After many adjustments my cat Hedda now loves her condo.
It looks cool and modern and is not an ugly monstrosity like many cat trees.
The round basket at the bottom is for her toys, she never sits or sleeps in that. It was bent on delivery , the item was forced into the original box and obviously under pressure and slightly bent when I received it.
Also, I decided to remove the tunnel because it was too big for the platform and Hedda did not like it. She was unable to jump up onto that platform with it mounted as per original design.
I would not say the plush covering is durable as in the manufacturer’s description.
Being a boucle fabric, cat claws tend to pull and catch on the surface. This covering is stretched over the particle board and quite loose so when Hedda jumps up and grips the covering with her claws it moves. At first she did not likes this but she has learned to modify her technique and now aims for the sisal rope instead.
I think this condo will soon look shabby simply because the covering is not durable.
Luckily I am handy and can sew. I have already thought of a way to replace the covering when it inevitably gets tattered .
Nonetheless friends and family have remarked on how cool it looks. Of course Hedda could not care less about that but I sure do.