the floor.