One of the simplest ways to add flair to your living room, family room, or bedroom is to accessorise with throw pillows. It's also a pity to play it safe with only two or three solid-coloured pillows—or worse, to stick to the set that came with your couch—given the abundance of lovely, reasonably priced pillows available.
How Do You Use Home Decor Cushions?
First things first, you don’t need your pillows to match. That way, you can create a more polished, fashionable appearance. If you're unsure how to choose home decor pillows for your space, we’re here to show you how to mix and match modern patterns and colours for an instantly coordinated yet not matchy-matchy style.
Start with Selecting Pillow Types
Throw pillow sizes are essential to understand so you can properly arrange your pillows, whether you're adding pillows to beds, sofas, or chairs. The size of a typical throw pillow which varies from 40 to 50 cm, is ideal for construction.
A long, rectangular pillow, called a lumbar pillow, is intended to support your lower back. The front of a cushion arrangement frequently has a lumbar pillow put alone. A floor pillow has a square shape, is flat, and is broad. You can use decorative floor cushions as accent pieces or temporary seating, combined with Euro cushions positioned behind smaller pillows on a bed or the ends of a sofa.
Pick Your Colour Palette
The appropriate colour choices may create a unified, well-organized aesthetic for your space. The living room typically contains a lot of items in a variety of hues and textures. Your properly picked cushions can attractively assemble all the components and create a complemented colour look.
One method for choosing your colour scheme is to sit in the space and choose two to three hues that fit the following descriptions:
- A painting, the drapes, a sizable vase, or another piece of furniture should be in the colour you choose for the space.
- The colours you choose must go well together or complement one another.
- When choosing your pillows, keep this colour swatch nearby and use it as a guide to help you choose the colours. Your cushions should feature most, if not all, of the colours in your selected colour scheme. One of your colours—the dominant colour—should be present on the majority of your cushions. One or two pillows should have two or three of your colours. You can then coordinate your three primary colours in this manner.
If you don’t have the time, you can use the Rule of Three. You can select a "colour narrative" to stick to while choosing your pillows. It is preferable to employ three different colours taken from other elements in the room, such as the rug, bedding, wall colour, or curtains. The effect will still be harmonious even if you select a variety of pillows with varied patterns as long as they have the same colours.
Choose an Anchor Colour
Start with an anchor colour to make decorating with throw pillows simpler. You can pick an existing colour in your room that you may emphasise or add another one. If your sofa has a statement hue, such as blue, green, or orange, look for pillow patterns that complement it rather than overpower it.
Choose subtle pillow colours that offer depth to your palette without dominating it if you have a more neutral design scheme that you want to keep tidy, like this beige living room. Soft mustard, sage, and sand pillows give colour to the space while blending in beautifully with the sofa and accent chairs.
Don’t Go Matchy-Matchy
When you get a new sofa, it may occasionally come with coordinating decorative cushions that blend in with the colour of the couch and give the impression that it is a lumpy piece of furniture. Changing out these matching decorative pillows for some that contrast with the sofa's colour and go with the room decor as a whole will create an astounding effect on your entire room.
Play with Prints and Patterns
Fabrics for home decor pillows are an excellent way to add prints and patterns to your room. Have fun playing with different designs and textures to bring your aesthetic to life. While southwestern-inspired styles are perfect for enhancing the farmhouse look, modern dwellings are ideal for ikat throws. Plaid cushions add a flare to the traditional home look. Additionally, you can decide on a specific pattern for your entire space, such as stripes, and experiment with various proportions.
Don’t Forget Your Accent Chairs
Accent chairs are another fantastic spot to add cushion decorations for décor and comfort, even though they might not call for a bunch of pillows gathered together. Choose your pattern to contrast with the sofa: If your sofa has more neutral and solid-coloured pillows, you could want to step up the design of the accent chair pillow for a splash of colour and pattern. On the other hand, if your sofa already has a few statement pillows, you may use the accent chairs for softer, more subtle cushions to match your colour scheme.
Add Volume to Your Bed
To add more elegance and décor, place a lot of throw pillows on your bed. Use layers of various hues, designs, and sizes against your headboard to maximise the height of your cushion design. To create your unique arrangement, choose two to three decorative pillows, two standard pillows, and a lumbar pillow to go around your functional pillows. Create a flatter arrangement without a headboard to look finished without being supported. A basic setup that doesn't hide the frame's details works better with open-frame headboards.
