Making a happy home with pets and beautiful design
Pets are wonderful and a constant source of fun and love.
Dogs get you out of the house for a walk no matter what. Cats purring is probably the greatest sound in the world. We love our pets so much but we also love our homes and other spaces where our pets are welcome. Carefully considering interior design for pets is much easier now with beautiful products that are just as comfortable for our furry friends as they are for us.
Groom for the room
Soft furnishings bear the burden of pet-related cliché problems. Sheers and velvet drapery falling foul of cats scratching and dragging their claws through the curtains… white sofas, muddy dog paws…you get the idea.
Maintaining a good grooming routine helps minimise the amount of cleaning required. Regularly brushing your dog or cat goes a long way to cutting down on shedding and having to deal with pet hair in all parts of the home. If your pets are fabulously furry, giving your living room furniture a quick once-over with the hoover every so often isn’t a bad idea either. Ensuring their claws are neatly trimmed also reduces the risk of any fibres being damaged.
Cleaning up any pet messes is also a drastically reduced concern when you have the right soft furnishing fabrics.
Friendly for furry companions
Well-loved homes are well-lived homes. Keeping it as low-key as possible is our best recommendation for cleaning your home when you have pets.
Here’s what we mean when we say ‘low key’:
Buy once and buy better. Investing in a solid product with proven durability and cleanability certifications will empower you to decorate your home with materials that stay fresh, last longer and are always easy to maintain. This goes for upholstery and drapery as well as all surfaces of your home from countertops to floors to light fittings, and beyond.
FibreGuard fabrics are proven by extensive testing to be durable, easy to clean, soft to the touch and colourfast. Using FibreGuard as upholstery or drapery in a home with pets makes sense.
Use all-natural cleaning products (like water). It’s so much better for the environment and your pets. In fact, cleaning accidental stains from FibreGuard upholstery and drapery fabrics with water is what we recommend. Most of the time water is all you need, and if you have a tougher stain then it’s time to break out the secret weapon: a small amount of standard, household soap. It is good to remember that immediate stain removal will ensure the best result.
Finally, look for the STANDARD 100 by OEKO-TEX® certification when decorating your pet-friendly home. This is FibreGuard’s promise to you that their drapery and upholstery fabrics won’t release harmful finishes or chemicals into the world.
