Upon entering, laundry room is right and closet to left. I don’t want the bowls in LR. Litter is in there already and a boot tray can be found there under the gallery wall during the winter months.

Wall color is very off on all of these.

Bowls fit against both walls fine. I’d prefer art on wall B since you’d see it
right when coming in plus, from the living room view (left of kitchen) I like seeing the bowls but I can also see the gallery wall in the laundry room so I think more art on wall C is too much visual clutter.

The only other place I can think of to put the bowls would be beside the cabinets here.
If I do that I’d probably remove the bird prints.

If no to the bowls near the door – what to do with that space? I feel like it needs a little something. I don't want to see hooks with hats, coats, etc. though. Bowls elsewhere, I did consider a piece of furniture or corner piece on C or D but I think it may be just too much.

While not real popular I’m very big on family photos and have been trying hard to find another area to use a gallery of photos tastefully. Walls C or C & D are tempting. (B&W photos with very simple thin frames like this.)

Again, possibly too much.

Thanks!

My dog bowls are in the kitchen on either end of the island, so I wouldn't even question where yours are, or having any art or photos over them. Pets are part of the family - a very important part for me. :-)

Art on the wall over the bowls is fine. It won't interfere with the pets or vice versa.

My cats will be happy with the bowls in either of these places. I'm asking more from a visual point of view, which wall would you put the bowls and where would you use art? I feel like there should be art on one of those walls but was curious what others would do with this area in general since I can get tunnel vision and it's never felt finished to me.

I was even considering a corner hutch for a brief period last night, but that doesn't really make sense there. (I think the hutch idea is stemming from wanting to decorate shelves, lol. I want built ins but that won't be happening for a long time probably.)

I love those bowls, Sheeisback. Can you tell me where you got them, please. I have been looking for some pretty blue and white pet bowls, and yours are perfect for my needs.

Thanks Walnutcreek! They're by India Jane and I bought them from Arthur Lee recently. They're out of stock right now but I would email them. I was concerned about them arriving to the US safe during the shipping process and through email correspondence with Vicky I learned they recently 22 bowls to the US and they all made it safe. They're being used as centerpieces at a wedding reception (dog breeders)! Wish I could see that actually. Point being, that could be why they're out now. Helen and Vicky were both great to deal with. The bowls arrived safe and the shipping packaging was the best I've ever seen.

I don't know if you need for a cat or dog but I bought the dog bowls. They are 9" for the base diameter but only 7" at the top so definitely glad I went with larger ones.

Nell Hills did have them. I found an old blog post (I think the first place I remember seeing these actually) and contacted them recently before I went through with the order with Arthur Lee hoping to save on shipping cost. They told me they didn't have them right now but were in the process of working with a company to get more and to check back in a month or so.

Arthur Lee - India Jane dog food bowls

I looked for other alternatives and couldn't find anything I really liked. Pier 1 had a blue and white noodle bowl I tried to convince myself was 'it' but they weren't substantial enough. It looked...well, like a noodle bowl!

I like Polish pottery too and did consider ordering one of these but that wouldn't fix my need for a water bowl so I passed.

Polish pottery raised food bowl

Oh thank you so much. I have signed up to be notified when they get the bowls in. Think they are super!

In my house there would be art hung on all of those walls. If you want another gallery wall, I think the two where you have the pet bowls now would continue what you have in the LR.

My cats' food dishes are in the dining room (duh) under an Ansel Adams print. It has never occurred to me that either interferes with the other. And, if push came to shove, my cats come first. :)

Walnut - Your'e welcome. Hope you can get them sooner than later.

I just didn't know if it was strange since my bowls were right at the side entrance. Walk in and hello cat food bowls as the first thing, lol. At least they're pretty now!

I unexpectedly bought this oil pastel yesterday and played move the art around when I got home. This is now in my foyer and the colors pull colors from the living room and look nice from the hall view.

Still have to get the stubborn leftover sticker residue off.

This painting was in the foyer and, while I really like it, didn't really add anything to the area. I think the blue bowls pull blue from the painting and the plummy browns pull the dark laundry paint color, BM Caponata. Laundry room is a mess right now or I'd post from that angle.

I think the color and detail of the art look better IRL.

Oh, I like! A lot!

If you do ever figure out the secret for label removal on glass, let me know.

Artemis - Thank you! Usually Goo Gone works really well but it didn't want to touch this one for some reason. I'm going to put a wet washcloth on the spot today to hopefully soak it off!

Try vegetable oil to get the sticky off. Just a drop on your finger and mush it around on there, wipe off with napkin and clean glass as usual.

Also love the bowls and your art, and seeing pet bowls upon entering a home is not objectionable!! If it really bothers you, you could put an open-base console table there. It would make sense for your entry, go well with the art, and give the bowls a little cubby of their own.

When one walks into my kitchen from the back hall, the first thing one sees is my dog's water dish. It happens to be the best place for it so it isn't constantly being kicked into and spilt. When I had cats, their food dishes were on the end of a run of kitchen counter so the dogs didn't get their food.

If my guests can't deal with me having pets, then meet me elsewhere. To me, it's not different that someone finding a high chair in a prominent place off-putting. Geeze...

This post wasn't about guests being offended or anything like that. I didn't mean for it to come across that way. I can't imagine anyone we know coming to our house getting upset over bowls or the high chair or our family photos displayed. I was interested from a decorating stand point where people thought they would look best. (I love my cats but they're easy going and will adapt to where I put them and if they wouldn't I'd accommodate them the best I could.) Also was curious where you would put art, if any, on what walls. Again, strictly from a decorating stand point because I can get rigid tunnel vision and I like to get opinions from new eyes.

Pet bowls are non-issue from a decorating standpoint (provided they are clean).

Hard to get a true sense of scale from photos so feel free to ignore me, but it seems to me like that longer wall near the vent is crying out for a console table or bookshelf or cabinet or some other piece of furniture. You say the area seems incomplete and I think it may be because there is just so much open space. Some sizable plants or a console table would work wonders, I think. Something to take up some of the dead space under your art.