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Title: The best cat bed...ever!
Post by: Tiggy's Mum on February 11, 2013, 21:17:00 PM
I have lots of cat beds, some are more popular than others and some are used more often in winter than summer or vice versa but I think I have found the best cat bed in the world...ever!

Not only does it look ridiculously cute the boys love it! It's from Ikea (in the kids section as it's meant to be a dolls bed), it came with a dolls 'duvet' which I couldn't resist covering Riley up with  :evillaugh: The 'mattress' is a B&M self heating bed folded over and it fits perfectly.

(http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z202/Lucas_Riley/088800x600_zps900ef439.jpg)

(http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z202/Lucas_Riley/109800x600-1_zpsa4d936a8.jpg)

Lu loves it too...

(http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z202/Lucas_Riley/126800x600_zpsbfccf4da.jpg)

Unfortunately for him he seems to be a magnet for Riley as whenever he finds somewhere comfy to stretch out Riley hunts him down and joins him :evillaugh:

(http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z202/Lucas_Riley/115800x600-1_zpsaedf4e35.jpg)

(http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z202/Lucas_Riley/128800x600_zps90c21ce7.jpg)

Title: Re: The best cat bed...ever!
Post by: tab on February 11, 2013, 21:31:52 PM
Awwww so cute!!!

Amber does seem to like my bed when Im not in it and her bed at night rather than mine  lol Im not sure if the twitches and kicks influence her but the wake me up. I happily snoozing then stretch hear a grunt or moan followed by a thud as she hits the floor
Title: Re: The best cat bed...ever!
Post by: pappilon on February 11, 2013, 21:31:56 PM
Awww Helen :Luv2: :Luv2: Love the bed and the boys  :Luv: :Luv:
You need to get one more and make it to a double :)
Title: Re: The best cat bed...ever!
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on February 11, 2013, 21:48:09 PM
Love that  ;D

I think that Riley just loves cudding with Lu  ;D
Title: Re: The best cat bed...ever!
Post by: emmmy_lou on February 12, 2013, 09:29:02 AM
Aaaw, fab!

Love the one one of them both in it together, poor Lu!  :evillaugh:

I seem to remember a similar situation involving a bed from the auction???  :evillaugh:
Title: Re: The best cat bed...ever!
Post by: Mymblesdaughter on February 12, 2013, 10:38:18 AM
Very cute  :Luv2: Especially the one with Riley on Lu's back.
Title: Re: The best cat bed...ever!
Post by: Tiggy's Mum on February 12, 2013, 11:55:49 AM
 :thanks: all  :)

I seem to remember a similar situation involving a bed from the auction???  :evillaugh:

Yep, come to think of it it's any bed that Lu has decided to snuggle down in Riley clocks him and thinks 'ooh, that looks comfy I'll go and join him!'  :naughty:

You need to get one more and make it to a double :)

I do have another one that I haven't put together yet (bought two but only assembled one in case they ignored it so I could take the other one back!) - I'm thinking of making them into bunk beds  :evillaugh:
Title: Re: The best cat bed...ever!
Post by: Jiji on February 12, 2013, 12:50:17 PM
Great pictures of the lads  :Luv2: :Luv2: :Luv2: Love the idea of bunk beds  :) perhaps you could put curtains round the lower bunk so Lu can snooze in peace safely hidden from Riley :innocent: :evillaugh:
Title: Re: The best cat bed...ever!
Post by: funkiechicken on February 12, 2013, 14:04:37 PM
I love it!!! and Lu & Riley are delish!! :drool: :drool:

I sooo want to see them made into bunk beds  :rofl:

Title: Re: The best cat bed...ever!
Post by: Big Cat Lover on February 12, 2013, 14:46:04 PM
Awww! They are so cute - I love the ones of them cuddled up together.  They are the very picture of adorableness!  :Luv: ;D 8) :drool;
Title: Re: The best cat bed...ever!
Post by: maryas on February 12, 2013, 14:53:17 PM
I just love your 2 and I reckon they should have an agent and start modelling beds and toys.

Mary
Title: Re: The best cat bed...ever!
Post by: nickynoo93 on February 12, 2013, 18:05:22 PM
So cute, get that other bed made, so we can see them both on the top bunk!

Nicky
Title: Re: The best cat bed...ever!
Post by: Tiggy's Mum on February 12, 2013, 21:07:54 PM
 :thanks: Big Cat Lover & Maryas, don't get me wrong they are cute but I think it helps that I have the camera at the ready at every opportunity  :evillaugh:

Love the idea of bunk beds  :) perhaps you could put curtains round the lower bunk so Lu can snooze in peace safely hidden from Riley :innocent: :evillaugh:

That is genius! I think he would love it too  :wow: Just need to pick a fabric and get somebody with more sewing skills than me involved!  :doh:

I sooo want to see them made into bunk beds  :rofl:

So cute, get that other bed made...

Your wish is my command  :naughty:

Without further ado... may I present - the bunkbeds!  :wow: There's the small matter of securing the beds together but I'm sure I can find some sort of metal bracket in B&Q that's just the job.

For now they are formulated as a superking bed, with that pesky crack that we've all experienced on holiday in hotel beds  :evillaugh:

Riley inspects

(http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z202/Lucas_Riley/145800x600-2_zps8c80e093.jpg)

Lu inspects

(http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z202/Lucas_Riley/146800x600-2_zps3dba0730.jpg)

Riley tests the new bed in superking mode

(http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z202/Lucas_Riley/157800x600_zpsc6f96dc6.jpg)




Title: Re: The best cat bed...ever!
Post by: fluffybunny on February 14, 2013, 10:58:05 AM
Awww it's all just cuteness overload!  :Luv:

When they're in bunk bed mode, it could also be referred to as a multi-storey cat park  :rofl:
Title: Re: The best cat bed...ever!
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on February 14, 2013, 13:20:58 PM
Awww it's all just cuteness overload!  :Luv:

When they're in bunk bed mode, it could also be referred to as a multi-storey cat park  :rofl:

 :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
Title: Re: The best cat bed...ever!
Post by: Tiggy's Mum on February 14, 2013, 18:25:23 PM
Awww it's all just cuteness overload!  :Luv:

When they're in bunk bed mode, it could also be referred to as a multi-storey cat park  :rofl:

 :evillaugh:

The MSCP (multi-storey cat park) is not in use yet as I need to get some sort of bracket to secure it but both beds were in use simultaneously for the first time today  :wow: I did go to B&M after work to see if they had any more of the self-heating mats for the second bed but no such luck  :shy:

Rubbishy phone pic:

(http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z202/Lucas_Riley/boysintheirbeds_zps4423ef4b.jpg)
Title: Re: The best cat bed...ever!
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on February 14, 2013, 18:39:34 PM
Even your rubbishy phoner pic are better than mine on a camera  :rofl:

Your two are such posers  :Luv2:
Title: Re: The best cat bed...ever!
Post by: tab on February 14, 2013, 18:43:47 PM


When they're in bunk bed mode, it could also be referred to as a multi-storey cat park  :rofl:

And to quote the many Richard jokes....thats wrong on so many levels !!!!!


Actually thats because it reminds me of family caravan holidays where bruv had top bunk and I as the younger had bottom bunk. I do remember if I put my feet on the bottom of the top bunk and puched hard he fell out  :naughty: :naughty: :naughty:

Title: Re: The best cat bed...ever!
Post by: maryas on February 14, 2013, 20:37:57 PM
That phone pic makes it look like it was taken in the old Hollywood days - they really are film stars  :Luv2: :hug: :Luv2: :hug:

Mary
Title: Re: The best cat bed...ever!
Post by: sheilarose on February 15, 2013, 11:15:49 AM
Oh Helen, this is so sweet! I'm off to Ikea tomorrow to get a pair of these beds! Wish my cats would curl up like your boys do, just two too adorable  :Luv2: :Luv2:
Title: Re: The best cat bed...ever!
Post by: Tiggy's Mum on February 15, 2013, 20:47:58 PM
Oh Helen, this is so sweet! I'm off to Ikea tomorrow to get a pair of these beds!

A pair? As you have more cats than me you should get three and do a triple bunk bed, or maybe even a quadruple  :wow: They're in the kids section in a flat packed box...

I went to a different B&M tonight and got a second self-heating mat for the lower bunk  :wow: RRP £3.99 - actual cost £31 odd due to the 'bargains' I picked up over the course of two different visits  :evillaugh:

Got the brackets from B&Q, so may I proudly present... the bunkbeds  ;D

Only Riley has used it so far but Lu was desperate to roadtest it WHILST I was putting it together! While I had the top one resting on the bottom one to mark out the holes he kept nudging the corners with his face doing cheek rubs  :censored: Then the screws were toys he needed to poke at and tap away, then he was trying to get his nose under the hammer while I was trying to make pilot holes  :censored: For such a sensitive boy who gives himself a fright when he sees a stray sock on the floor he doesn't even flinch with banging and drilling going on millimetres awat from him  :Crazy:

Rubbishy phone pic #2

(http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z202/Lucas_Riley/bunkbeds_zps336a74e1.jpg)

Title: Re: The best cat bed...ever!
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on February 15, 2013, 21:10:21 PM
Yes exactly the brackets I was thinking of  ;D

I see Riley has bagged the top bunk with full radiator  :evillaugh:
Title: Re: The best cat bed...ever!
Post by: Tiggy's Mum on February 17, 2013, 13:33:26 PM
The top bunk has proved to be very popular with Riley barely moving from it...

(http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z202/Lucas_Riley/169800x600_zps80527be3.jpg)

I threw Lu's favourite toy to encourage him onto the bottom bunk but he looked at me like I was a fool, Riley peered over before hopping down to swat the toy off the bed  :naughty:

(http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z202/Lucas_Riley/171800x600-3_zpsc9ef2d48.jpg)

Later in the evening the bottom bunk was occupied  :wow: but not the top  :tired:

(http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z202/Lucas_Riley/181800x600-1_zpsc80c1b15.jpg)

 :wooooo: finally the MSCP is in full occupation  :wow:

(http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z202/Lucas_Riley/188800x600_zpse61ae959.jpg)
Title: Re: The best cat bed...ever!
Post by: Dawn F on February 17, 2013, 14:24:57 PM
lol love it!!
Title: Re: The best cat bed...ever!
Post by: Sootyca on February 17, 2013, 15:48:40 PM
I can't be the only one wanting to do this for myself.  My only problem is having to go to Ikea in the first place (which I hate and haven't been in years) and then fearing that Sky would break it as she isn't very.....erm.....petite :)

They look fab :)
Title: The best cat bed...ever!
Post by: Tiggy's Mum on February 17, 2013, 16:31:43 PM
I can't be the only one wanting to do this for myself.  My only problem is having to go to Ikea in the first place (which I hate and haven't been in years) and then fearing that Sky would break it as she isn't very.....erm.....petite :)

They look fab :)

Can't help with the Ikea phobia, only thing I can suggest is you plan your route and possibly cut out sections in doing so!

As for the not-so-petite Sky :shy: I actually think she'll be fine as the beds are very sturdy. Riley weighs at least 6kg and his weight isn't a problem, neither is surface area :naughty:

I'll await :need pics: of the finished article although probably best to use my tried and tested technique of building only one bed first to see if Robbie & Sky deem it a suitable resting place :evillaugh:
Title: Re: The best cat bed...ever!
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on February 17, 2013, 17:09:13 PM
Riley is scared to leave the top incase Lu sneaks in  :rofl: :rofl:
Title: Re: The best cat bed...ever!
Post by: Tiggy's Mum on February 17, 2013, 18:56:45 PM
Riley is scared to leave the top incase Lu sneaks in  :rofl: :rofl:

He had a call of nature and look who is keeping the bed warm for him  :naughty:

(http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z202/Lucas_Riley/189800x600_zpsa86c45c5.jpg)
Title: Re: The best cat bed...ever!
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on February 17, 2013, 19:07:58 PM
 :rofl: :rofl:
Title: Re: The best cat bed...ever!
Post by: fluffybunny on February 17, 2013, 21:05:46 PM
I am actually sitting here crying with laughter at this thread and those photos  :rofl: :rofl: cats are just the funniest creatures aren't they  :rofl: :rofl:
Title: Re: The best cat bed...ever!
Post by: Jiji on February 17, 2013, 22:40:47 PM
Brilliant  ;D
Title: Re: The best cat bed...ever!
Post by: maryas on February 17, 2013, 23:03:50 PM
Just realised something is missing for the boys - pillows  ;)  :rofl:

Mary
Title: Re: The best cat bed...ever!
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on February 18, 2013, 12:07:56 PM
Mine love pillows  ;D
Title: Re: The best cat bed...ever!
Post by: nickynoo93 on February 19, 2013, 05:06:52 AM
Fab. I love your boys. I thought mine were spoilt!!

Love the photos.

Nicky
Title: Re: The best cat bed...ever!
Post by: Tiggy's Mum on February 22, 2013, 19:06:45 PM
I thought this might happen  :evillaugh:

This time it was Lu who decided he wanted a piece of the top bunk action and squashed down next to Riley  :naughty:

Rubbishy phone pic #3

(http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z202/Lucas_Riley/topbunk_zpsac262e7c.jpg)
Title: Re: The best cat bed...ever!
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on February 22, 2013, 19:19:21 PM
 :rofl: :rofl:
Title: Re: The best cat bed...ever!
Post by: lau200 on February 22, 2013, 20:00:49 PM
brilliant pics  :Luv2: :rofl:
Title: Re: The best cat bed...ever!
Post by: Rosella moggy on February 22, 2013, 22:04:38 PM
How on earth did I miss this thread!!!!!!!!!!!

 :blow kiss: :blow kiss: :blow kiss:
Title: Re: The best cat bed...ever!
Post by: Susanne (urbantigers) on February 23, 2013, 08:45:09 AM
You know what you're going to have to do now, don't you?  Get another 2 so that they can both have top bunk!
Title: Re: The best cat bed...ever!
Post by: maryas on February 23, 2013, 11:07:45 AM
How on earth did I miss this thread!!!!!!!!!!!

 :blow kiss: :blow kiss: :blow kiss:
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It's against the law to miss out on Lucas and Riley pics  :rofl: :Luv2: :hug:

Helen I think you should buy human bunk beds and then there will be plenty of room for them both on the top bunk  :naughty: :hug: :Luv2:

Mary
Title: Re: The best cat bed...ever!
Post by: pixiekitties on July 12, 2013, 12:25:09 PM
I have been shown this thread as I was told my little Dexter looked like Riley :)
I must say I can see a resemblance lol its quite strange.

(http://i42.tinypic.com/2gv0u2a.jpg)
Title: Re: The best cat bed...ever!
Post by: Lyn (Slugsta) on July 12, 2013, 15:29:06 PM
Awww, this thread is so lovely! I hope that Riley will soon be home to cuddle up to Lu and pinch the best sleeping places.
Title: Re: The best cat bed...ever!
Post by: Tiggy's Mum on July 12, 2013, 16:35:14 PM
I have been shown this thread as I was told my little Dexter looked like Riley :)
I must say I can see a resemblance lol its quite strange.

(http://i42.tinypic.com/2gv0u2a.jpg)

Dexter is :blow kiss: He just needs a bit of tippex to create a stripe on his nose to complete the look  :naughty: We have another cat called Dexter on here too, although he's ginger, such a fab name  ;D
Title: Re: The best cat bed...ever!
Post by: maryas on July 12, 2013, 17:07:53 PM
Aaaw Dexter is lovely - A Riley imitation on purrs  :Luv2: :hug:

Mary