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Need advice on our "dog room"

12 years ago
We have this extra room that we turned into our pet room. It has the kennels, hutch with food, food bowls, water, little box. Well we just put new floor in, but I want to jazz it up a bit. Any suggestions on what color(s) to paint and what kind of new window coverings? Thanks a ton

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  • 12 years ago
    What a luxury that you have a room just for them! I have 3 dogs and understand what issues you might be faced with. Regarding window treatments...keep them off the floor. Plantation shutters or if you want fabric, a valance. Otherwise dog hair will stick to the bottom half and it will be a nightmare to vacuum as often as it will need to be done. Notice my short panels. The floor is really pretty. It looks dog friendly. I would not put a rug of any sort in there. It will just slide around with their activity and be another magnet for their shedding. I think you are close with the things you have. I would paint a neutral taupe to help disguise where they will sit and lay against the wall (dirt;-)...and play with the furniture and crate layout. I would move the storage cabinet and keep their crates tidy and side by side in a corner or up against the wall. Get pet beds with fun fabric in a punchy color to ad some interest. Obviously make sure you can easily wash them.
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    How about go whole hog and put dog curtains up. Pull your color from the curtain. Add some dog art. Put food ect in cute containers.
  • 12 years ago
    lol that would be fun!
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    I love the dog pop art idea. You can do photos of your own pets. Many websites offer and all you need to do is upload the photo of your pets. Poster art of "famous" dogs would be fun too. Rin, Tin, Tin? Lassie..
  • 12 years ago
    Use semi gloss paint everywhere for ease of cleaning. Are you only wanting ideas for paint and window coverings? For instance, I would recommend a low noise but efficient exhaust..perhaps extra filtration on your air return. ..SO WONDERFUL YOU ARE SO CARING. THANK YOU.
    lkottw thanked auntiebuzzybee
  • 12 years ago
    As a three-dog owner (plus a large herd of cats), my motto is to make everything easily cleanable. Therefore I would put in wood blinds or shutters because they can be easily cleaned and as suggested above would paint a warm camel color so as not to reveal every bit of doggy grunge.

    I would also think about putting the crates side by side under a table so the crates are less conspicuous and you can use the table for other storage or possibly a cat bed. (I see litter in there and am interested to see how a GSD is doing with the cat as I've been warned off from rescuing them bc of too much prey drive towards cats.) You could also cover the wire crates with some type of washable fabric that jazzed them up a bit.

    Oops. Just looked at the crates agains and they may be too tall to get under a table so the cute cover idea may make better sense. But one of the many great things about animals is that they don't care if their home is fancy as long as they're loved!
  • PRO
    12 years ago
    The table idea may not work, but you could put some large shelves on the wall with sturdy brackets and slide the crates back under it some. This gives you storage space for items and display space for pictures, art, etc.

    Look at Sherwin Williams Nomadic Desert paint color. It is a nice neutral that goes with lots of things but has enough color in it for the space.

    Based on my experience, dogs are going to try to look between blinds and ultimately get them dirty. We have successfully used the cellular shades that don't have any cord. You pull them down at night (we only pull ours down during cold weather) and up in the day where they can't reach them. No cord so they can't hurt themselves.
    lkottw thanked Brickwood Builders, Inc.
  • 12 years ago
    love all your ideas! Thank you. like the idea of having some kind of table over the kennels. and good idea for having curtains that don't go to the floor. wood blinds would be pretty too. thinking a neutral color for paint? and mcbriec the ged is great with the cat. they both are. my ged is very laid back though and non aggressive at all
  • 12 years ago
    gsd*
  • 12 years ago
    Got it. You're lucky to have a laid back GSD!
  • PRO
    12 years ago
    I suggest a painting with 4 dogs playing poker.
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    So Cool! Dog rooms are the walk in pantries of the 21st century. Everyone's gonna want one, every one (including the dogs) will drool over them...The ultimate luxury. We did not get a dog until AFTER we had built our house -- if we had the dog ahead of time, I think we, too, would have created a dog room and would be in the enviable position of getting decor advice from Houzzers...
  • 12 years ago
    @TMK. I have a set of 5 of those dog playing pictures. When I still lived at home (mid 60s), the TV Guide used to offer things for sale. I ordered one at a time with my hard earned money from a part time job. Can't remember the price now but couldn't have been more than a couple of dollars each. They are quite good paper stock and ready to frame. Alas I have never had a place they would be appropriate. But they make me smile when
    I look at them now and then. Can't make myself throw them out. @ikottk, what good "parents" you are :-)
    lkottw thanked condomary
  • 12 years ago
    Those dogs are awesome! Ok, here's what I think.
    Go neutral and add accordion pleated shades. Love the floor!
    On the floor add a cozy rug for a splash of color.
    lkottw thanked Ellen Obrock