If you’d like to send me photos to include in next week’s “pets on furniture” post, please ensure your photos follow my basic rules: First, the pet must be on a piece of furniture. And said piece of furniture must be clearly visible in the photo, so it takes center stage rather than your pet. Think of it more of a photo of a great piece of furniture that you want to show off…and your pet happens to be sitting on it. And second, the photo must be of decent quality. If it’s dark or fuzzy (from a camera phone) then it may not make the cut. Thanks! (Photos, your name, location and a brief description can be sent to desiretoinspirekim@hotmail.comand PLEASE don’t send closeups of your pet!)

My wife thinks our dog is a princess.
– Ruben 

I’ve never let her sit on this chair. Bet I won’t be able to get her off it now that I’ve given her the idea.
– Sarah

This is 16 year old Teenie Tiny, who is no longer tiny, on my $20.00 Eames chair, her favorite.
– Mary (Colorado)

From the left, my friend Val’s Pit Bull, Lupe (9 month). My friend Noemie’s American Bulldog , Kala (2 years ½) And the last …BUT NOT THE LEAST, The love of my life (after my husband) My French bulldog Hugo (1 years ½), celebrating the Irish Day in my back yard.
– Marie-Helene (Montréal)

This is Chico, our proper Chihuahua on my favorite chair. He requires comfort and luxury at all times. We are more than happy to oblige.
– Jennifer & Daniel (Reston,VA)

Hank’s our little guy. He runs the show around our house. Alli is our precious cocker spaniel. Sweetest dog ever.
– Holli (Bremerton, WA)

1 – Here is a picture of my cat Smithy. He jumped into my new hanging chair just as I finished putting it together.
2 – Here is Hazel on top on my Ikea sofa that has a new Bemz slipcover. Hazel always likes to sit on the top like that. Smithy is peeking at the camera too.
– Michele 

The Shi-tsu in the pictures is Mocha. Mocha is lounging and suntanning on an antique chair that has been reupholstered in Dwell fabric. In the last attached picture, my husband painted a portrait of Mocha which graces our fireplace mantle!
– Wendy (Kelowna, British Columbia) 

My diva westie, Bayley, on her red throne (chair).
– Debbie (Tyler, Tx)

This is my puppy ‘Poochie’ posing on my Tessa lounge chair.
– Tainaya

Cat’s name is Mac. I do a lot of work on my computer and he is ALWAYS nearby.
– Jennifer (Murrieta, CA) 

this is sweet bruno {aka big head} after a long hike in the foothills behind his home in southern california. he is a 150 lb great dane and a — very loved — rescue pup. when he first came to his mama lisa’s home, he was very anxious and sad after losing his first family. he used to pull out most of the stuffing of the sofa, but he eventually stopped. now, he just uses the sofa as his bed and is a happy, relaxed boy.
– joey {lisa’s friend} (orange county, CA)

Lily is a lab mix lounging at Grandma’s house after a walk in the desert.
– ? 

I have been siiiiiiiiiick all weekend and have zero energy to do all the things I need to get done – including blogging. So I thought instead of spending lots of time scouring blogland for my weekly favs, I would instead share this awesome Swedish apartment with you today. Hope you’re all having a better weekend than I am, one not involving an entire box of tissue and coughing up a couple lungs.

Just another quick home before we head into the weekend. The owners of this one are not afraid of colour. The colours they chose for their walls are beautiful. But oddly enough they left the easiest rooms to bathe in colour (in my humble opinion anyway) in neutrals – kitchen, bathroom and dining room. My favourite is the magenta bedroom. SWOON! (Art & Décoration, photography: Christophe Rouffio)

The following villa on the Belgian coast captured my interest immediately. I have always loved a home that is traditional on the outside and not-so-much on the inside. I love anything with a shock factor. And this radically transformed home is just that. Traditional on the outside (complete with thatched roof) with a modern industrial vibe on the inside. Totally unexpected. (Maison & Travaux, photography: Patrick Smith, architect: Lionel Jadot)

In case the photography from the previous post wasn’t enough to get you all hot and bothered, here is a little bit more eye candy to get you through the afternoon. Thank you Paul Raeside.