Pet furniture has come a long way from carpeted cat towers and lumpy plaid dog beds.
For discerning pet owners who treat their cats and dogs like family — in some cases better than family — designers are creating stylish, even glamorous, furniture.
Witness the new $5,000 Crystal Clear Lotus Cat Tower by the Refined Feline, with three platforms for lounging and a hideaway cubby at the bottom lined in white faux fur. Similarly, the Casper mattress brand was intrigued that so many of their customers posted social media photos not of themselves but their dogs luxuriating on their pressure-relieving memory-foam mattresses. “We decided to launch a pet-friendly version of our people mattress, with little tweaks that are dog-specific,” says Jeff Chapin, Casper’s co-founder and chief of product. The beds start at $125, with a washable outer cover made to shed fur and withstand bites and scratches.
None of these products, however, guarantee that they will keep their paws off your favorite club chair.
