Julia Szabo Proves That Pets & People Can Stylishly Shack Up

I interviewed Julia Szabo about her book Animal House Style for the next issue of fashiontribes.com. She writes a "Pets & People" column for the NY Post, and wrote this book as a result of her work at animal shelters & rescue.

Apparently animals get dumped simply because they "ruin" furniture or, even worse, don't match the new decor. I couldn't believe it either. So while it may seem frivolous at first -- a book solely dedicated to having pets & a stylin' pad -- the more serious aim of the book is 1) to keep animals from ending up in shelters for home decor reasons, and 2) to turn design-minded peeps into pet people.

The book is full of cool tips. For instance -- take ultrasuede. It's machine washable, animal hairs can't penetrate it, and it makes wicked looking slipcovers. Also, carpet tiles -- for when Fido makes messes, just remove the that particular section & replace with a new one. (available at http://interfaceflor.com) How cool is that.

Even I may turn into a pet person....