You must have pillows!
In the last couple of months I've probably made 50 decorator pillows! Recently I bought ten at JC Penney- on sale so cheap it didn't pay me to make them. So when you're going for a new look, think pillows. Pillows add life to a room and are useful too. They bring color to a neutral couch or neutral room. They tie disparate colors together, add bling and style. For example, choose at least one patterned pillow with three colors, then choose solids of each of those three colors to pull the look together. Or choose one distinctive accent color-- in this picture it's apple green-- and build your pallet from there. Make sure you repeat that accent color throughout the room. Choose a couple of pillows with texture--right now there are lots of faux fur pillows out there that feel sooooo good!
Pillows are useful, too. Don't be afraid to mash your face against one while taking a nap. Tuck one behind your lower back for support. Put one on your lap and cradle a baby on top. Balance a book atop a pillow to get just the right reading angle. Don't wait till your pillows begin to look shabby to replace them. Get new ones! You will enjoy your furniture longer just by changing the look with pillows.
In the last couple of months I've probably made 50 decorator pillows! Recently I bought ten at JC Penney- on sale so cheap it didn't pay me to make them. So when you're going for a new look, think pillows. Pillows add life to a room and are useful too. They bring color to a neutral couch or neutral room. They tie disparate colors together, add bling and style. For example, choose at least one patterned pillow with three colors, then choose solids of each of those three colors to pull the look together. Or choose one distinctive accent color-- in this picture it's apple green-- and build your pallet from there. Make sure you repeat that accent color throughout the room. Choose a couple of pillows with texture--right now there are lots of faux fur pillows out there that feel sooooo good!
Pillows are useful, too. Don't be afraid to mash your face against one while taking a nap. Tuck one behind your lower back for support. Put one on your lap and cradle a baby on top. Balance a book atop a pillow to get just the right reading angle. Don't wait till your pillows begin to look shabby to replace them. Get new ones! You will enjoy your furniture longer just by changing the look with pillows.
