Treat your sofa like a canvas

Deploying a variety of cushion shapes, sizes and textures is the best way to elevate and personalize one of the largest pieces of furniture in your home, according to design professionals, who have no shortage of opinions on pillow choice and placement.

Cushions show your personality in a fun way, sort of like art and decorative objects and textiles.

A sofa with a pillow on each corner is really boring. Get your personality out there and add in some different styles, colors and sizes.

The best bit about having your cushions handmade is that they can match your taste exactly, you can buy your fabrics and have them made by a local professional.

Treat your sofa like a canvas

A cream or gray sofa is the perfect neutral for assembling pillows that express your style. If you like a calming natural palette, stick with the tone of your upholstery, adding interest with cushions of various shapes and in different textures, weaves, tweeds and tone-on-tone prints.

Consider the sofa’s function

If the sofa is for relaxing and watching TV, make sure you have comfortable cushions with washable covers in cotton or linen. Keep pets and children in mind, too; a chunky knit or faux fur is not ideal for anyone with cats, for example, and silk or velvet is not a good choice if you have kids who eat on the sofa.

Be mindful of scale

“On sofas, people often err on smaller-size cushions but Scaling up your pillows on a sofa makes it fun and dramatic. It’s more comfortable to have a big cushion behind you

Take your time arranging them

Arranging cushions is sort of like creating a gallery wall, you put different sizes together and decide what looks dinky next to what or what colour looks good next to the other.

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