Decorating .... With Cats

[kimlovescats]

Don't know if this has been posted before or not:

Decorating with Cats

Decorating when you have pets can provide unique opportunities to express your own personal style and taste. Here are some tips I'd like to share:

Bare floors, without carpet or throw rugs, can give a nice open feeling to a room. It can provide a soothing balance when you have many art objects that reflect your love of animals.
Paw prints and nose smudges on glass doors and windows break up glare and soften the light in a room.
Cat crates, when stacked three high, can add height to a room and pull the eye up. If fastened securely to the wall, the top can provide a safe and dramatic place for exotic plants or statuary that otherwise might be molested by your pets. An up light can make it a real focal point. Cats love to inhabit the upper crates, leaving the lower ones for the dogs.
Old towels and blankets thrown casually on upholstered furniture can add a wonderful homey, country-quilt look to an otherwise bland room.
Common smooth upholstery fabrics can look almost velvety when lightly textured with pet hair.
Vari-kennels, placed end to end and topped with plate glass can create an unusual coffee table, one your friends will really remember.
Kitty beds, randomly placed around a room, can add color and texture, much as throw pillows do.
Shredded or chewed books and magazines send a message to guests that they are free to relax and feel at home.
Cat crates can make versatile end tables, and can be slip covered to match any room decor.
There is absolutely nothing that makes a guest feel as welcome as three friendly cats hopping in his lap as soon as he sits down.
So throw away those videos by Martha Stewart and others, and express your own unique tastes. Your home should reflect what YOU like!

[BastetsMum]

hehehehehe - I like that Looks like my place at the moment

[GraciesMommy]

Cute...lol

[Lillycat]

hmmmmm......some of the ideas remind me awfully much of my humble abode.....smile....

[rg_girlca]

Oh Kim, I love it.

One of my sisters comes down on me about the way my house is.

Cat toys in every room, cat blankets on the chairs and couch.
Cat beds (3) in different rooms. Three large litter boxes in varies places and litter scattered on the floor. Cat tree in front of the living room window. She said I was crazy to have taken in little Poppy. I told her that I except her the way she is without any criticism and she should except the way I am with my cats and that goes for anyone else also.

My home reflects who I am and what I love.

[sirrahbed]

Kim! It sounds like you have been in MY house

[catmandu]

My Kitchen,has a Cat accent,with Cat Borders,and Cast Clendars,and crafted Cats,everywhere,and it does make the place,appealing.

[RICHARD]

Originally posted by kimlovescats
Don't know if this has been posted before or not:

Decorating with Cats

Decorating when you have pets can provide unique opportunities to express your own personal style and taste. Here are some tips I'd like to share:

Bare floors, without carpet or throw rugs

Shouldn't that be changed to THROW-UP rugs???