The Cat Pedestal of Majesty

My friend Lila, an inveterate bottom-dollar treasure hunter, showed up at my house one day with a tatty footstool she’d salvaged from the curb outside a neighbor’s house. It was stained with damp and smelled suspicious, but the cat took to it instantly. Audrey enjoys perches that elevate her above the rabble and maximize opportunities for regal poses. I decided to keep the footstool and transform it into a cat pedestal worthy of a true princess.

The first thing I did was to rip off the cushion and covering and respray the legs in gold.

Then I sewed a new cushion using Chez Larsson’s kitty bean bag tutorial. Polystyrene beads hold in body heat, making bean bag cushions extra appealing to cats. I ran a tack through the center to create a slight indentation suitable for nestling.

Then I covered the cushion with scrap velvet in royal purple, fastening with brass upholstery tacks.

I fudged the corners but what the hell, the cats won’t notice. Behold! the finished Cat Pedestal of Majesty:

I made it with Audrey in mind, but it turned out to be a surprise hit with the normally sullen and aloof Yuri. Well, he is an exiled Russian aristocrat. This is probably what he’s used to.

I showed it to Audrey and she was all like, “Finally.”