DIY Decorative Pillows Ideas

Decorating one's house and rooms with throw pillows (small, decorative pillows) can bring together the color palette and design of the room. It will provide balance, elegance and visual interest to your home furnishings. Throw pillows are a good way to accessorize your living room furniture. Just add a few cool colored throw pillows to a leather sofa and that will soften the heavy look of the sofa. A pillow or two on the wing backed chair will add a punch of color to it. The best part is, if you just change the throw pillow slip-covers, your design and look of the room changes. This can bring variety and color to your rooms without the feeling of monotony and without any heavy costs.

Throw pillows not only add color and accent to the room, but also provide comfort. A couch pillow brings comfort to the couch and adds color to it. Throw pillows can be used to decorate any part of the house. Be it the living room, the bed room or the kids room, throw pillow decoration will bring color and life in that room. Various rooms can be decorated with pillows.

The kids' room, whether the kids are infants or teens, will look more colorful and happening with the use of pillows. Children's room must be decorated with soft color pillows. They must be of the correct size, not too big, not too small. The fabric must be considered properly. Chances are that kids are going to eat and study and paint and everything on the bed and sofa. Look for stain-resistant, durable fabric that is comfortable too for the kids to lie down. Loud colors and black color pillows are a big 'no' in kids' room.

In the bedroom, it's all your choice. Just make sure that the pillows match with the bed room furniture and the bed sheets. That does not necessarily mean usage of same color or design, but the two must match as a set. Yellow bed sheet with pink throw pillows would hurt your eyes for sure. Make it a good combination. White sheet with light blue pillows, or a combination of light and dark of the same color would look good. Deep red, bright pink, sunny yellow, black are some colors that need to be avoided. Though they look good at the supermarket, in your bedroom they will be too loud. Sometimes you can have a strong contrast for a change but get back to regular soothing colors after a while.

As for the living room, there are a number of ways in which you can decorate your living room with the throw pillows. It depends on your living room furniture. A serene white furnished living room will look amazing when you add multi-colored pillows to the couch and window seat. Couches are the main place where you can add pillows. It will bring color to the space and also add comfort to the couch. Another style is to decorate the living room the Chinese way. Instead of chairs, sofas etc, you place the pillows on the floor itself making your living room a lower-sitting arrangement. This will add some uniqueness to the room.

Before you start shopping for the decorative throw pillows, keep in mind some points that will help you to bring style and elegance to your home.

Choose colors, design and fabric to suit your lifestyle. If you have kids or pets, you would need stain resistant, strong fabric. If the room is for entertainment, use decorative styles to dress-up the room.

Be creative. Pillows are not just for couches. Use them in the kitchen for comfy sitting. Use outdoor fabric pillows to liven your patio furniture. Put over sized pillows against the walls for extra seating in the living room.

Finally, have fun by experimenting with different colors and combinations. Take chances and bring something new to your home decorations. You will surely enjoy it.