My cat loves this board.  I purchased two and she uses both regularly.  I placed one against a wall and the other against a nice upholstered chair.   She no longer uses upholstered furniture because she loves this board so much.  I also like that they look very nice.   The only drawback was the scratching board did not stay securely on the unit, but I fixed that by applying Velcro across the back to secure in place.   Would purchase again.