Carolyn Somers has spent a year and a half bringing back to life a grand, yet aging 1893 center-hall Victorian just off Esplanade Avenue. Working in Sweet Home, a free 3-D Internet design program, she ...

A trend is sweeping the feline living scene, and if you want your cat to be one of the happiest on the block, you may be in for a minor home-renovation project. Say hello to the catio, aka, a cat ...

There is no better example of a pet who enjoys the loner life quite like a cat. Unlike dogs, who are pack animals and treat you like you’ve been gone for five hours when it was really five minutes, ...

Maybe you have checked out a tricked-out cat patio before and you think you've seen enough. Stop! Have you toured Chateau De Chat, a custom "catio" on a back deck where felines lounge on a bench and ...

Catios can be elaborate, freestanding structures outfitted with ramps and spiral staircases or a series of inexpensive wire cubes. DIY catio The Feral Cat Coalition of Oregon and others offered the ...