Interior Design Sense

If you’d like to send me photos to include in next week’s “pets on furniture” post, please ensure your photos follow my basic rules: First, the pet must be on a piece of furniture. And said piece of furniture must be clearly visible in the photo, so it takes center stage rather than your pet. Think of it more of a photo of a great piece of furniture that you want to show off…and your pet happens to be sitting on it. And second, the photo must be of decent quality. If it’s dark or fuzzy (from a camera phone) then it may not make the cut. Thanks! (Photos, your name, location and a brief description can be sent to desiretoinspirekim@hotmail.com and PLEASE don’t send closeups of your pet!)

The picture I attached is of my cat Aslan (we call him our toy lion) resting on my $20 Craigslist dresser. He’s so big, he almost stretches across the whole thing! Of course, he makes himself at home on every piece of furniture – he is my best decoration!
- Anna

Ruby, lying on my antique wrought-iron bed.
- Kiera

Hi, do you know how to use an armchair corectly? My one-eye cat Edek lies down on it to jump and chase the second cat, Cymek.
- Ewa, Zielona Góra (Poland)

We are a rescue home and are suckers for Golden retrievers. Here ate some shots taken over the past couple months. Youngest is Bella that was in a crate for the first 10 months of her life until she found us and now she has the life!
- Patrick

1 – Elliot (Wirp), Oliver (Pants), myself and their sister Madi all shared a tiny 1 bedroom apartment in the Magnolia neighborhood of Seattle, WA. They were all VERY busy with the goings on of the hens that lived across the street that would break out of their pen. Almost daily, I will find both (HUGE) boys snuggled next to each other on this, my favorite green chair, or atop one of the many pieces of luggage I’ve collected.
2 - A tiny Elliot, aka Wirp stretched out atop of my old 1950′s cream colored sofa.
3 - Elliot + Oliver sleeping on striped vintage bedsheets.
- Gabby

This is my cat, Wilma, on my daughter’s hand-me-down table. (She had to leave it behind when she moved to Hawaii). Wilma randomly picks a spot for hanging out and today it was the coffee table.
- greta (minneapolis, minnesota)

Maria- the evil cat that turns into an angel when asleep.
- Irina

This is my Burmese cat, Ellie, sitting next to a bunch of Australian natives on my Blackwood coffee table. She’s clearly fascinated by the flame of the candle.
- Kath (Canberra, Australia)

My baby boy Foxy pouting because he couldn’t have another treat.
- Becca (Michigan)

If you’d like to send us photos to include in next week’s “pets on furniture” post, please ensure your photos follow our basic rules: First, the pet must be on a piece of furniture. And said piece of furniture must be clearly visible in the photo, so it takes center stage rather than your pet. Think of it more of a photo of a great piece of furniture that you want to show off…and your pet happens to be sitting on it. And second, the photo must be of decent quality. If it’s dark or fuzzy (from a camera phone) then it may not make the cut. Thanks! (Photos, your name, location and a brief description can be sent to  desiretoinspirekim@hotmail.com and PLEASE don’t send closeups of your pet!)

This is picture of my two fur kids, Fletcher (on the right) and Gracie, resting on my bed.  Although it gets very crowded and uncomfortable, my husband and I let them both sleep in bed with us.  
- Carolyn (Massachusetts)

I thought you would like this pic of our poodle in a vintage chairs in ours home entryway. Its name is Bolt.
- Karina (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

I have a Dog and a Cat (Yoshimi and Maximiliano) and they love to spend the afternoon sleeping under the sunlight on my bed. I designed and fabricated the bed in aluminum (frame) and stainless steel (headboard).
- Francisco

This is sleepy Mia cuddling with our family dog, and wide-awake Mia on a Thonet chair that I reupholstered and painted.
- Anna (San Francisco)

We brought our new kitten home for the holidays to meet the family dog. Despite their vast difference in size, I think it’s clear who has the power…
- Ansel & Sarah
  

I’ve attached a photo of Fifi and Pierre, my Bichon Frise, on my bed. It has a lovely headboard, and they love getting up amongst the pillows.
- The Distressed Mother

here’s our little (well not so little) rescue cat, Iggy (aka da Monster as we got him on Halloween)! as you can tell, he’s far from camera shy and puts up a great big show for us anytime we have the camera out!
- Jane (Brooklyn, NY)

This is Clifford on his throne (aka his favorite chair)
Sweet little Clifford enjoying the bed as always
- Emily (Belmont Shore, CA)

My cat, Buttercup, and black lab, Lexi on a chair in Lancaster, PA.
- Chelsea

This is Buster, our Cockapoo, lounging by our newly remodeled fireplace. It’s the warmest spot in the house!
- Carolyn (Camarillo, CA)

If you’d like to send us photos to include in next week’s “pets on furniture” post, please ensure your photos follow our basic rules: First, the pet must be on a piece of furniture. And said piece of furniture must be clearly visible in the photo, so it takes center stage rather than your pet. Think of it more of a photo of a great piece of furniture that you want to show off…and your pet happens to be sitting on it. And second, the photo must be of decent quality. If it’s dark or fuzzy (from a camera phone) then it may not make the cut. Thanks! (Photos, your name, location and a brief description can be sent to  desiretoinspirekim@hotmail.com and PLEASE don’t send closeups of your pet!)

This is picture of my two fur kids, Fletcher (on the right) and Gracie, resting on my bed.  Although it gets very crowded and uncomfortable, my husband and I let them both sleep in bed with us.  
- Carolyn (Massachusetts)

I thought you would like this pic of our poodle in a vintage chairs in ours home entryway. Its name is Bolt.
- Karina (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

I have a Dog and a Cat (Yoshimi and Maximiliano) and they love to spend the afternoon sleeping under the sunlight on my bed. I designed and fabricated the bed in aluminum (frame) and stainless steel (headboard).
- Francisco

This is sleepy Mia cuddling with our family dog, and wide-awake Mia on a Thonet chair that I reupholstered and painted.
- Anna (San Francisco)

We brought our new kitten home for the holidays to meet the family dog. Despite their vast difference in size, I think it’s clear who has the power…
- Ansel & Sarah
  

I’ve attached a photo of Fifi and Pierre, my Bichon Frise, on my bed. It has a lovely headboard, and they love getting up amongst the pillows.
- The Distressed Mother

here’s our little (well not so little) rescue cat, Iggy (aka da Monster as we got him on Halloween)! as you can tell, he’s far from camera shy and puts up a great big show for us anytime we have the camera out!
- Jane (Brooklyn, NY)

This is Clifford on his throne (aka his favorite chair)
Sweet little Clifford enjoying the bed as always
- Emily (Belmont Shore, CA)

My cat, Buttercup, and black lab, Lexi on a chair in Lancaster, PA.
- Chelsea

This is Buster, our Cockapoo, lounging by our newly remodeled fireplace. It’s the warmest spot in the house!
- Carolyn (Camarillo, CA)

If you’d like to send us photos to include in next week’s “pets on furniture” post, please ensure your photos follow our basic rules: First, the pet must be on a piece of furniture. And said piece of furniture must be clearly visible in the photo, so it takes center stage rather than your pet. Think of it more of a photo of a great piece of furniture that you want to show off…and your pet happens to be sitting on it. And second, the photo must be of decent quality. If it’s dark or fuzzy (from a camera phone) then it may not make the cut. Thanks! (Photos, your name, location and a brief description can be sent to  desiretoinspirekim@hotmail.com and PLEASE don’t send closeups of your pet!)

This is Zoe in her favourite spot in the livingroom. She usually doesn’t like to get photographed, but she felt generous last night and put her best diva expression on. The first image was shot through the terrace door with the X-mas decoration in front of it. The second is a close-up.
- Andrea (Berlin, Germany)

Here are two pictures of our rescue pitties, Dasie and Lily.  And one picture of our kitty, Bobcat, soakin’ up the sun.
- Sadie (Chicago, IL)

Attached is a picture of Barkley, my 4 year old Boston Terrier, in his favorite place on the back of the sofa.
- Lauren (Dallas, TX) 

I was visiting a friend’s apartment over the weekend with my Dane (Audrey). While getting the tour of her place, we came across her vintage dome chair. My friend immediately came up with the idea of trying to get a shot of my Dane on the chair. After a couple of attempts, we finally got the shot we wanted.
- JT, EMR, & Audrey (Downtown Miami)

I’ve included a couple of pictures of my little rascal, Sam the Jack Russell, sitting on my couch in the living room. That’s his favorite place in our house, but again, he pretty much owns everything in the house.
- Ke Ying (NYC) 

This is my mutt, Casserole, perched on her chair enjoying a sleepy afternoon in my apartment in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
- Jess

Max has headed for higher ground since our puppy came hoem, and is now a regular couch potato!
Pets takeover … Our new dog Lexus who now thinks she’s a cat, between our cats, Max and Gizmo.
- Hillary 

Here is my snowshoe Darby on a couple chairs around the house.
- Virginia 

Two of my three dogs. Honey on the chair got the upper hand. Daisy had to resort to the pillows.
- Jennifer 

Dakota my 4 year old lab mix decide this new chair from Ikea is the perfect place for him to sit! Even though it’s a little small
- Dylane (San Jose, CA) 

Oliver, my 4 year old Cavalier King Charles, always hogs the middle of the bed.
- Heather (Brooklyn, NY)

If you’d like to send us photos to include in next week’s “pets on furniture” post, please ensure your photos follow our basic rules: First, the pet must be on a piece of furniture. And said piece of furniture must be clearly visible in the photo, so it takes center stage rather than your pet. Think of it more of a photo of a great piece of furniture that you want to show off…and your pet happens to be sitting on it. And second, the photo must be of decent quality. If it’s dark or fuzzy (from a camera phone) then it may not make the cut. Thanks! (Photos, your name, location and a brief description can be sent to  desiretoinspirekim@hotmail.com and PLEASE don’t send closeups of your pet!)

I’ve been hoping to catch my pets snoozing nearby one of my favorite vignettes – an old speaker against my Moroccan stenciled wall – so I could snap a photo. This is about as close as I could get. Our newest family member Jelly is snuggled in her blanket on the loveseat, speaker and wall in the background. And I couldn’t leave out my Bobo. He is pictured here stealing Jelly’s spot later that evening.
- Lauren 

These are our girls Stella & Lucy. I caught them on our freshly made bed acting like they own the place…which they basically do
- Lara

Here’s a picture of my Bichon, Harley, in his favorite perch, on top of the bed between all the down pillows.
- Margery (Boulder, CO)

All cats (Alistair, Apollo, Penny) enjoying the warm sun on a cold Minnesota morning. Darwin keeping watch over the neighborhood. 
- Jill Hansen (Blaine, MN)

This is Sirts – a feral stray cat from the non-kill shelter (www.kassiabi.ee) where I volunteer. I am domesticating her so she can be someone’s pet. She has been with me for a few weeks now. The funniest thing about her is that she is absolutely fascinated with the TV!
- Merje (Tallinn, Estonia) 

The dog in the photo, is my old Jack Russel lady. Her name is Moa, and she love to be in the sun. She is laying on the sofa in the livingroom, a favorite place for her (and me ) The cushion in the background, I made by myself and have print the number with color.
- Anette 

This was my ferret, Pancha, she passed away almost a year ago. She enjoyed having fun with my architecture homework and sleeping on it. She used to sleep with me under the sheets
- Cynthia (Mexico)

This is ‘elegant’ Guapa, my sister in law’s jack russel. Guapa is elegantly posing in this photo, too cute!
- Gabriela 

If you’d like to send us photos to include in next week’s “pets on furniture” post, please ensure your photos follow our basic rules: First, the pet must be on a piece of furniture. And said piece of furniture must be clearly visible in the photo, so it takes center stage rather than your pet. Think of it more of a photo of a great piece of furniture that you want to show off…and your pet happens to be sitting on it. And second, the photo must be of decent quality. If it’s dark or fuzzy (from a camera phone) then it may not make the cut. Thanks! (Photos, your name, location and a brief description can be sent to  desiretoinspirekim@hotmail.com and PLEASE don’t send closeups of your pet!)

This is Missy sitting on my son’s tiny arm chair I’ve just reupholstered.
- Catherine (New Zealand )

I was so excited to receive our first “real” bed this week from West Elm. Bye-bye steel frame, hello soft plush tuffted headboard and comfy colorful bedding.  Our sweet puppy Cammie, a pit bull/boxer rescue, agreed, immediately showing her approval!
- Dharma (Arlington, Virginia)

I have attached Maggie. She is an English Bulldog that loves to sleep in our bed. Can’t get her out.
- Theresa (San Francisco) 

This furry little has been staying at our house while another friend’s house is being renovated. He thinks he can just sleep in my favorite chair all the time. But it seems like most cats are like that.
- Danielle 

I send you two pictures of my cat Azul in the living room of my apartment.
- Sonja (Netherlands) 

The picture shows shows our Labrador Retriever, Mica, and our Yorkshire Terrier, Bailey, sleeping on our favorite couch, with some winter sun filtering in to warm them. Bailey likes to climb up and nap on top of Mica. This was not a posed photo.
- Don (Tucson, Arizona) 

Here’s Suzy, our beloved 10 month-old tricolour, rough-coated collie, sitting on the new futon cover, watching me at the computer while I scroll through desire to inspire.
- Lindy (Gatineau, Quebec) 

This is Baci…helping me in my office…
- Susan 

If you’d like to send us photos to include in next week’s “pets on furniture” post, please ensure your photos follow our basic rules: First, the pet must be on a piece of furniture. And said piece of furniture must be clearly visible in the photo, so it takes center stage rather than your pet. Think of it more of a photo of a great piece of furniture that you want to show off…and your pet happens to be sitting on it. And second, the photo must be of decent quality. If it’s dark or fuzzy (from a camera phone) then it may not make the cut. Thanks! (Photos, your name, location and a brief description can be sent to  desiretoinspirekim@hotmail.com and PLEASE don’t send closeups of your pet!)

I’ve been hoping to catch my pets snoozing nearby one of my favorite vignettes – an old speaker against my Moroccan stenciled wall – so I could snap a photo. This is about as close as I could get. Our newest family member Jelly is snuggled in her blanket on the loveseat, speaker and wall in the background. And I couldn’t leave out my Bobo. He is pictured here stealing Jelly’s spot later that evening.
- Lauren 

These are our girls Stella & Lucy. I caught them on our freshly made bed acting like they own the place…which they basically do
- Lara

Here’s a picture of my Bichon, Harley, in his favorite perch, on top of the bed between all the down pillows.
- Margery (Boulder, CO)

All cats (Alistair, Apollo, Penny) enjoying the warm sun on a cold Minnesota morning. Darwin keeping watch over the neighborhood. 
- Jill Hansen (Blaine, MN)

This is Sirts – a feral stray cat from the non-kill shelter (www.kassiabi.ee) where I volunteer. I am domesticating her so she can be someone’s pet. She has been with me for a few weeks now. The funniest thing about her is that she is absolutely fascinated with the TV!
- Merje (Tallinn, Estonia) 

The dog in the photo, is my old Jack Russel lady. Her name is Moa, and she love to be in the sun. She is laying on the sofa in the livingroom, a favorite place for her (and me ) The cushion in the background, I made by myself and have print the number with color.
- Anette 

This was my ferret, Pancha, she passed away almost a year ago. She enjoyed having fun with my architecture homework and sleeping on it. She used to sleep with me under the sheets
- Cynthia (Mexico)

This is ‘elegant’ Guapa, my sister in law’s jack russel. Guapa is elegantly posing in this photo, too cute!
- Gabriela 

If you’d like to send us photos to include in next week’s “pets on furniture” post, please ensure your photos follow our basic rules: First, the pet must be on a piece of furniture. And said piece of furniture must be clearly visible in the photo, so it takes center stage rather than your pet. Think of it more of a photo of a great piece of furniture that you want to show off…and your pet happens to be sitting on it. And second, the photo must be of decent quality. If it’s dark or fuzzy (from a camera phone) then it may not make the cut. Thanks! (Photos, your name, location and a brief description can be sent to  desiretoinspirekim@hotmail.com and PLEASE don’t send closeups of your pet!)

This is Missy sitting on my son’s tiny arm chair I’ve just reupholstered.
- Catherine (New Zealand )

I was so excited to receive our first “real” bed this week from West Elm. Bye-bye steel frame, hello soft plush tuffted headboard and comfy colorful bedding.  Our sweet puppy Cammie, a pit bull/boxer rescue, agreed, immediately showing her approval!
- Dharma (Arlington, Virginia)

I have attached Maggie. She is an English Bulldog that loves to sleep in our bed. Can’t get her out.
- Theresa (San Francisco) 

This furry little has been staying at our house while another friend’s house is being renovated. He thinks he can just sleep in my favorite chair all the time. But it seems like most cats are like that.
- Danielle 

I send you two pictures of my cat Azul in the living room of my apartment.
- Sonja (Netherlands) 

The picture shows shows our Labrador Retriever, Mica, and our Yorkshire Terrier, Bailey, sleeping on our favorite couch, with some winter sun filtering in to warm them. Bailey likes to climb up and nap on top of Mica. This was not a posed photo.
- Don (Tucson, Arizona) 

Here’s Suzy, our beloved 10 month-old tricolour, rough-coated collie, sitting on the new futon cover, watching me at the computer while I scroll through desire to inspire.
- Lindy (Gatineau, Quebec) 

This is Baci…helping me in my office…
- Susan 

If you’d like to send us photos to include in next week’s “pets on furniture” post, please ensure your photos follow our basic rules: First, the pet must be on a piece of furniture. And said piece of furniture must be clearly visible in the photo, so it takes center stage rather than your pet. Think of it more of a photo of a great piece of furniture that you want to show off…and your pet happens to be sitting on it. And second, the photo must be of decent quality. If it’s dark or fuzzy (from a camera phone) then it may not make the cut. Thanks! (Photos, your name, location and a brief description can be sent to  desiretoinspirekim@hotmail.com and PLEASE don’t send closeups of your pet!)

I’m emailing with a photo of my handsome little Boston Terrier, Kojo. He’s hanging out on a handmade duvet in my old apartment in Washington, DC.
- Kim

This a picture of my living room with my cat ‘eye’.
- Sophie (France) 

Here’s our dog Hachi trying to catch some well earned zzz’s while I sneak up on her with the camera.
- Toby (Buenos Aires, Argentina) 

We were sent this link to a post called Elegant Cats and Feline Asthma written by Dominique Browning (ex-House and Garden magazine editor-in-chief and NYTimes writer). It included the following incredible cat photos from the book The French Cat by photographer Rachael Hale

This photo is of Marxy watching attentively Sunday morning as my husband, Richard, cooks breakfast. Marxy loves to observe everything from her ottoman. LOL!!
- Cindy 

Please find attached pics of my beloved calico, Jude, and my neighbor’s fawn Doberman Pincer, Coco. (please excuse my exuberance for these dears!!)
-First is the Jude in a beam on our bed. Does the gorgeous Thibaut wallpaper count as “furniture?”
-Second is the Jude on our vintage dining room sofa with a retro spider plant and Block Island beach rocks in the foreground.
-Then we have Coco on the patio table. She does this whenever she is being ignored which alarms us all a bit since she is such a big dog! I call this “dog on glass”
-Last, when we keep an eye on Coco while her people are visiting with thier son who just joined the Marines, ( <3 Kemal!!) she shows us how much she appreciates our attentions. such a peach!
- Samantha

  

My favorite place to sit and read is often taken by our basset hound Finn when I return. Oddly on this day I was reading “Investigations of a Dog” by Franz Kafka.
- Debra

If you’d like to send us photos to include in next week’s “pets on furniture” post, please ensure your photos follow our basic rules: First, the pet must be on a piece of furniture. And said piece of furniture must be clearly visible in the photo, so it takes center stage rather than your pet. Think of it more of a photo of a great piece of furniture that you want to show off…and your pet happens to be sitting on it. And second, the photo must be of decent quality. If it’s dark or fuzzy (from a camera phone) then it may not make the cut. Thanks! (Photos, your name, location and a brief description can be sent to  desiretoinspirekim@hotmail.com and PLEASE don’t send closeups of your pet!)

Lazy day of Bird
- Gina (San Francisco)

William is 6 months old now. We gave him another chair but he’s taken to this one, much to my chagrin. Do you think our antlers are safe?
- Karen (Oshawa, ON)

This is my cat, Tom Hanks, sitting on my orange director’s that has been with me since freshman year in college – I am now 26 and I currently live in Boston!
- Lex 

I wanted to send in this picture of my 1 1/2-year-old Ragdoll cat, Josephine, napping on my antique 1930s sofa.
- My (Northampton, Massachusetts) 

Please meet our very decorative 9-month old French Bulldog, Martini. The only furniture he is usually spotted on is our bed and we are amazed that he moved downstairs (!) for this photo.
- Andreea (Bucharest, Romania) 

This is Gaspar, an 8 month puppy, crazy like Tasmanian devil but really cute!
- Margarida & Dan (Lisboa, Portugal)

Our three cats LOVE hanging out on the furniture. I happened to snap these pictures early on afternoon when Spurfy, the big grey cat and Hooney, the smaller striped cat were relaxing on my old couch. They love standing on the back of that couch to look out the window as well as attempting to destroy said couch by scratching the arms until the fabric falls apart and I have to buy a new one! They’re really ridiculous creatures, but I still love them! Haha!
- Mrs. Biscuit (Arizona) 

Attached is a picture of our family dogs, Chester (right) and Coco (left), who also happen to be the mascot of our family store- True North Living. Along with keeping me company, they greet the customers with a sniff and lick. Occasionally they like to model the furniture, or should i say, model ON our furniture. The nest chair is their favorite!
- Katie (Oklahoma City, OK)