How important are decorative items?
Decorative pillows are part of the accessories that make a room, as are lamps, sculptures, other artistic items, and even ash trays. These vital decorative elements should be carefully selected and added after the room has been installed, and can be looked at with a discriminating eye.
Pillows come in all shapes sizes and of course MILLIONS of fabrics they can be plain as pudding -- or finished with decorative trims. Pillows should never match other fabrics in a room they tend to look like left over fabric –all pillows should be finished with welt cord and or boxing or some other finishing.
Two pieces of fabric sewn together and stuffed do not a toss pillow make. If you fall in love with a very expensive fabric and cannot afford 8-10 or even 20 yards for a sofa it is a good time to opt for a less costly fabric for upholstery and make a beautiful statement pillow from the coveted one. And make it big. Then add several less important ones.
In the 70’s I worked for a very glamorous man, Alvin F Kimel. Kimel owned several furniture large “palaces” -- the kind of furniture store with big crystal chandeliers hanging all over and lots of high end designer style product. There were at least 40 sofas in the store, and every store had different merchandise. He once told me, “Toss pillows and accessories are the jewelry of a room,” meaning they add additional interest to an otherwise mundane space. Pillows and accessories can make a space fabulious.
So why should one settle for pillows that look like leftover fabric scraps made by your crafty aunt or next-door neighbor? Remember -- those matching shirt and tie sets from Federals Dept. Store or Zayres they were both made of the same fabric and one couldn’t see if you had a tie or not. That’s what you get with matching pillows.
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