Let me start off by apologizing for subjecting you to the blue that is currently on our kitchen walls. That shade is featured in a Benjamin-Moore commercial as an example of a mistake:
Enough of that.
Chelsea’s brother was kind enough to keep my cat while we were living in Mexico and searching for a permanent place to live. It became apparent that we needed a place for all of her things and where she can be put up at night. (She will scratch furniture when no one is around.) The house didn’t have a space that would work as-is, so enter the Cat Condo.
Unfortunately, it only comes in a plywood-ish color. I thought that would be great since it should be easy to paint. Not so much. The manufacturer covers all the pieces in a shiny polyurethane coating that paint will not stick to. Like with the television easel, I had to put my orbital sanding skills to the test and strip down every piece. That added an extra day to the process but was worth the headache. She seems to enjoy having a place where she can get away from the dog and rarely complains about having to go in at bedtime.