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Tips And Tricks On Styling Your Couch Pillows

By Life Editor
01 February 2016   |   2:00 pm
A well styled sofa can complement everything there is to your living space. It tells a visitor that you drip of style and you pay attention to details. Most houses in Nigeria just go with the flow of what they see in catalogs, or what they feel is their sense of style. Seeing as you…

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A well styled sofa can complement everything there is to your living space. It tells a visitor that you drip of style and you pay attention to details. Most houses in Nigeria just go with the flow of what they see in catalogs, or what they feel is their sense of style. Seeing as you opened this article to read, then you are certainly not part of the ‘MOST’ crowd.

Here are ways to style your couch pillows;

Mix textures, colours and patterns

Photo Credit: BHG
Photo Credit: BHG

This is a favorite decorative trick, think of your couch as a canvas, as bare as it looks and create a masterpiece as you mix things up with your throw pillows.

Use odd numbers

Photo Credit: Monster High PCA
Photo Credit: Monster High PCA

Perfection and symmetry can leave a room looking too text book; take one away and add a feel of lived-in-ness. We know that is not a a word, but you want your guest to feel at home and not also feel like they are competing with the couch for space. If you do not trust us, take it from Coco Chanel, who famously said to take one thing off before leaving the house.

Ease up on modern spaces

Photo Credit: Lesson Up
Photo Credit: Lesson Up

The modern look, is more aesthetic than it is homely, so use the softness and cushiness of pillows to round the hard edges of modern and contemporary styles. It would welcome people to enjoy the space you have created.

Complement The Room

Photo Credit: Houzz
Photo Credit: Houzz

While you are feeling like a master decorator at the moment, you should not forget the essence of styling pillows…..’ to complement the room’ ,use the throw pillows as a way to pull a room together by picking up colors used elsewhere.

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