Since we're living in a smaller condo with 2 large dogs, it can be challenging to have a comfortable dog space without us feeling like we're living at a doggy daycare. One of our biggest solutions has been to have a series of floor pillows and sheepskin rugs scattered throughout our home. These give the dogs "bases" throughout the house so they understand where they can lay. Even our
guest dogs flock to these pillows and understand this is a dog designated zone.
We loved this floor cushion from West Elm, and bought duplicates for both the bedrooms.
Any 20x20 version is big enough for the pooches. Sometimes, they can even fit 2 pooches at one time:
They are easy to keep clean and hair-free with removable covers and frequent vacuuming. At my old apartment Miss M had a silk pillow I brought back from Thailand, and even with her sharp claws she didn't snag it. We've also spied
this version from Ikea, the
bold square from CB2,
this one and
this one from Target, and
this one from West Elm.
The funny thing is, that although we thought we were making these accommodations for the pooches, we've actually found ourselves using these cushions to sit more often on the floor. The floor cushions are perfect around our round cocktail table, and I like using our ottomans as impromptu desk extensions:
I've been using the spot to work on
my Asus. Though whenever I get up she's quick to reclaim her spot and snoop on my computer:
At least she finds it amusing:
