Many people probably watch cat videos on social media like YouTube and Instagram and think, "I want to own a cat someday." Also, for those who already own cats, finding a home where both you and your cat can live comfortably is not easy. Furthermore, some of you may want to "live in a share house with your cat."
In response to these requests, Roopt has installed a catwalk in one of the rooms at Roopt Ishinomaki Hiyorigaoka in Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture! What's more, this catwalk was made through DIY with local cat lovers! Please take a look at the completed catwalk in this article, along with the entire DIY workshop held in January 2023.
*The cat that appears in this report was brought by a participant of the DIY workshop from their home. They post about their daily life with four cats on a Twitter account called "Bucchan-chi," so please check that out too!https://twitter.com/bucchanshome
Mr. Yamauchi works as an upcycled furniture artist based in Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture. With the concept of "making the most of what exists and enjoying life," he creates furniture by combining scrap materials and repaints disused furniture to make it usable again. Recently, he has started offering personal workshops for furniture painting and furniture DIY, making him a go-to person for anything related to furniture.
(Group photo taken at the end of the workshop. Mr. Yamauchi is second from the right in the photo.)
Roopt Ishinomaki Hiyorigaoka is a share house located right near Hiyoriyama Park, which offers a panoramic view of Ishinomaki City. It is operated by renovating a two-story former company dormitory. It consists of four units: Room 101 (3DK), Room 102 (2DK), Room 201 (3DK), and Room 202 (2DK). One private room within each unit can be used as a private space, and it is also possible to rent an entire unit for oneself.
It is a highly flexible share house where you can enjoy a lifestyle similar to a rental apartment, even though it is a share house.
For more details about Roopt Ishinomaki Hiyorigaoka, please see the following page.
This time, with Mr. Yamauchi as the instructor, we held a DIY workshop to create a catwalk and install it in the living room of Room 101 at Roopt Ishinomaki Hiyorigaoka. Six cat lovers living in Ishinomaki City and the surrounding areas participated.
Here is the image Mr. Yamauchi created for this occasion. It's easy to imagine cats happily using it, isn't it? Mr. Yamauchi pre-made the parts, and the workshop progressed in a way that only required combining and installing them, so it was completed in just four hours, from 1 PM to 5 PM.
Some of the participants also do DIY at home, and they were very interested in Mr. Yamauchi's tools and techniques, asking questions throughout the workshop. Also, based on Mr. Yamauchi's lecture, participants cooperated with each other to create the catwalk, and it seems that exchanges were born from their common interests in cats and DIY. Please see the entire process in photos.
And here is the completed catwalk! A catwalk where cats can enjoy themselves as they please has been born at Roopt Ishinomaki Hiyorigaoka.
A participant immediately brought their cat from home, and although a little hesitant, the cat played on the freshly made catwalk. The scene was irresistible for cat lovers, and it goes without saying that a photo session began.
Roopt's first catwalk DIY workshop ended with great excitement. Thank you very much to all the participants and to Mr. Yamauchi, the instructor!
Through this workshop, Roopt Ishinomaki Hiyorigaoka Room 101 has been reborn as a "share house where you can live with cats." As mentioned earlier, Roopt Ishinomaki Hiyorigaoka also allows you to rent an "entire floor," so there's no need to worry about inconveniencing other housemates. If you are looking for a property where you can live with a cat, please consider it positively.
If you are considering moving into a property that is "pet-friendly" not only for cats but also for dogs, etc., we would be grateful if you could consult Roopt first.
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