Olive Green Sofas and the Pillows That Suit Them
I saw someone on a Facebook furniture group declare, with real confidence, that olive green sofas should only ever get white or oatmeal pillows because “anything else fights it.” Scrolled…
Light Gray Sofa Pillows and Coffee Tables That Balance a Pale Base
You know that thirty seconds where you’re standing in the checkout line at the thrift store, holding two throw pillows, and the guy behind you is doing that thing where…
Beige Headboards and the Bedding That Keeps Them From Washing Out
The woman who sold me my headboard, a linen wrapped thing in a color the tag called “oatmeal,” leaned across the showroom and said, “Beige goes with everything, you really…
Teal Sofa Pillows That Make the Color Look Planned
I bought my teal sofa four years ago, in a fit of confidence I still can’t fully explain, and for three of those years I dressed it with whatever pillows…
Dark Brown Leather Couch: Coffee Tables, Pillows and Armchairs That Work
You’re standing in the delivery guy’s way while he waits for you to sign off on this dark brown leather couch that just got carried up three flights of stairs,…
Pillows for a Cream Sofa That Add Interest Without Adding Stress
I used to tell people to keep pillows on a cream sofa strictly neutral. Cream, white, maybe a very apologetic beige, nothing that could stain, nothing that could clash, nothing…
Pairing Things With Light Blue Walls: Bedding, Rugs, Curtains and Floors
“That’s a nursery color, Aisha, you’re painting your bedroom like a nursery.” That was the guy I was seeing for about four months last year, standing in my bedroom doorway…
Gray Sofa in a Sunny Living Room: Pillows That Hold Up in Daylight
You’re standing in the sofa section with a pillow in each hand, the light through your actual living room window nothing like the light in the showroom, and you have…