Sometimes using things for what they were never made for is the best part of making something. Stumbling around the internet in the wee hours, I came across
Ikea Hacker, a site dedicated to refashioning/hacking the predominantly shitty but somewhat tasteful Swedish superstores furniture and accessories.
Check out the DIY cat playground up above. I don't think you can get much worse than that. OK, maybe an IKEA hacked wheelchair ramp, but you are really splitting hairs on that one. But whatever, Mr. Whiskers is chilling, so what are you going to do about it? That's what I thought.