She made a place for her cats inside a hollowed - out TV and change state a cabinet into a mushroom cloud house for her coney .

In the middle of Fargo , N.D. , Emily Bloom and her married man have create an beast oasis unlike just about anything you ’ve ever seen .

" Creating these spaces , I tried to call up of the cat personality , " Bloom say . " We wanted them to look nice . We need them to be cozy , and it was just really important to make them look like their own little house [ while ] also kind of correspond our house . "

Bloom and her husband share their space with four computed axial tomography ( Buggy , Cinnamon , Big Boy , and Meatloaf ) , two bunnies ( Mr. MarshMellow and Gibby ) , and Charles the chinchilla , all of whom last indoors . With that many playful pals in one space , it was authoritative for Bloom to give her animals a space that makes them well-fixed , feels outdoorsy , and still vibes with their human aesthetic . Front and center in that design plan is the catio .

" We knew that we had to get actual plants and also fake plant to bring that nature to the guy , " she says . " They always try on and run out of doors when we get to the door . They are not outdoor cats , though , so we kind of brought that in the house . "

The wall - to - wall mix of substantial and fake foliage ( and fake bug ) gives Bloom ’s computed tomography a change of textures and fragrance to explore . It ’s also beautify with wooden and caning furniture and plenty of soft , tactual blankets and pillows perfect for computed axial tomography naps . When there ’s energy to expend in the afternoon , the cats can dally with a machine that fills the elbow room with catnip bubbles . A starlit " sky " appears at nighttime .

In addition to having large , communal areas for the beast , Bloom also wanted to give them some more consecrate spaces as well . That ’s where the vintage goggle box comes in .

" I needed a task to work on , " she says . " I get laid projects and I bed my animals …

" I put so much time and think into create this little cat house TV because I just needed to make something beautiful for the animate being and have them savour it . "

She started with a 1950s vintage TV she plant for $ 20 at a flea marketplace . From there , she tally marble floor , wallpaper , tiny bulwark artistic production , Caterpillar - sized furniture , and accouterments like a playscript shelf with itty bitty cat-o'-nine-tails books . Bloom also maintain thing fresh by constantly updating the goggle box ’s piece of furniture and tote up seasonal elements for holidays .

Lest the bunnies feel left out of the activity , Bloom also built a custom place for them : a tiny mushroom house .

" I want it to be unique and kind of fit in with the nature subject that we have of the theatre , " she say .

To create the bunny ' slice of nature , she started with a corner cabinet , removing the door and hardware . She shape the " stem " with cardboard and textured it with plaster . She then pass her theme with a mushroom mind of cardboard and fabric .

Inside , the mushroom cloud is charge in a very similar fashion to the video mansion : wallpaper , bunny - sized furniture , plant life-time , and lots of little touch that make it experience cosy . The wallpaper and carpeting are ghost of green , keep the internal feeling outdoorsy and shining .

Bloom hopes her workplace will encourage anyone believe about giving their homes a pet - centric makeover . It ’s a bunch of trial and error and plenty of DIY sweat and elbow dirt , but you and your beast will cherish the results .

For her own base , Bloom says she is n’t done yet . Next up : a dwelling for Charles the chinchilla .