The Story Behind Hairy Roommate
What started as messing around with AI art for friends turned into this — a place to make your pets look ridiculous (or regal).
It Started With a Dog Named Spikey
I'm Yerandy. I've spent most of my career in front of a computer — image editing, video editing, the usual. When AI image generators started popping up, I had to play with them.
I made some portraits of friends' and family's pets as a joke. Victorian nobles, oil paintings, cartoon characters. People went nuts. They wanted more. They wanted prints. That's when I thought: maybe this isn't just a joke.
Then It Got Personal
My girlfriend's dog Lolita passed away. I wanted to make something for her — not just a photo, something different. I designed and built a custom dog house as a memorial.
Looking at it when it was done, I realized there's a whole world of products pet owners might want beyond just portraits. That's when Hairy Roommate actually became a thing — a place to find creative ways to celebrate your pets, whether that's art on your wall or something more.
So that's it. Hairy Roommate exists because I kept making pet art for people and they kept asking for more. If you want to turn your cat into a Renaissance painting or your dog into a Pixar character, you're in the right place.
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