Pets
8. This sleeping space under the stairs gets the chic treatment in a Cape Cod-style home in Huntington Beach, California. “Our dogs love it,” says homeowner Janine Roth, who put custom foam beds in the space and painted the walls a dark color, then hung photos of the dogs inside. “Our friends love to stick their heads in and look at all the photos,” she says. The space is bigger than it looks. An electrician fit inside to install can lights, a carpenter added baseboards and a painter finished the walls.
1. Lucky, a goldendoodle, enjoys his special spot in his family’s renovated kitchen and mudroom. “The small addition, tucked between existing spaces, gives Lucky his own hangout area in the mudroom, and allows the family to easily (and stylishly) gate him when need be,” Jean Rehkamp Larson of Rehkamp Larson Architects says. “The custom metal gate operates like a concealed pocket door, conveniently sliding in and out of the wall when needed.”
Dog spa shower. In this newly built home in Austin, Texas, the homeowner “wanted to make sure that her dog Daisy [pictured here] had her own dedicated doggie spa,” designer Mary DeWalt says. It’s a feature she’s seeing more home builders include as options. The step-in shower is lined with 4-by-8-inch subway tiles from Daltile. The curb prevents water from sloshing onto the floor, and cabinets above hold supplies.The type of professionals used to build a wash station like this are the same that would be used for adding or renovating any bathroom, DeWalt says — plumber, tile installer and interior designer or architect.
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