Monday's pets on furniture - part 1

If you'd like to send us photos to include in next week's "pets on furniture" post, please ensure your photos follow our 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 (from a camera phone) then it may not make the cut. Thanks! (Photos, your name, location and a brief description can be sent to desiretoinspirekim@hotmail.com and PLEASE don't send me closeups of your pet!)

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"I hope you'll enjoy this photo of my Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Harvey, perched on a Louis XIV style armchair. It is upholstered with fabric featuring butterflies, dragonflies and text from Shakespeare. It was a wedding present from my mum and it is my favourite piece of furniture."
- Nancy

"This is our cat Solo. She has hit the "teens" and are out running all night, but here we managed to capture her lounging on a nice chair bought at a second hand shop in sweeden. The photos are from our forest cabin."
- Mari (Oslo, Norway)

"I thought I'd contribute my picture of my dog Biscuits Jackson sitting on my favorite chair purchased for just $15(!) from the Seattle Goodwill- otherwise known as "Goodwillies"- which I miss dearly now that Biscuits and I live in South Africa. The picture was taken by the famous dog photographer Erin Vey http://www.erinvey.com/."
- Jabu

"My name's Corinne, and this is my wiener dog Nigel Brutus. We are in Chicago and have lots of love for great furniture and design!"
- Corinne

"My cat Mollie on one of our porch chairs from World Market. She wandered into our lives one afternoon and has been loved on ever since."
- Elaine

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Monday's pets on furniture - part 2

If you'd like to send us photos to include in next week's "pets on furniture" post, please ensure your photos follow our 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 (from a camera phone) then it may not make the cut. Thanks! (Photos, your name, location and a brief description can be sent to desiretoinspirekim@hotmail.com and PLEASE don't send me closeups of your pet!)

"My border collies, Rex and Lou, hanging out on my Montauk overstuffed chair.  Truly a dog's life!"
- Kristi

"I took this photo when I caught our cats, Chicken and Skroggins, sleeping on the same sofa together. I couldn't resist the temptation to surround them with heart Post-It notes, as this was a rare moment between these two little frienemies."
- Amanda (Toronto)

"This is Henry, my co-workers Cavalier King Charles Spaniel.  He comes to the office to hang out and is perfectly content sitting on our Generation by Knoll chairs!  Sometimes he falls asleep and snores!"
- Angela

"This is Yoko, my three year- old Maine Coon Cat on our well-used and loved Blu Dot sofa."
- Kate (Brooklyn, NY)

"Norton the wonder dog!"
- Lee
  

"Here's a photo of our mixed siamese cat Oscar. He's seen here sleeping on our bed. Above him is a painting by local (we are from Singapore) artist Paul Koh. The word painted is '猫', Chinese for cat. More of Paul's paintings are found in http://www.catmasutra.com/index.html. As quoted, the trademark 'eyes-wide-shut' and 'ear-to-ear grin' of the Catmasutra cats embody this deep-seated childhood innocence cum devil-may-care bravado."
- Kwang

"MacFarlane Hugo is my ten-year old mut. He's not allowed on the furniture, but he loves this living room couch that was reupholstered from its original mohair from my Great-great grandmother's home. This picture perfectly captures his 'I'm innocent' look."
- Lauren

"This photo is of Molly (age 13), sitting on her favorite piece of furniture in my sunroom."
- LuAnn (Louisville, KY)

Monday's pets on furniture - part 1

If you'd like to send us photos to include in next week's "pets on furniture" post, please ensure your photos follow our 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 (from a camera phone) then it may not make the cut. Thanks! (Photos, your name, location and a brief description can be sent to desiretoinspirekim@hotmail.com and PLEASE don't send me closeups of your pet!)

"My cat 'Grey' decided to help out in a recent photo shoot in my studio at home. I was shooting the photo to capture my art in a house setting but kitty decided he wanted to be the centerpiece and ended up stealing the show!"
- Erin

"Love the blog and just had to send in this pic of our cat "Skipperdoodle" on our bed. We got her after a cruel person threw her from a moving vehicle and our friends, who nearly ran over the injured and frightened kitten, brought her to our shop. She is now spoiled rotten and loving it."
- Caitlin (click her name for Skipperdoodle's full story)

"I've attached a pic of my two cats - Smokey and The Bandit lounging in my new $10 garage sale find - a Hauser wicker chair which is in our ensuite bathroom.  Obviously the chair now belongs to them!"
- Debbie

"Attached is a photograph of Beans and Junie, our two chihuahuas.  This was taken in my Aunt's and Uncle's living room at their beach house.  As you can see, they had a very tiring day at the beach!"
- Lisa, Chad, Syd, Keegan, Beans and Junie Jorgensen

"This is Mayo, our 8 year old mixed breed pup."
- Rhiannon (San Francisco)

"Bella enjoys how the chair cradles her during nap time....i'm sure of it. ;)"
- Charlotte

"This is our cat Linus snoozing on the couch after a long morning of playing with the dog!"
- Lauren & Colin

"This is our 4 year old Boston Terrier Brady!  He's a total ham and always sits in the cutest positions like he's just 'hanging out like the rest of us!'"
- Melissa & Jason Bilodeau (Manchester, NH)

"My dog Smooch has already staked out his place on the brand-new furniture (I haven't even removed the tag yet!). He likes to be able to see out the front window so he can warn us of possible intruders."
- Beth (California)

Monday's pets on furniture

If you'd like to send us photos to include in next week's "pets on furniture" post, please ensure your photos follow our 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 (from a camera phone) then it may not make the cut. Thanks! (Photos, your name, location and a brief description can be sent to desiretoinspirekim@hotmail.com and PLEASE don't send me closeups of your pet!)

"This is Mavi, my 8 month old kitten. He is really cuddly and loves sleeping on furry stuff!"
-Eda

"This is Morgan. I didn't even pose him. Seriously. He was just sitting there."
- Maggie&John

"Here is a picture of my cat, Mary, watching tv in our living room. I think it was Law & Order (she used to like it, but lately she has stopped watching it). The art on the wall, listed in order clockwise from the top left includes: two cyanotype photographs by my husband Marek Warunkiewicz, "Float" by Charles Pachter, a small photo by Bill Schwab (sitting on the furniture), a photo taken around 1910 of my great grandfather who was a surveyor in Western Canada, and one of the famous Toronto streetcar prints by Charles Pachter. The vase was made by my husband."
- Jenny (Toronto)

"This is my golden retriever, Murphy, relaxing on one of the many chairs and couches that came with the house we kindly purchased for him to enjoy. The clock I found at a thrift store."
- Kira

"This is my three year old Pekingese Manny showing off his summer haircut. You can find him pretty much anywhere in the house when he wants to lounge, but he really seems to like the sofas where he can keep an eye on everyone :)"

"Meu nome é Alessandra Ayub. Sou do Brasil. Moro na Granja Viana,em São Paulo.Esse é o Nescau, o gatinho da família.Ele adora dormir no sol da manhã que bate na bay window, na sala de almoço. Espero muito que voces gostem. Obrigada."
- Alessandra (Brasil)

"This is a pic of our adorable fur baby; Cooper. He grown fond of our blue wingback. I wonder if he'll still like it when I reupholster with a houndstooth print..."
- Erin

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Monday's pets on furniture

If you'd like to send us photos to include in next week's "pets on furniture" post, please ensure your photos follow our 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 (from a camera phone) then it may not make the cut. Thanks! (Photos, your name and a brief description can be sent to desiretoinspirekim@hotmail.com and PLEASE don't send me closeups of your pet!)

"Hi, my name is Ana Ferraz, I'm from Brazil and this lovely pet is Bijou, one of my four adopted cats. She is a delicate white princess, an angel with blue vivid eyes. She is so beautiful (I'm a proud mother...rs) that I consider her a essential part of the decoration."
- Ana

"This is my dog, Seiko. Doing what she likes the most... yawning"
- Karina

"I'm sending you a photo of my cat Sofia Coppola on my retro furniture."
- Johansen (Olomouc, Czech Republic)

"Is this furniture??? The Kitty thinks so. She likes to perch here and look out at the garden...... when she's not lounging on my floor cushions.... or trying to blend into the sofa. It's a rustic hand carved bench from Bali. Too big for my house really, but I can't part with it....or the cat! -- We found "Kitty" when she was just a kitten. She's deaf and was stranded on our roof after a typhoon. She's 10 years old now and fat!"
- Tamara

"This is Ponyo, on his favourite look-out spot on our tatami mat. Watching the world go by."
- Min & Eugene

"This is our cat Houdini caught plotting his escape!"
- Alexis & Alex (NYC)

"My friend Adelaide, sitting inconspicuously in the morning sun, on a forest green Thalya Chair from Kartell. Hope you like!"
- Joshua

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