If I could give ONE piece of advice when it comes to home design, it would be this: PILLOWS CHANGE THE ROOM. That may sound dramatic, but truly, designer pillows have the ability to elevate a space. Today, I am sharing my favorite affordable pillows that mimic high design pieces. I shop these sources often. You can find many of these pillows in our home!
First, let's talk about a few things that differentiate pillows. When shopping high design pillows, here are a few things to look for:
Fabrics:
Linen - linen elevates a space and brings texture
Wool - Ty is allergic to wool so we do not have wool pillows in our home, but I wish we could! Thanks a lot, wool allergy! ;)
Unique textures - killim, indigo, mud cloth, cactus silk
Down feather inserts (these inserts are excellent and are very affordable)
Fringe - (like the lumbar pillow in the first photo)
Tassles
Vintage - I love to incorporate a vintage (or faux vintage) visual in each pillow vignette
1. TSHAJ on Etsy
I have been ordering pillow from Tshaj for years. The blue pillows you see in the first picture of this post are from this shop. They are one of a kind, from Thailand.
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2. LUVTEXTILES on ETSY
I recently discovered this shop when hunting for a specific pillow for a real estate client of Ty's (who I am helping design a space). I am SO impressed with this collection. I love vintage pillows that are perfectly imperfect. It was tough not to "add to cart" a few times while creating this blog post!
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3. H&M
I ordered the first 5 of the 9 pillows shown below for our bunk room reading bench.. Ty is not a big fan of the quirky bunny pillow, which might make me love it more, ha! Gotta keep things interesting!
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4. TARGET
Target has some excellent pillow options at unbelievable price points, specifically through their designer collaborations. I bought several pillows from the Studio McGee collaboration (had I known they would sell out so quickly, I would have bought more!). The Hearth and Hand line by Joanna Gaines has some great pillows, too. Hopefully they launch another collaboration too! Often these beautiful items are less than $29, often at the $20-25 price point, which is hard to beat!
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There you have it! I highly recommend a mixture of 3-5 pillows on each sofa or bed, mixing patterns. I like to incorporate one solid, one or two stripes, and something vintage to create balance, incorporate textures and depth.
Happy shopping!
Hannah J