Saturday, July 14, 2012

PILLOWS : THE QUICK FIX

One of my FAVE Designers
Phoebe Howard says
"Feeling the need to fluff and freshen up a room in your house? 
Get new pillows!"



Recently I went a bit off the rails, in the Pillow department,
like a kid in a candy store...
and picked up ANY pillow in ANY color that suited my fancy..
...without paying attention to what colors I had going on...
I decided to go Back to square one....
My Original intention when I began my Living room makeover, way back when,
....was to have soothing Beach Inspired colors.
To create a relaxing environment to balance out my very NON relaxing life.

As I already have a BIG WOW piece...
The Chevron Sofa...

I decided to go with the myriad of Premier fabrics that are in that color scheme...
VILLAGE BLUE/NATURAL.
SO I went fabric shopping.

I had a BUNCH of fabric in my cart on Fabric.com 
when I stumbled upon this
etsy seller HERE
...she had all of the fabrics, already made up in  lovely pillows
and it was a done deal.
They all have an envelope closure and were very well made
and packaged beautifully!
Now, I won a Singer Sewing contest when I was 13 years old...I CAN sew.
I love to sew. 
But I also love the paint, and teach ART CAMP  and be a Wife and Mom and sometimes,
 I do not
feel like I need to do all of it.
Especially when there are affordable ways to not have to !!!! 
When I weighed out cost of fabric + cost of my time ...
it was WAY more Efficient on all fronts,  to order 
my pillows from etsy.




I LOVE my new pillows and I have already ordered a couple more!!!



Choosing pillows is not brain surgery...
....it is just a fun thing to do...As you all know by now, 
 I have a relatively short attention span when if comes to accessorizing..
AND....
.Changing out Pillows is a GREAT way 
to satisfy the need to a 
Quick FIX!



7 comments:

  1. I love the blue collection of pillows! Nice to find you and what a beautiful blog! Love your art!
    Nancy
    Powellbrowerhome.com

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  2. Thank you Nancy! I think you are not that far from me...in Northern Virginia...I love your Tag sale feature!!! your homes are beautiful!

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  3. Beautiful! I especially love the ikat one in the middle. Will definitely check out this seller!

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    1. the ikat is my fave tooo! in fact I have ordered two more!!!!

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  4. I'm a freak for pillows and have to consciously restrain myself from buying ever MORE pillows!

    Love yours, by the way, and think they're perfect for the look you're going for!

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    1. Thanks Carol Anne...I feel like I have gotten back on track...AND the nice thing is that this seller is affordable enough she can support our addiction!!!

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  5. When doing some decorative options you must consider all aspects in your place including the smallest things because they add attraction as a whole package in your interior.

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