Styling a Calm, Modern Living Room for You and Your Dog

A living room that works for your dog doesn't have to look like a pet store aisle. The easiest way to keep the room calm and cohesive is to match materials, not just colors — a bouclé or linen dog bed sitting next to a linen sofa reads as furniture, not clutter.

A few habits that make the biggest difference:

• Give them their own low-traffic corner. Dogs settle faster in a spot that's out of the main walking path but still within sight of the room's activity.
• Choose one neutral tone and stay close to it. Warm gray, oat, and cream all sit well together — mixing too many bed and blanket colors is what makes a room feel busy.
• Let furniture do double duty. A crate styled as an end table keeps a kennel from dominating the room while still giving your dog a den to retreat to.

Start with our Living Room collection for pieces chosen specifically to sit quietly alongside the furniture you already own.