Who Else Wants Attractive Pet Friendly Furniture
Pet friendly, or pet safe, furniture is a bit of a misnomer
just like the term ‘child proof’ you can’t get furniture
which is immune to damage, but you can make sure that
things are as safe and durable as possible. If you want to
allow your pet access to the house, but want to make sure
that there is as little possibility for damage as possible,
then consider pet friendly furniture and decorations.

If you have pets in the house, then wall to wall carpeting
may not be a great idea, unless your pet happens to be a
gold fish or a small bird. For popular four-legged pets
such as dogs and cats, a hard floor with tiles or special
flooring is most pet resistant and attractive too. For
additional color to the floor, try adding small rugs,
though if you have expensive Persian rugs, it might be
better and safer to display on the walls. One clever and
practical idea is a floor cover to place pet friendly
furniture. For this purpose try vinyl-coated wallpaper and
three coats of polyurethane. That should last a couple of
years.

Semi-gloss paint is a sensible choice if you have dogs and
cats since it is easy to clean, which can be useful if your
pet decides to rub itself against the wall. If you prefer
wallpaper, get the washable, vinyl-backed kind. Avoid
vertical blinds, ornate tassels, pull cords on lights, or
anything else that could tangle the pet and put them at
risk of strangulation.

If you provide cats with a scratching pole to exercise
their claws on, then you may find that they will leave your
furniture alone. If you don’t have a scratching pole
available, then some corrugated cardboard may do in the
short term. If your cat has a long tail, then keep
ornaments back from the edge of any ledges to avoid them
getting tail-swept off and breaking.

Pet Friendly Upholstery

The primary and most essential need of most pet friendly
furniture is to ensure that it can be easily cleaned to
remove hair and stains. Consider having two sets of
washable linen or denim slips to cover the upholstery of
your sofas. It makes sense to do so, since you will
always have one on hand to use, while the other is being
washed. Nowadays, it is possible to buy stain resistant
odor repellent fabric. This will withstand normal stains
and smells. You can also choose dark or patterned fabric
since this will not show stains easily.

Instead of using fabric, try ultra-suede. It is quite
resistant to dog hairs, and is easy to wash and dry. It
also tends not to pick up odors, and, since it does not
smell like leather, dogs are less likely to chew it. You
can get ultra-suede slip covers to fit a lot of common
furniture sizes, and it looks very attractive, so you are
not sacrificing anything for the pet-friendly features.

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