Decorate Your Living Room To Be Stylish and Good for Pets

While living with a four-legged friend can be enjoyable, building a chic and pet-friendly house is a bit challenging. When your pets aren’t in a good mood, they can damage carpeting and furniture, and pet accessories like dog cages and litter bins are sometimes the biggest eyesores.

You don’t necessarily have to compromise on aesthetics when pet-proofing home — all you need is a little preparation and the appropriate products. We’ve listed some amazing ideas to decorate your living room to be both aesthetically appealing and comfortable for pets.

WAYS TO DECORATE A PET-FRIENDLY LIVING ROOM

Built-in feeding drawers

If you take care of more than one pet, you often have to deal with a lot of food and water dishes. You can add a low-level drawer with built-in pet food bowls when renovating your kitchen. This means that even if you aren’t redecorating an entire room or your entire house, you can definitely hire someone to do a minor project like this for a fair price to upgrade your home for your furry fellow. We advise putting your pet’s food into the built-in drawers in your home to avoid filling up the living area with them.

Find multi-purpose furniture for pets

If you can’t conceal a significant piece of pet furniture, we advise finding a method to make it more useful and blend in with the overall decor. You can get a custom-made furniture-style dog crate that would fit well in the doorway and can use its top to keep keys and bags. You should always choose high-end material so that the furniture-style dog crate can withstand the weight of a few items of routine use that you plan to store on it. You can also add base decor to your dog’s crate to make it appear more luxurious and blend with the overall decor.

Create a special pet station

Because bath time can be a little messy, you should consider transforming a spare bathroom, a section of your mudroom, or your back porch into a bathing station for your dogs. It not only saves you from the hassles of extra cleanup after giving your pet a bath but also helps with pet training to make the bath time less of a hassle.

You can choose the family entryway or an area next to it for pet bathing and keep all toiletries and accessories there. And you can put in a faucet for filling the water bowl and install a sink for bathing. Don’t stress if your home isn’t big enough to go all out. You can manage at-home care with a few basic supplies, such as a shower wand extension specifically for pets.

Designate a meal area

Your pet should have a specific dining area, even if it’s the only pet you own. It’s better to design a specific dining area when you are redecorating your house and embellish it with stylistic flair to ensure that it doesn’t mess with the overall decor of the setting.

Get fabrics that can take stains and strains

If you let your pets sit on upholstered furniture, you should invest in fabrics that are easy to wash and can sustain excessive rubbing. Choosing the right type of fabric for your furniture and beds will limit your cleaning and you can use that time to play with your pet to unwind after a long day.

WRAPPING UP

Whether you want to adopt a pet or already have one, you should upgrade your house a little bit to make it more accommodating for your companion. Some pet owners redesign and organize their living areas with their pet’s needs in mind rather than confining their furry friends to the backyard, making pet-friendly décor a major trend.