Fabulous Interior Decor Ideas for Animal Lovers

For many of us, animals feature highly in our list of passions. We admire their beauty from afar and keep them with us as loving companions. They entertain us, give us love and companionship, make us laugh at their quirky ways, and leave us in awe of their abilities and physical splendor. If you want to bring some of your admiration for animals into your home, there are thousands of products available to help you do just that. Here are some fabulous interior décor ideas for animal lovers.

Soft and Fluffy

A great way to bring an animal theme into your home décor is through soft furnishings. Suppose you have a specific picture of an animal you like. In that case, you may want to consider having the image custom printed onto towels, tablecloths, placemats, cushions, and bedding by a t-shirt printing company such as MeowPrint.sg. Such a company can embroider beautiful designs onto fabric for you, giving you unique pieces of soft furnishings for your home.

Look for off-the-shelf soft accessories for your home, such as shower curtains adorned with pictures of ducks, dolphins, fish, or even kittens. These can be matched with towels and bath mats with similar prints. Bedding is a great way to show your love for fabulous fauna as such a large expanse of fabric such as a quilt or duvet cover can make a huge impact. If you don't want depictions of actual animals, chose materials printed with zebra stripes or giraffe patches. Bring some sumptuous softness to a bed or sofa with faux fur throws, blankets, and cushions.

If you have a holiday log cabin, or just like the cozy cottage aesthetic, you could cover your wooden floorboard with a fake bearskin rug or some made from cowhide or sheepskin.

Bright and Beautiful

Art is the easiest and most expressive way you can show your love for animals. If you have a pet or a favorite animal, you could have a portrait drawn or painted by a local artist. The artist could create an image of your pet from real life or a photograph. Look online for artists offering bespoke animal artwork. Websites such as Etsy, eBay, or Facebook are great places to find unique talent. 

If you are a keen photographer, get outside and take some snapshots of wild animals at the zoo or in the local countryside. Do not worry if you don't have high-tech camera equipment; most modern phones take brilliant photographs and can be enhanced or given cool effects with free apps. Get some of your photos enlarged by a professional printer and frame them or have them made into a canvas that you can hang on your wall.

Art doesn't just mean paintings and drawings. You can decorate your home with ceramic and bronze sculptures of animals, hang fake animal heads created from paper mâché on the walls, and adorn surfaces with porcelain, clay, glass, wood, or china ornaments.

Paper walls with funky or ornate wallpapers with an animal theme. The patterns can be realistic or abstract. Look at William Morris designs for something traditional and decorated to suit an old townhouse or Quentin Blake illustrated wallpaper for a bit of fun in a child's room or nursery.

Strong and Sleek  

For a bold decorative statement, look for furniture with an animal theme. Wooden furniture is available to buy with intricate carvings of animals. Pieces of furniture from India commonly have wildlife such as elephants and tigers carved into the wood. At the same time, the Chinese table favors dragon, lion, or serpent decorations. Popular animals to use in home décor at the moment are cheetahs, leopards, and flamingos. Embrace this look by furnishing your home with life-size leopard statues made into side tables, chic metal flamingo ornaments, and finish the look with some palm tree printed wallpaper to give a jungle theme. Hang deep green or blush pink velvet curtains over gold poles with monkey finials and ties them back with a monkey-themed dresser.

If you have children, they can furnish their bedrooms with chairs and stools carved into animal shapes or painted with images of their favorite creature. Rocking horses are a firm favorite with kids and don't have to be horses – rocking seats can be purchased in bunny and horse form. 

Animal-shaped table lamps are a fashionable home accessory at this present moment in time. Lamps with animal-shaped bases, topped with a straight or patterned lampshade, will add a quirky touch to any animal lovers living room. If you are a creative person, you can be molding a lamp-based yourself from papier mache, clay, or wood.