I keep telling myself I’m going to make some pillows. I buy the fabric, I have the pillow forms, but yet I never seem to pull the trigger. Instead, I search for store-bought pillows at the last minute to complete the look of a room. Lucky for me, several of my bloggy friends have pillow tutorials and then I have a few ideas of my own for decorating with pillows. Take a look …
Jamie at So Much Better with Age shares how to sew a beautiful Ikat pillow.
It looks perfect paired with French grain sack pillows.
If sewing’s not your thing, you’ll love these no-sew floor cushions made by Shannon at AKA Design.
I love the bright graphic colors she chose for her pillows.
Shannon also made these adorable Mr. & Mrs. pillows from drop cloth.
Yes … drop cloth. Aren’t they cute? What a great gift for newlyweds (or even oldie-weds).
I love the fun colors and patterns of these cute pillows by Kimberly of Serendipity Refined.
Guess what they’re made out of? Tea towels!! I’m definitely putting these on my to-do list.
Alice at Thoughts from Alice made a pillow out of a sugar bag!
You can find old sugar bags on eBay or at your local flea market.
An Anthropology-inspired pillow was the mastermind of Jen at City Farmhouse.
The X-O pattern is perfect for the upcoming Valentine’s Day holiday.
Why not change up the look of your pillows by dying them? That’s what Jamie at So Much Better with Age decided to do. She dyed existing pillow shams a beautiful blue.
I love grain sack pillows but they’re so stinkin’ expensive.
Bre at Rooms for Rent shows how to make your own faux grain sack pillows. They look great on her sofa!
Linda at It All Started with Paint made these fabulous Union Jack pillows!
She has other fun pillows on her blog too … like pillows with pom poms.
Although I didn’t get around to making my own pillows, I did find some cute summertime pillows.
Stripes, flowers, and buttons create a charming pillow for my farmhouse family room.
Shabby Chic pillows pair with colorful floral bedding in my upstairs bedroom.
Can you ever have enough pillows on the bed? I like to have at least five!
Finally, this past summer I bought a colorful new cushion and pillows for my porch glider.
I brought them inside for the winter, but they’ll go back out when the warm breezes blow.
So tell me, do you like decorating with pillows on your chairs, sofas, and beds?
Or do you think it’s too much fluff and gets in the way of sitting and laying down?
Jennifer,
Thank you for the amazing pillow inspiration — and for including me in your fabulous round-up! And I’m with you on the at least five pillows on the bed!
🙂 Linda
I love pillows but they are always thrown on the floor! Between my husband, dogs and grand-kids they never leave them on the sofa! And the cute pillows I love are way too much!!!
Great pillow inspiration for someone like me who feels pillow challenged at times. I love lots of pillows but it seems I’m always having to fluff them after hubby sits on the sofa…
Mary Alice
Wowsie Jennifer this is some great pillow inspiration. I love pillows too. Love them everywhere in my home. Love your shabby chic pillows up on your bed so sweet and pretty. Stay warm we are really getting blasted.
Kris
Love all the pillows. Your pretty pillow covered glider makes me wish for the summer warmth. I could sit on that for hours and sip lemonade.
So much great inspiration here Jennifer! Thank you for including my sugar bag pillow! 🙂
If there was a pillows anonymous I could be President! I LOVE piloows and have them on sofas, chairs, and beds. LOTS of them. I am not a sewer (seemstress) so am going to check out the no sew ones. I need some for a new duvet cover I got for Christmas!
I love decorating with pillows. I like to keep four pillows on the couch and 6 on the bed. The couch pillows always end up on the floor, though, and are in constant need of fluffing. I’d much rather pick up pillows and fluff them all the time than not have any pillows. What can I say? They’re pretty. 🙂
I love throw pillows and having pillows on my bed. You sound just like me…I have the fabric and the pillow forms, but I never do anything with them. Why is that?
I love your stripes, flowers, and button pillow, it’s so cute! And I have a white glider on my porch too. I hope to make it as gorgeous as yours this summer.
Thank you for the inspiration, Jennifer!
I have so many pillows buying them for decorating all seasons of the yr with throw cushions for the living room, bedrooms, patio in the house and now have banned myself from buying any more. Now my only resort to the ban is to make covers for my existing pillows as the slip covers do not take up much room compared to the cupboard and box of off season throw pillows I have!
I love all these rooms & pillows!! I seem to be pillows obsessed ,I’m always looking for new ones!
Paige.Rose
Thanks so much for sharing my pillows, Jennifer. They are all fabulous!
Hugs, Jamie
I had to laugh at this post, my hubby just informed me yesterday that throw pillows are useless. What does he know I use them all the time and they sure make a difference in a rooms decor.