Ikea launches 'furr-niture' for pets in national stores, designed in Spain
Thursday, September 27, 2018 @ 1:30 PM
SWEDISH furniture giant Ikea is about to launch its range of pet furniture in stores in Spain, created by an animal-loving interior designer based in Valencia.
Inma Bermúdez, who says she has lots of pets at home, is the brains behind the Spanish lines of the Lurvig collection – which means 'furry' or 'fluffy' in Swedish – and which will go on sale in stores across the country from October 5.
For cats, a tented 'tube' with a pom-pom on a string to run through, scratching poles – to save humans' furniture from destruction – a 'cabinet' for cats to get inside, which looks just like a 'human' display unit and blends in well with the rest of the décor, a comfy canvas vet-carrier box with netting so the cat can see out – also suitable for a small dog, and a 'honeycomb' open drawer unit which doubles up as a display case but allows cats to pop in and out of their own round holes.
For both dogs and cats, sofa covers, sofa-style beds, squeezy balls and curry-comb type brushes for long-haired or moulting pets are included.
Prices for 'furr-niture' items start at as little as €5 – even for the display case – ranging up to €7 for the 'tube', just under €13 for the throws and beds, to a maximum of €35.
Four in every 10 homes in Spain has at least one pet, and large numbers of animals are not considered strange at all – particularly given that the vast majority of houses and flats in Spain have tiled floors and no fitted carpets, meaning they are easier to clean and moulting fur can be swept up and vomit, spillages or toilet accidents mopped up.
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