Dog Decor: Canines Living Large

A rare combination of dogs and decor, which fills a void in the marketplace for consumers who are interested in both topics. Dogs remain a perennial popular topic world-wide - in the U.S. alone, approximately 37 percent of all households have a pet dog. Contains the top 10 most popular dog breeds including Labrador Retrievers, French Bulldogs, German Shepherds, and Beagles. Envision opulent manors, modern homes, rustic charmers, and traditional abodes. What do so many of these homes have in common? The family dog, of course. In Sara Essex Bradley's career as an interior design photographer, she's been inside homes that amaze her, some that inspire her, and some that outright confuse her. However, the one constant in all of these beautiful spaces is the furry friend, the loyal companion, the ever-forgiven ruiner of fine fabrics - the loyal pooch. These breeds are as varied as their owner's tastes, but be they French Bulldog, Labradoodle, Dachshund or Corgi, they all seem to fit seamlessly with their chosen decor. Join Bradley on this visual tour of these beautiful spaces, with their humbling canine caretakers the final piece to complete the composition of a home.

Sara Essex Bradley has been a professional photographer since 1999, working for a range of clients including The New York Times, Bon Appetit, Garden & Gun, Brides Magazine, and a wealth of interior design clients. She won the New Orleans Press Club Award for Still Photography Feature in 2015. She lives in New Orleans.

Valorie Hart is an experienced interior designer and decorator and writes for the popular design blog “The Visual Vamp.” Hart's writings have also appeared in New Orleans Homes & Lifestyles, GO NOLA, and House of Fifty Ideas for Inspired Living. She considers herself a “New New”—a New Yorker transplanted in New Orleans—and lives in a restored antique shotgun house in New Orleans' Irish Channel neighborhood with her husband, Alberto.