Pillows for the Home

Ahhh...my personal favorites. I love bright, joyful colors, swirls, and geometric patterns on today's contemporary pillows for the home. In fact, I've been trying to get my husband to go for a change of color in our bedroom for some time now. Not panning out for me yet and it just might have to do with a lime green and yellow phase I went through when I surprised him with my last paint job in the bedroom. But - really - if I took just one of these pillows and built the theme of my room around it, I think it would be perfection!

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Suede Lime Green Decorative Throw Pillow

Brentwood Geometric Chenille Jacquard Pillow

Feather and Down
Pillows for the Home
Red

Angela Adams LuLu Decorative Pillow

Laura Ashley Holbeck Decorative Pillow

Andalucia Decorative Pillow

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We don't always need the glitz and glam of shiny, adorned pillows to make a statement. Sometimes, the simplest pillows - maybe with a little ruching or a barely-there pattern - will do the trick all on their own. When you're home already has a lot of busy detail, try some pillows in plain fabrics and high-quality fabrics to calm down a room.

20x20 Hand appliqué and embroidered Pillow in Blue
Petal Throw Pillow by Porridge Home
20x20 Hand appliqué and embroidered Pillow in Rust

20x20 Hand appliqué and embroidered Pillow in Lime
Kiwi Throw Pillow by Porridge Home
20x20 Hand appliqué and embroidered Pillow in Yellow

One of my favorite stores online for finding beautiful, modern throw pillows also has quite a collection of modern home accessories.

These pillows come at a hefty price, for me anyway. In fact, they're by far the most expensive throw pillows I've ever seen. But, hey, I walk through Tiffany's jewelry store, too, just to take a peek so I had to show you a few of these designer home throw pillows.

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Pinwheel Pillow in Ivory
Fiona Chenille Floor Pillow
Spirale Pillow in Chocolate

We're not all cut from the same clothe - and neither are these pillows. And it's a good thing! There are some deliciously colorful and whimsical pillow choices for those with a spark of wild-child in their souls and homes.

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Kaleidoscope Embroidered Pillow in Blue
Iris Silk Pillow in American Red by Plush Living
JAVA Ikat inspired Cotton Pillow 20x20 by Koko Company

SOUK 16x16 Cotton backed Pillow with Hand Crewel Wool Embroidery by Koko Company
Layered Pillow by Sotto
Shanghai Links pillow in Fuschia

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These pillows are reminiscent of the days when life was so much simpler, when women worked needle and thread to make their own home goods, and when family spent considerable time together whether it be for work or play.

Country style pillows are often done in needlepoint and contain elements of nature including birds, flower, and animals. Because of the additional thread used in needlepoint, these pillows are generally long-lasting and provide firm support. The patterns are calming and the colors are often muted and soft and work very well with wood trimmed furniture.

Welcome to Our Lake House Pillow
Needlepoint
14" Square

"Rolling Hills" Warren Kimble
Country Style Pillow
17" x 17"

Autumn Chickadee Pillow
17" x 17" Poly/Cotton Blend

CoCaLo Peek a Boo Decorative Pillow
Patchwork Style
9" x 9"

Star Patch Quilted Decorative
Country Style Pillow
16" x 16"

Blue Bird
Wool
Hooked Pillow
16" x 16"

While doing some research with my mother regarding our family tree, we came across some poems and songs written by an ancestor in New England. The wording, the writing, even the emotions evoked by the messages were certainly Victorian in nature.

Some of us, myself included, feel a connection over time to years gone by - periods and eras we did not even experience but we've read about or seen depicted in art and pictures. The romance of the Victorian era draws us in and we wish, not forever but for a brief moment, to have been there to witness the grandeur and passion of the past.

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Victoria Park Toile
Reversible
Toss Pillow

DKNY
Pure Victorian Ruffle
Decorative Pillow

Elegant Victorian Silver Gray and Rose Pillow for the Home

Gold Damask Home Throw Pillow

Croscill Carrington Stripe Boudoir Pillow

Victorian Floral Damask Pink Accent Pillow