Sometimes small details mean everything: they highlight, embrace and even set the tone of the space. Home textiles are definitely among such details, and while curtains have maximal impact in any space as they cover a large surface, pillows are smaller, yet they do a lot, too.
Throw pillows can highlight the style and color scheme, embrace the season or holiday, add coziness and softness making your furniture piece more inviting, and your room more vibing. How to choose them right and how to arrange them on furniture? Here are some tips.
Choose A Cohesive Color Palette
Stick to a consistent color scheme of 3-5 colors to successfully mix styles and patterns. Such an approach will give your decor a more stylish and cohesive look. That rule doesn’t work if you have a maximalist space but still your pillow colors should echo with something in the room.
You can also use your pillows to transition your space into some season or enjoy a holiday, these are an easy way to refresh the space. In such a case stick a color palette that matches the season, for example, runt orange, rust and beige for the fall or red and green for Christmas.
This leather couch is styled with boho printed pillows, leather ones and a faux fur piece, this arrangement perfectly matches the boho styling around.
This arrangement of black and white Halloween pillows with ghosts is a lovely idea for seasonal and holiday decorating.
This laconic combo is made of a navy velvet pillow and a rust bolster one, it's a cool color accent in the space.
This arrangement of Christmassy pillows shows off knit neutral ones, a green velvet pillow and a yarn Christmas tree one.
The space is bold and maximalist, and the pillows match: bold aqua, yellow, pink ones and a whimsy animal pillow.
The outdoor bench is styled with printed and textural pillows in neutrals, black and white and with a matching blanket.
This dopamine bedroom shows off an arrangement of light and muted color pillows and a fringe one that match the bedding.
Balance Out The colors
If you are decorating a sofa, each side of it should have different colors sprinkled, don’t put one color on one side and the other on the second one.
This entryway is done with a bench that is decorated with printed pillows and faux fur.
The neutral boho space is accented with rust and white pillows, pumpkin pillows for a fall touch and a ghost one for Halloween.
The sofa is decorated with neutral pillows for the fall and a ghost one for a Halloween feel.
The chair is done with a grey and rust knit pumpkin pillow for the fall plus a ghost one for Halloween.
The sofa is decorated with an arrangement of matching fall-colored boucle pillows.
The neutral sofa is done with a burgundy and yellow pillow that support the fall vibe in the space.
The neutral sofa is decorated with a plaid, leaf pillow and a burgundy knit one that create a cozy fall feel in the space.
The sofa is done with fall-colored boucle pillows, some floral and striped ones that add interest to it.
These lovely neutral pillows make the space fall-inspired: there's a white pumpkin and ghost pillow.
Vary Sizes And Shapes
Varying sizes and shapes of your pillow will definitely add visual appeal to the space. Consider getting round, square pillows in different sizes, bolster, lumbar pillows and even whimsically-shaped ones like stars, animals, Christmas lights for a funny touch or if you have a maximalist space with a dose of humor. You can also add various shaped pillows to embrace a holiday, for example, a ghost pillow for Halloween or a gingerbread house for Christmas.
These lovely black and white ghost pillows make the space feel more like Halloween.
These funny and bright Christmas ornament pillows are super cool, and tree decor matches them perfectly.
The bench is styled for Christmas with a gingerbread man and gingerbread house pillow, a matching garland and tree decor.
These bright holiday light pillows are amazing to bring color and a festive feel to your space.
The mudroom bench is decorated with a printed and a Christmassy embroidered pillow for the winter.
The neutral bedroom is done with a low bed styled with black and jute pillows, a macrame on the wall and some pendant lamps.
These pillows support the coastal vibe: there are striped and jute ones that add print and texture to the space.
These lovely knit pillows are a perfect decor idea for the fall: a rust one and a white pumpkin one.
The white sofa is made more eye-catching with blue and black printed pillows and neutral ones with tassels.
The white couch is styled for the fall with white pillows and a burgundy printed one.
Add Different Textures
If you are going all-neutral or all pillows of more or less the same color, you can add interest with texture. Knit, crochet, faux fur, leather, macrame, fringe and tassel pillows are perfect to make your space look cooler.
The neutral sofa is finished off with grey, green and neutral printed and textured pillows that bring interest to the space.
The sofa is made cozy and inviting with an arrangement of neutral knit and ruffle pillows plus a brown faux fur one.
The dark couch is done with beige and tan pillows and a soft pompom one to make the space cozier and more welcoming.
The white sofa is decorated with textural neutral pillows, crochet and knit ones, for a cozier feel in the space.
This neutral pillow arrangement is done in tan, white and beige, with a couple of pumpkin pillows for the fall.
The boho bedroom is decorated bold, and there are orange quilted, plain black pillows and a black and white fringe lumbar one.
The large white couch is styled with a whole arrangement of bright printed pillows that match the overall color scheme of the space.
The white chair is decorated with cute printed pillows and a pumpkin one that support the fall vibe of the space.
The green corner sofa is decorated with striped pillows that add a bit of interest to the space.
The neutral sofa is decorated with yellow and black and white printed pillows that make it more eye-catching.
Vary The Patterns
Patterned pillows are another cool way to make your arrangement more interesting, especially if there aren’t many colors used. Vary the patterns and the scales of the patterns staying in the same color palette. You can also stick to one size of pillow, and create variety with prints, patterns, and colors for visual interest.
The neutral couch is decorated with colorful summer printed pillows that help to support the vibe in the space.
These burgundy and printed black and white pillows are a great idea for Christmas or just winter decor.
The bed shows off printed pillows including a blue lumbar one and a beige leather piece for more texture.
These pillows are done in beige and rust boucle, and a pumpkin and ghost pillow add a fall and Halloween feel to the room.
This Scandinavian space is infused with soft colors using a pink table, mustard and pink pillows, and black and white ones support the traditional Nordic color scheme.
Go Matchy With Small Furniture Pieces
If you only need two or three pillows in your space, consider buying identical ones for a uniform vibe. This works especially well when topping off matching accent chairs or a small loveseat — it doesn’t have to be complicated.
The outdoor chair is done with a pink and blue printed pillows that are great for the summer.
These blue and yellow printed pillows are a cool solution for the summer, they add color and interest to the outdoor space.
The leather couch is decorated with tassel and bright pink pillows for a bit of texture and color in the space.
The neutral sofa is decorated with rust and white pillows, knit and crochet ones.
The rust sofa is accented with a neutral boucle and a black and white textural pillow.
The chair is done with a neutral and rust pillow that add color and print to the space.
The jute bench is finished off with a blue and neutral printed pillow to highlight the serene boho feel.
These pillows support the autumn vibe in the space, they are rust and neutral, knit and crochet ones.
These winter pillows are done in rust and green, with deer prints for Christmas.