DON'T decorate with breakable tschotskes.
Fragile items and animals don't mix. One bat of a dog's tail or swat of a cat's paw will send your collection of Will-George flamingo figurines skittering across the room like bowling pins. "If you must collect something, collect cast iron doorstops," Julia Szabo says. "Put them where your dog won't trip over them. They look great in a room, and your pets can't hurt them."
Nan Ruvel suggests displaying fragile valuables in a china cabinet with glass–panel doors. "That way, you can see them, but your pet can't break them," she says.
Instead, spend your decorating dollars on framed prints, photos and paintings, Szabo says. "Art hangs on the walls, out of reach of your pets."
Read on for more pointers on making your home a showplace fit for a pet.
