streamlined and doesnt look too awful in the living room. our cat that uses it is longer and finds she can sit on it ok. its been up for a few months now and is still holding together, which I wasnt sure would happen give. it is just a tension rod at the top and the young cat tears up and down it.

could be slightly less unattractive if the carpet covered the bottom of the platforms as well as the top, which you can see when you are sitting near it.