What Your Favorite Dog Breed Says About Your Decorating Style
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There are certain choices we make in our lives that say a lot about who we are, aesthetically speaking. For example, if you choose to drive a wood-paneled 1980s station wagon, you are making a very different statement about your stylistic leanings than the person who prefers a shiny red sports car.Similarly, theres a lot to be said about how our favorite dog breeds either influence and/or reflect our decorative choices. Dogs are not accessories, of course (no letters, please!), but its safe to say that the person who chooses to bring home a Bernese Mountain Dog may also have decorative inclinations that are very different from the person who adopts a Dachsund or Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. Thats precisely why we embarked on this completely arbitrary assessment of what popular design aesthetics happen to align with some of the more popular dog breeds. (Mutt-lovers, dont despair: Weve got your covered, too.) If youve been needing a push in a new decorative direction, let the dogs take the lead for once.What Your Dog Says About Your Decorating StyleIf You Have...An Irish Setter or Irish TerrierYou May Love....The Fisherman AestheticCountry LivingFisherman Aesthetic champions coastal-meets-cozy charm with a distinctly Irish accent (think fisherman sweater motifs). Thats why an amiable Irish breed feels right at home among tweedy fabrics, vintage fishing creels, and waxed canvas colors. (Just make sure it doesnt get ahold of your leather boat shoes.)Shown: farmhouse designed by Erica Harrison(Room Photograph by Nick Johnson)If You Have...A Corgi, Jack Russell Terrier, or DachsundYou May Love...The Cottagecore AestheticCountry LivingCottage style enthusiasts clearly have a soft spot for all things small (and also anything English), and a small- to medium-breed can curl up right alongside you in a bedroom or reading nook outfitted with ditsy florals and ruffled accent pillows.Shown:converted schoolhouse designed by Madcap Cottage(Room Photograph by Max Kim-Bee)If You Have...A Golden Retriever You May Love...The Upper Crusty AestheticCountry Livinglived-in and layered look is especially popular with the old money set, and a Golden Retriever feels right at home basking in a patch of sun on a porch outfitted with hand-me-down wicker and faded-over-time textiles.Shown: (Room Photograph by Laurey Glenn)If You Have...A Cavalier King Charles SpanielYou May Love...The Grandmillennial AestheticCountry LivingThis bold-fashioned aesthetic has a soft spot for chintzy motifs, high-style hand-me-downs, and, yes, Staffordshire dog statues that pay tribute to its enthusiasts silky-eared sidekicks.Shown: Sarah Moore that doesnt shy away from florals(Room Photograph by Alun Callender)If You Have...A German Shorthaired Pointer, Beagle, or FoxhoundYou May Love...The Hunting Lodge AestheticCountry LivingBring on the antler mounts, antique bourbon decanters, and on-point fabricsthese hardworking hunters feel most at home in a refined-yet-rugged settingextra points for big leather Chesterfields, warm pine paneling, and pheasant chew toys.Shown:Mississippi hunting lodge designed by Rachel Hardage Barrett (Room Photograph by Becky Luigart-Stayner)If You Have...A GoldendoodleYou May Love...The Modern Farmhouse AestheticCountry LivingWhen you just cant choose between one or the other, you might as well combine the best of both worlds. Bonus: These wildly popular low-shedding dogs wont take such a toll on your neutral modern farmhouse furniture.Shown: Sommer Tate (Room Photograph by Stephen Karlisch)If You Have...An Australian ShepherdYou May Love...The Not-So-Modern Farmhouse AestheticCountry LivingExcellent at herding cattle and sheep, this rugged farm dog and frequent cowboy companion would feel at home in a more classic farmhouse thats outfitted with nostalgic kitchen collectibles, antique pine furniture, and hand-me-down quilts.Shown: Texas farmhouse by Claire Zinnecker (Room Photograph by Buff Strickland)If You Have...A Bernese Mountain DogYou May Love..The Mountain Lodge AestheticCountry LivingIf you gravitate to this hardy breed that thrives in colder weather, then you may also feel right at home surrounded in a room filled with felt hats, Navajo rugs, and a set of antlers or two.Shown: rustic Wyoming home designed by Emily Janak (Room Photograph by Lisa Flood)If You Have...A Black or Yellow Labrador RetrieverYou May Love..The Coastal Prep AestheticCountry LivingBred to retrieve waterfowl, its no surprise these natural swimmers gravitate toward a boat, the beach, or a shingled coastal cottage decked out with sea-salted decorating ideas.Shown:Anthony Baratta (Room Photograph by Erick J. Espinoza)If You Have...A Brittany SpanielYou May Love...The Cabincore AestheticCountry LivingPer the American Kennel Club, this canine companion is in sync with with an upbeat, outdoorsy family life. With their sporty dispositiontheyre considered particularly good hiking dogsand reddish-brown coloring, they feel at home among warm and rustic outdoorsy textures.Shown: Wisconsin cabin by designers Martha OHara and Bhavana Bhimavarapu(Room Photograph by Dana Gallagher)If You Have...A Bit-of-Everything MuttYou May Love...The Cluttercore AestheticCountry LivingCluttercore enthusiasts know that trends dont really matterits all about the mix (and the more, the merrier!) By surrounding yourself with a whole lot of this and a lot of that, your home will feel uniquely you.Shown: Georgian Colonial farmhouse.(Room Photograph by Alpha Smoot)All Dog Photographs, Getty ImagesRelated StoriesRachel Hardage BarrettRachel Hardage Barrett is the Editor-in-Chief of Country Living. She can't pass up a vintage seascape, drives an '89 Woody Wagoneer (that is, when it'll start), and hopes to buy you a lemonade at a future Country Living Fair.
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