A design blog with a dog in charge

Rooms that pass the sniff test.

Why does one room feel calm and another feel off? Architect Julio Arco explains the light, color and layout behind it, with decor ideas and pet-friendly design for a home you share with a dog.

  • 2,100 posts
  • 8 topics
  • 1 very good boy
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Every topic on the blog, hanging by the door like Thor’s leashes. Bigger tag, more posts.

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The series

Evidence-Based Design.

Evidence-based interior design explained: how color, light, rhythm, balance and Gestalt principles shape the way you feel at home.

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Meet the author

Written by an architect.

Julio Arco is a passionate architect with years of experience in architecture, interior design, urban design, and housing. He studied at prestigious universities across North America and Europe.

  • 2,100posts on the blog
  • 49Evidence-Based Design posts
  • 8topics, from decor to dogs
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Julio sitting in the shade in the mountains with Thor, his merle Australian Shepherd, beside him
Name
Julio Arco
Job
Architect and online interior designer
Studied
Architecture, ITESM · Urban Design and Housing, McGill
Partner
Thor, Australian Shepherd
Thor’s title
Head of quality control
Valid at every dog park
Julio sitting against a tree in the woods with two Australian Shepherds, one of them panting happily
Field research. Two Aussies, zero clean floors.