It happens fast! Your cat takes one good stretch on the sofa, and suddenly your furniture has snags. Once they pick a spot, they often keep coming back, making the damage worse over time.
If you're tired of this battle, there's a fantastic solution: Cat-e-Corner, the cat scratch furniture protector. This great item has literally saved thousands of sofas from determined claws. Wondering what makes a good cat scratch furniture protector and how it actually encourages your cat to scratch it instead of your nice sofa, chairs, or armchair? Let's talk about the important things you should know.
How This Unique Cat Scratch Furniture Protector Came to Be
This story starts with a common cat owner problem. Our founder, Jeremy, and his wife brought home two kittens, Hilde and Phil, right around the time they bought their first house and a brand-new sofa. This was early in the pandemic, and they were busy fixing up their new place.
It didn't take long before the kittens started doing what cats often do! Scratching the arms of the new couch. After putting so much effort into making their living room look nice, Jeremy didn't want to just cover the sofa with blankets or use the clunky, unattractive cat scratch furniture protector options already out there.
So, he decided to create something better himself. He designed a unique piece of furniture specifically to solve this scratching problem. First, he planned it out using 3D computer software, then he actually built the first version in his workshop.
The result? It was a huge success! Both Hilde and Phil started scratching it instead of the sofa, and Jeremy's wife loved how it looked in their home. When friends and family saw it, they wanted one too!
Hearing this positive feedback made Jeremy realize that many other cat owners could probably use a good-looking, effective cat scratch furniture protector like this. That's what led him to start Hilde & Phil. Since then, he's improved the design and even has a patent pending to protect his unique idea as he gets ready to manufacture and launch it.
How the Cat-e-Corner Works?
The Cat-e-Corner is designed as a cat scratch furniture protector that covers the side of your sofa or armchair, stopping cats from clawing the fabric there. You might have seen other products online meant to protect furniture corners.
However, the Cat-e-Corner is unique because it also serves as a small table. This dual purpose makes it a really useful addition to any living space.
Making sure the Cat-e-Corner could fit alongside all kinds of different couches was a big goal for us. We spent a lot of time looking at various sofa designs, especially from the mid-century era, to understand typical sizes. We noticed that while sofa depths are often quite similar, armrest heights can vary quite a bit from couch to couch.
This realization led us to design an adjustable height feature for this cat scratch furniture protector. It uses separate riser pieces that you can add to the base, ensuring a good, tight fit against many different sofa arm styles and heights.
We also wanted it to look great in your home, so we offer it in two beautiful, solid natural wood options: Maple and Black Walnut. These woods are responsibly sourced and finished with an eco-friendly varnish. This finish not only shows off the wood's natural beauty but also makes the product more sustainable.
To refresh your Cat-e-Corner anytime…
We know every cat is different, especially when it comes to the cat’s scratching style. That's why the scratching surfaces are made from natural sisal fiber, but you can choose from different feels, like a standard medium texture or a gentler, softer one for kitties with sensitive paws.
These scratching sisal mats for cats attach firmly with thick Velcro-style strips. This keeps the cat scratch furniture protector stable while your cat uses it and makes changing the mat super quick and easy when it's time for a replacement – it only takes a few seconds.
Getting the Perfect Fit
The Cat-e-Corner cat scratch furniture protector has a standard base height designed to work with many sofas. However, we know sofas aren't all the same size! That's why it's designed so you can easily add or remove special risers underneath it.
This helps you adjust the height so it fits nicely and closes against the side of your sofa arm.
The goal is to make it fit so well that it almost looks like it's part of your sofa – a beautiful addition, not just something placed next to it.
Will it fit my sofa?
There is one important measurement to check: the Cat-e-Corner won't work properly if your sofa arm is shorter than 22.5 inches (57 cm) from the floor. If it's shorter than this, the tabletop part of the cat scratch furniture protector would sit higher than your sofa arm.
How to tell if you need risers:
It's easy! Just measure the height from the floor straight up to the very top of your sofa's armrest.
- If the height is 22.5" to 25" (57 cm to 63.5 cm): You don't need any risers. The standard height is perfect.
- If the height is 25" to 27" (63.5 cm to 68.5 cm): You'll need to add the 2-inch riser.
- If the height is 27" or taller (68.5 cm or more): You'll need to add the 4-inch riser.
They Tried Cat-e-Corner and Invite You to Try It Too!
Maybe you've already tried special sprays, sticky tape, or even just covering your furniture with blankets to stop the scratching. If you're looking for a solution that actually looks good in your home, is built to last, and fits neatly without taking up extra room, this cat scratch furniture protector is really hard to beat.
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