America's leading interior designers show readers how to live in the
most stylish way with their adorable dogs, offering an array of
inspirational tips for keeping both your home and dogs attractive and
chic
The most elegant, stylish, and well-appointed house is nothing but a
shell without its inhabitants, including the canine kind. Just ask the
22 A-List interior designers who grace the pages of At Home with Dogs
and Their Designers who love nothing more than letting their best pals
sleep in bed with them, cuddle on the couch, and essentially rule the
roost. No room is off limits, no piece of furniture banned, clothing is
optional, but their accessories are just as chic as their surroundings.
Accidents may happen on vintage rugs, antiques are sometimes mistaken
for chew toys, and more than one pair of ruined designer shoes have
befallen them, but none would consider living without their loyal and
loving best friends among the things they love.
With individual chapters exploring each of the dogs' amazing lives as
they romp through the stunning interiors and gardens they call home with
their humans, this book as much an inspirational design book, even if
you don't live with pets, as it is a resource, packed with clever tips
from the interior designers themselves on ways to live with dogs. Teddy,
Alex Papachristidis' Yorkie, uses a miniature vintage chair to hop from
the floor to the bed instead of doggie steps while Brooke Gianetti
created a custom doggie gate made from antique wooden doors to keep
Bebe, Sera, Frasier, and Sophie from getting into trouble while she is
away from home. With 6 pups on the loose, Carolyne Roehm always orders
extra yardage of fabric to make protective covers and quilts. Mary
McDonald happily climbs on the oversized dog bed her 5 Pugs--Jack, Lulu,
Boris, Eva, and Violet--share for daily "pug hugs" while Charlotte Moss'
Cavalier King Charles Spaniels, Daisy and Buddy, lounge in a cabana out
in the Hamptons on summer weekends. All of the featured pooches are
interviewed, giving us insight into the luxury of their daily lives from
their favorite places to sleep to their guilty pleasures.
Complete with a resource guide for your decorative needs as well as pet
needs (including adoption and rescue organizations), At Home with Dogs
and Their Designers opens the door--from coast to coast, townhouse to
beach house--allowing us to peek in and embrace this love letter from
these designers to their pets, who are most assuredly family members.
FEATURED HUMANS/INTERIOR DESIGNERS: Martyn Lawrence Bullard, Nathan
Turner and Eric Hughes, Jeffrey Alan Marks, Mary McDonald, Betsy
Burnham, Kelly Wearstler, Schuyler SampertonBrooke Giannetti, Hutton
Wilkinson, Windsor Smith, Mark D. Sikes, Jonathan Adler, Steven Gambrel,
Katie Ridder, Alex Papachristidis, Robert Couturier, Charlotte Moss,
Bunny Williams
Carolyne Roehm, Brian J. McCarthy, Michelle Nussbaumer
