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Cat Owners Are Building Outdoor “Catio” Spaces for Their Beloved Pets to Lounge In

By Sara Barnes on July 28, 2017

If you're local to central Texas, David Murphy of The Cat Carpenter will build a catio for you. Check out some of his creations:

Catio Plans

Photo: David Murphy / The Cat Carpenter

Catio Plans

Photo: David Murphy / The Cat Carpenter

Catio Plans

Photo: David Murphy / The Cat Carpenter

Catio Plans

Photo: David Murphy / The Cat Carpenter

Catio Plans

Photo: David Murphy / The Cat Carpenter

Catio Plans

Photo: David Murphy / The Cat Carpenter

Catio Spaces: Website
h/t: [Neatorama]

All images via Catio Spaces unless otherwise noted.

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Sara Barnes

Sara Barnes is a Staff Editor at My Modern Met, Manager of My Modern Met Store, and co-host of the My Modern Met Top Artist Podcast. As an illustrator and writer living in Seattle, she chronicles illustration, embroidery, and beyond through her blog Brown Paper Bag and Instagram @brwnpaperbag. She wrote a book about embroidery artist Sarah K. Benning titled "Embroidered Life" that was published by Chronicle Books in 2019. Sara is a graduate of the Maryland Institute College of Art. She earned her BFA in Illustration in 2008 and MFA in Illustration Practice in 2013.
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