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 then it may not make the cut. Photos, your name, location and a brief description can be sent to desiretoinspirekim@hotmail.com and PLEASE don’t send closeups of your pet! Thanks!

We were preparing to leave for a wedding the other day and after preparing the dogs, my brother in law took this beautiful picture in our living room. The photographer’s name is Fernando Toledo and Nena and Pablo are posing for him.
- Boris (Montréal, QC)

Kittin, catching the autumn rays
- Russell (Bariloche, Argentina)

Our 11 year old cat, Maomao, on a suar wood table. She likes sitting there watching the sunset.
- Hannah (Singapore)

Annabelle our 8 month old sheltie. In our family room in Suwanee, GA.
- Denny

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 then it may not make the cut. Photos, your name, location and a brief description can be sent to desiretoinspirekim@hotmail.com and PLEASE don’t send closeups of your pet! Thanks!

This is my Italian Greyhound Minnow sneaking into my photo with a smile. She’s getting better with the furniture but still cannot be trusted around my Dwell magazines!
- Beth (Indiana)

This is Badger, a terrier/lab/collie mix pup taking a break from mascot duties over at CreativeFeed. Badger’s resting in the reception area: Nixon Chair, BoConcept side table, and Mr. Somebody and Mr. Nobody radio box. 
- Miguel and Theresa (NYC)

Bella found the perfect spot to keep tabs on the neighbors.
- Brittany (Mankato, Minnesota)

Effie asleep on her armchair, in front of her cushion.
- Edward (Dundee, Scotland)

Stan and Hank, sleeping in in Carmel, Ca. 
- Leah 

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 then it may not make the cut. Photos, your name, location and a brief description can be sent to desiretoinspirekim@hotmail.com and PLEASE don’t send closeups of your pet! Thanks!

Pippa and Lucy enjoying our new Cole chairs.
- Janelle (Minneapolis)

Here is a photo of my Jack Russell, Poppy, lounging on my recently recovered Parker Knoll armchair. 
- Nicola (New Plymouth, New Zealand)

Here are a two shots of Christmas (the white kitty) on a wire chair and then two of Sydney (our outdoor grey love ball). He is sitting on the patio coffee table.
- Pam (Orlando, Florida)

This is our beloved Murnal on our even more loved bespoke kitchen table. We’ve had both for 16 years !
- Mairéad (Dublin, Ireland)

This is skip on a setee in my friends salon.
- Zoe
 

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 then it may not make the cut. Photos, your name, location and a brief description can be sent to desiretoinspirekim@hotmail.com and PLEASE don’t send closeups of your pet! Thanks!

Here’s a photo of our French bulldog, Toby, enjoying our new gallery wall.
- Gloria (Brooklyn, NY) 

Marlo, our Grand pug loves this chair.
- Marilyn (Regina, Saskatchewan)

This is Milo, our Sphynx Siamese sitting in my hat basket on my set of drawers from Basement.
- Jennifer (Auckland, NZ)

Here is Pico lounging on my fabulous bamboo coffee table by WONK.
- Diana

Here is a pic of ‘Brorsan’ with a cushion from Picok Stockholm, sitting on an Ikea footstool.
- Jon & Maria (Sweden)

Our cat Meez (left) made the journey with us back from Thailand to live in Saskatchewan. We think his time on the streets taught him how to share with other animals. Earl Grey (right) takes full advantage of his friendly nature. Life in the cat condo is content for everyone.
- Jacquie

Here are our spoiled fur-babies, Roscoe, the brindle pit bull/boxer, and Leila, the tuxedoed pit bull/Labrador retreiver enjoying a siesta on the new dog bed, a.k.a. our new futon lounger.
- Lacy & Jamison (Sacramento, CA)

Pets in Wok 
- Veronika (Vienna, Austria) 

And a couple I snapped over the weekend that are up on my page as well…. (featuring Mimin and Lucky)

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 then it may not make the cut. Photos, your name, location and a brief description can be sent to desiretoinspirekim@hotmail.com and PLEASE don’t send closeups of your pet! Thanks!

My photos “Pets on Furniture”
- Sónia 

Here is our wee Grey-dog enjoying our Mart Stam chair while keeping our house safe from the evil invading squirrels. Also, his ears can pick up signals from space…
- Pat (Carleton Place, ON)

This is Melo on his window seat– a vintage settee.
- Les & Jay (Philadelphia, PA)

Here are a few pics of our cats MegaCat and Noah. 
We bought this new foot stool for MegaCat but he seems a little unsure about using it :p
Noah is shown on a sheepskin rug, never imagined what a huge hit it would become with him, i think he has fallen in love with it! 
And the final pic shows both the boys in a rare moment cuddled up together on our new Ercol chair that we got on e-bay and needs a bit of a refurb, although all our cats seem to have claimed it for them.
- Andrew

This is Mr. Sammy Thomas about to settle in for yet another long leisurely nap.
- Cali. (Houston, Tx)

This is Hentay le gros maliné one year’s old….et voici une photo de son petit frère Chowy.
- Nicolas

This is our 9-year-old European Shorthair Gandhi. He really likes cuddling up in our bed.
- Vreni (Hamburg, Germany)

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 then it may not make the cut. Photos, your name, location and a brief description can be sent to desiretoinspirekim@hotmail.com and PLEASE don’t send closeups of your pet! Thanks!

This is Rita from Milan,Italy. She is on her favorite place: the rocking chair.
- Valeria

This is my dog Choco. they say beagles are natures bed warmers – i think its true.
- Leah (Newcastle, Australia)

I obsessed about getting this beautiful (huge) chair in my kitchen–it’s become Ginger’s favorite spot.
- Meghan (Catskills, NY)

this is Nanook and Blu on my couch.
- Rob

this is Lolav my little dog, she’s the princess of the house and she loves the white couch and the owl’s cushions are their friends.
- Victoria (Mar del Plata, Argentina)

Quim, when he was 6 month old on the couch. As always…
- Paula

usually my maine coon is not allowed to climb on the table,but i didn’t scold her that time,cause it’s time to pose for a pic!!!
- Sophie (Paris)

On a partially related note, it seems I’ve got a new visitor stopping by pretty regularly to check what’s on the menu. Yesterday it was a fresh chicken carcass. We figured it was easier to just give up the chicken instead of ending up with the contents of our garbage cans stewn all over the backyard. I think we’re going to call him/her Zorro. 

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 then it may not make the cut. Photos, your name, location and a brief description can be sent to desiretoinspirekim@hotmail.com and PLEASE don’t send closeups of your pet! Thanks!

We are a furniture wholesaler from Vancouver, BC. Here are our “mascots” Zadie & Freckles on our Portia Bed.
- Robbie 

I was looking through old photo shoot images yesterday and found this gem (see attachment) – I then remembered about your pets on furniture posts.
- Robert

Here is a photo of Shoppy enjoying my brand new sofa. He loves being able to survey the room from his perch.
- Kara (Calgary, Alberta)

My cat sleeps in this crystal bowl every night! She is too fat for the bowl however she digs at the bottom of the bowl then settles herself in for the night!
- Starla (Montgomery, Alabama)

This is mini our beloved Chorkie (2) everytime I went to make our bed this morning I couldn’t because she was just too cute to move!
- Samantha (California)

Some pictures of my cats
- Nico 

This is Snacks the dog, our 1 year old rescue terrier mix. If there’s a sunny spot on his favorite sofa, he’ll find it. The sofa is a pullout sectional, quite large for a pint-size pup. Though, Snacks has decided it’s HIS bed. (smile) You can see more photos of our lovable scamp on Instagram @lemonbuglewicz #snacksthedog.
- Larissa (Austin, Texas)

I hope a carpet by The Rug Company, is considered as a piece of furniture. He like to sleep exactly in the middle of the square form, his name is Bentzi.
- Ophir (San Francisco, CA)

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 then it may not make the cut. Photos, your name, location and a brief description can be sent to desiretoinspirekim@hotmail.com and PLEASE don’t send closeups of your pet! Thanks!

Matilda pretty much owns the furniture in the house, as you can see in the pic.
- Stefanie (Mount Washington, Los Angeles)

This is our cat Heidi enjoying a lazy afternoon lounging on our bed.
- Doreen (Phoenix, Arizona)

Not sure this counts as furniture but Button and Murphy are obsessed with this Ikea stool! 
- Ruth

Since getting the black cat 2013 poster and placed it on top of my dresser for good, my cat “Velcro” often sits for long periods of time right next to it – something she didn’t use to do before. Talk about life imitates cat art.
- Meli (San Francisco, CA)

Tosti and Sookie in their new barcelona chair.
- Ricardo

Our cat Bella likes to stake her claim to the best seat in the house. New furniture? No problem! Bella likes to keep it fresh. Here she is establishing herself in one of our just-delivered Precedent wing chairs (upholstered in fabric from Vanguard).
- Lisa (Arlington, VA)

This is our dog Luna. She lays her head on the back of the couch and stares longingly out the window. (She also stores her toys in the windowsill, as you can see.)
- Sarah (Bloomington, IN)

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 then it may not make the cut. Photos, your name, location and a brief description can be sent to desiretoinspirekim@hotmail.com and PLEASE don’t send closeups of your pet! Thanks!

This is Charlie & Mocha
- Hien

Here are two photos of my beautiful Boxer Mix, Daisy. 6 years old from Saint Louis. She always looks so regal to me.
- Karen

Here’s a photo of my sister’s pets, India (the cat) and Rufino (the dog) catching a few rays on and near her mid-century chair which she had covered with a Brazilian coffee bean sack.  Rufino is an ex street dog who followed my niece home one day and never left.  Can’t say I blame him!
- Deb (Bariloche, Argentina)

Please find enclosed two pictures of my dog Trinket a tiny Yorkie who doesn’t like to be on the floor but prefers sofas or chairs, if not my arms. These dogs aren’t called “lap dogs” for nothing! The first picture (on the leather chair) was taken at my mother’s place, in the Alps region of France (Savoie) and the second picture (on the grey outdoor chair) was taken on an hotel balcony in Spain (Catalonia).
- Christele (Savoie, France)

Nisha, our slightly neurotic black cat sits atop the living room couch and Lona, our beloved tailless tortie on top of the dining room table.
- Joanna (Pennsylvania)

This is my sweet 8 yr old Maggie…..she spends every morning over looking her backyard on the comfy La-Z-Boy Sofa
- Debi

This is Sookie (in Seattle WA) and she likes to build forts. The Big Brown Chair is her favorite, but she can work with almost any piece of furniture, and has many different “poses”.
- Eileen

Hendrix makes the Gus Modern sectional his home.
- Erin (Austin, TX)

It’s my birthday after all! Tierra 1 year old, airedale-standard poodle
- Claudine (Granby, Québec)

These are my dogs, Penny (white one) and Lady (black one) sitting on their favorite couch. I know there’s a blanket on the couch, but the couch is very appreciative that it is!
p.s. And no, I did NOT put them this way!
- Maria

This is Pippa resting on her favorite piece of furniture after a hard day doing what she likes best: playing and being curious.
- Raluca

This is Sancho, fooling around on our brown leather couch.
- Raquel (Santo André, Brasil)

Repeat offender. That’s what I am. I do have the excuse that we got a new kitten. His name is Christmas (the white one) as he popped into our back garden Christmas day. Pics are on the back enclosure. I sent you a few shots of him and one that includes Fat Farrah (black one). 
- Pam 

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 then it may not make the cut. Photos, your name, location and a brief description can be sent to desiretoinspirekim@hotmail.com and PLEASE don’t send closeups of your pet! Thanks!

This is Daisy-Cat-… rocking out with his paw out on our new Danish teak and tweed chair!” ~wool blanket is from holland (sourced by Mac Cool’s Re-Use) Pillow by friends at SparkBox Studios
- Stacey

This is Gromit the dog sleeping on a friday morning. As his master has left for work, the place in bed obviously needs to be filled.
- Märt (Tallinn, Estonia)

Attached is a photo of my coonhound Scarlett relaxing in her favorite spot, the Room and Board loveseat in my office. Look at her big sad eyes; I just can’t bring myself to ask her to find another (more practical, not-white) perch. (Notice the branding on her ear. She used to be a hunting dog until she either got lost or was abandoned. We rescued her 6 months ago from a high kill shelter in New Mexico)
- Martha

this is obi — he’s sitting guard as he does each day on his favorite vintage chair — peering out the window, and always with proper use of the armrest…
- stacie (santa barbara)

attached is a photo of my two english bulldogs – tater tot is the brindle puppy (17months) and little bit is the sleeping 13yr old. i think the cherry red Naugahyde sofa & custom made oil cloth pillows make for a bright and cheery backdrop to my baby boys. normally i won’t submit a photo that had an obvious cord, but they looked so sweet while i was drilling a shelf into the wall that i felt compelled to send. also it is one of the few photos that the dogs are the entire frame.
- jeanie (New York City)

It’s a picture of my dog Pixie on the right and my neighbors dog Gigi.
- Ruben

This is our cat Hermione sleeping on our recently acquired Eames Soft Pad Management chair. I think it needs to be re-upholstered. Hermione doesn’t seem to care
- Helen (Evanston, Il)

I love Monday’s pets on furniture and thought my 12yrs old Muru cat wants to join in. I have adopted her from a cat-shelter soon 2yrs ago. She is very much loved and I wish to give her a loving and caring home for the rest of her life. Here she is sitting on my chest of drawers, she sits here daily and glances out through the window or takes a little nap.
- Nina (Helinki, Finland)

Here is my Pagoda atop my Eileen Gray.
- Nemi (Miami, FL)

Our 4 year old Morkie, Panda, “hiding” from ear cleaning day.
- Jenn (Manhattan)

Murphy and 7 month old Arlo in their favourite spots!
- Ruth