I design..teach..and sell..I'm also a smoker..smoking is done outside only..I wash all finished projects..if it's for sale..I keep it covered at all times..I have a dog that rules the house..lol..what I did..was took an old quilt..it's folded on sewing room floor..she comes in and lays right on it..doesn't bother a thing..I have never had a complaint !!