Here’s How to Create a Custom Dog Bed You’ll Actually Want to Look At

When the New York City-based interior designer Tara McCauley took on a penthouse apartment project of a young bachelor in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, they decided to outfit the space with nearly all custom pieces, save for a dining table that came over from the client’s previous spot. Everything else was specifically designed to work within the three-bedroom penthouse, which has an open concept living room and kitchen, swaths of floor-to-ceiling windows, and a wraparound porch.

Since the client loves to host dinner parties and has an airy space that’s perfect for entertaining, McCauley decided to bring in warmer textures and pops of color to counterbalance the ultra contemporary feel of the apartment, but that "still feel appropriate to the architecture," she says. "I don’t think we went back any farther than midcentury modern."

To connect the dining and living room spaces, McCauley proposed a slightly tall console (that doubles as the couch side table) with a delightful idea for what can go underneath. "If we’re doing everything else custom, why keep the old dog bed?" remembers McCauley. "It didn’t fit with the rest of the home, so it felt like a no-brainer when I suggested designing a custom dog bed [under the console]."