It’s a holiday weekend, and hopefully you’ve got a little extra time with friends, family or to check up on your favorite blogs. Here’s my best of the web in Damn Good Design Articles as of late. Lots of good stuff this week including living room layouts, pet-friendly fabrics, and some serious bedroom inspiration. Enjoy!

Damn Good Design Articles: Edition 3

1. Laying out living room furniture seems to always be a challenge. Amber Interiors gives her take on some perfect arrangements with ehow.

2. If you follow Design*Sponge you know Grace Bonny loves animals. A recent post had some great information to share about how to clean your upholstered furniture and keep our homes pet friendly!

3. Kate Arends of Wit and Delight shared a short and sweet post with some awesome inspiration on how to create the look of a headboard with no headboard necessary!

4. Who doesn’t love a canopy bed?! Definitely my dream as a little girl, and big girl too for that matter. My Domaine takes a great look back at some unforgettable canopy beds.

5. Remodelista rounds up 5 DIY hacks for the non-traditional kitchen backsplash.

XO – CLAIRE