Author: Tim McKeough

When you’re designing or decorating a home, you have to consider the needs of the occupants — and that means not just people, but any living animals.”Our clients are very serious about their animals,” says Jimmy Crisp, the principal of Crisp Architects, in Millbrook, NY.At the house of Mr. Crisp, in nearby Poughquag, NY, many dogs live, including a cat. So it’s no surprise that many of the homes he designs have built-in amenities for pets.Amy Storm, principal of the interior design firm Amy Storm & Company, in Glen Ellyn, Ill., thinks along the same lines. “Most of our clients…