This purchase was very difficult to make but I had bought a cat condo for my four cats and it didn't even last a full year. It was a major eye sore. This is so beautiful and actually although very expensive will more than pay for itself due to it's durability. The replaceable mats that you can buy are really very reasonable and I get so many compliments on the look of this. The pillows and mats, including scratch mat are still in great condition. It is a really nice piece of furniture and my cats love it.  Stanley the black and white on every single pic of the piece kind of took over for a little while but they all use it. The other's name are Cookie, Possum and Patches, in that order. A great investment. These are not small cats.