I love how nice looking this piece is. BUT! This cat tree is very dangerous for cats. My 2 cats run around and my 4 month kitten ran jumped on the first level and slammed head first into the wall. Then he tried climbing up the scratch pole and since the little pads only stuck with velcro and are not very thick, my cat couldnt hang on and fell, hitting his chin on the lower level. I have had to modify this to make it more safe. I love this piece but it just not practical for cats. I also should have looked more closely at the height the tree is. It is shorter than I wanted it to be.