Pink Sofa Pillows for a Grown Up Room
Everybody thinks a pink sofa is a phase. A twenty five year old’s first apartment purchase, something you grow out of the way you grow out of fairy lights strung…
Which Pillow Colors Match a Brown Sofa?
I reach for the throw pillows on my own brown leather sofa about fourteen times a year. I know that because I counted once, out of boredom, and then felt…
Yellow Sofa Pillows for Keeping a Bright Couch Balanced
Okay so here’s the thing everyone says about a yellow sofa. It’s a Pinterest fantasy that nobody actually lives with. Too loud, too much commitment, the kind of thing that…
Taupe Sofa Pillows That Bring Out Its Character
I bought a taupe sofa in 2019 because a magazine told me it was a “safe” choice, and I believed it, and then I spent an entire year hating that…
Silver Sofa Pillows: Working With a Cool Metallic Tone
I counted them last month, actually, out of curiosity more than anything. Client living rooms with a silver sofa, since the start of the year: six. Not gray, which is…
Red Leather Sofa Pillows That Dont Fight the Shine
My colleague Ron walked into my living room in October, looked at the sofa, looked at me, and said, “Did you rob a Sizzler.” Which is unkind, and also not…
Orange Sofa Pillows Without the Clash
The sofa showed up on a Tuesday, and by Thursday I had genuinely convinced myself I’d made a terrible decision. Not about the sofa itself, the sofa was fine, a…
Oatmeal Sofa Pillows: Layering Texture on a Quiet Base
Sunday afternoon, I’m on the living room floor with a seam ripper, taking the zipper out of a pillow cover that died on me after eight months, because the insert…
Mocha Sofa Pillows: Warm Neutrals That Play Well Together
I counted them once, on a Sunday afternoon when I should have been reconciling my own budget spreadsheet instead of my throw pillow inventory. Fourteen. Fourteen pillows, rotating through one…
Maroon Sofa Pillows for a Living Room With a Retro Streak
My dad walked into my living room last month, took one look at the maroon sofa I’d just reupholstered myself, then clocked the pile of pillows I’d dumped on it…