Are your cats things ruining your home aesthetic? Don’t worry. These tips can help your furry friend keep their belongings whilst you keep your home looking great.
When you have pets, their needs are top priority. You buy them the best toys, cat towers, giant beds, food, and anything else they need to be happy. Who can resist another new accessory for their much loved pet? The problem is, just like babies, the belongings of your furry family member can take over the house. Even worse, they can look ugly and detract from your otherwise beautiful decor.
Wouldn’t you love to have happy pets with everything they need, and a beautiful house? Don’t worry, we can help. Here’s how to integrate your pets accessories into your decor:
Use Attractive Storage Baskets
Just like children’s things, cat and dog toys can get everywhere. Cats are the worst for this because they play with the toy and then leave it wherever they want. Dogs will at least often take their toys to their bed. Attractive storage baskets are perfect for storing cat and dog toys without detracting from your decor. They also give you a place to store the pets things between playtimes, which stops the house looking messy.
Consider Switching A Cat Tower For Shelving Or Bespoke Cat Furniture
Cat towers are nice enough, but they can be kind of ugly and kind of huge too. Instead, could you perhaps grab some shelving from your cheap self storage unit and create a cool cat climbing wall feature? Could you pop the cat tower in affordable self storage and invest in some bespoke cat furniture that is chic and beautiful? Sure, it is more expensive, but so worth the money if you put a lot into your decor and want to keep your pet happy.
Choose Furniture That Goes With Your Decor
There are many different types of pet decor available, of which there will be some that matches your decor. You can get cute end table wooden dog crates, planty cat scratching posts and gorgeous egg shaped cat chairs that even you’ll be envious of. By taking a little more time when choosing your pet furniture, you can choose items that go with your style, rather than abruptly against it.
Declutter
Even your pet's accessories need decluttering. Anything broken or unused (including old blankets and soft furnishings) should be donated, or thrown away. This should immediately downsize what you need to organise in the way of your pets things.
Protect Your Furniture
It is important to protect your own furniture from your pets so your own decor doesn’t get destroyed, in addition to the pets belongings also ruining the home aesthetic. Effective training can be useful in this respect, as well as utilising accessories like scratching posts, toys and beds that mean your pets won’t use your furniture for their needs.
Be Select
If you are select with your pets toys you get two benefits. The first benefit is that your pet is able to never get bored of their toys because they use some, then months later, you put those toys away and get their other toys out and they are re-excited by them. The second benefit is that you get to use normal low-cost self storage for the pets toys that are not out. This halves the storage you need for what they are using, and so preserves the look of your home.
“Pets are humanising, they remind us that we have an obligation and responsibility to preserve and nurture and care for all life.” - James Cromwell
Pets are an incredible asset to the home, if not a messy addition. Luckily, with the tips above and some creativity, you can maintain a gorgeous home whilst keeping your pets happy at the same time.
