5 tips to make your interiors more pet friendly
Beautiful results happen when good design intersects with excellent execution. The nuts and bolts of how a design goes from the drawing board to the finished product on the window requires planning. At Art from the Start, we have seen many homes where the pets have taken over and all attempts at maintaining any form of interior style have fallen by the way side. Experts suggest starting any pet friendly decoration with the area in which pets spend the most time and that is the floor.
1. Everyone is comfortable
Spring cleaning is a great way to get the whole house in order for the warmer months that bring friendly gatherings and good times. It is comfortable to everyone at home. Getting home with a pet or pets living there is a good way to ensure that the spring will be enjoyable for everyone, no matter how many legs they have got. This will not only make you feel better about your home, but also help maintain a healthy environment for all of the members of the house, even the furry ones.
2. Spring cleaning strategies for pet
Here are some things that you can do to prepare your house and your pet for spring cleaning and for the general cleanliness and health where you and your pets are concerned It is necessary to clean the pets. Clip dog nails regularly to give them better footing in the house, and cover hard floors with plenty of inexpensive throw rugs with rubber backing.get soft furnishings that will hide dirt & molting hairs. In other words color coordinate fabrics with fur
Suppress animal smells, by regular cleaning, and moderate use of air freshener. You will adapt to the smell but house-guests (of the human variety) will notice the odor instantly they walk in to your home.
3.Put washable sheet on your bed
Printed fabrics often require much more fabric than expected due to repeats. How big the pattern is and how it appears on the fabric affects yardages greatly. Use cotton bedsheets, preferably in a medium color or a pattern that can hide the pet hair and stains between washings. For bedspreads, duvet covers work well because you can take them off and wash them regularly. Think about a sofa and how the fabric should run sideways along the length of the sofa to avoid seams. That is considered railroaded fabric.
4.Skip wall-to-wall carpet
If you must have carpet, choose a low pile. "It's easier to clean if there's an accident." And avoid continuous loop carpet because a pet toenail can unravel it by catching a single woven loop.So it is good to skip the wall to wall carpet.
5.Bath and groom your pet often
Keeping your dog or cat clean will help your house stay cleaner, longer. Trimmed nails won't scratch floors or upholstery. Regularly brushing and bathing removes loose hair before it ends up on your floor, your bed, your throw pillows. Bathing is very important thing for pets good health.
