4 Perfect Pillow Combinations You Can Recreate
Patterns, color, furry goodness: These cool combos from HGTV Magazine are what dreams are made of.
Cozy Bedroom
Soft, cuddly textures may be cozy, but this mix isn’t all fluff. Changing up the scale of the prints—bold stripes and triangles on the pillows plus a fine-lined diamond-pattern throw—keeps things interesting. The secret weapon: pink!
“Each element has the same pretty shade of blush,” says Austin, TX, designer Amy Lutz. The hue also plays off the wall color (Quaint Peche by Sherwin-Williams).
Asher Home Estelle Faux-Fur 18" x 18" polyester pillow cover
Buy It: Overstock, $28
Mira Pink Sands 22" x 22" cotton-blend pillow
Buy It: Dear Keaton, $137
Sharon O. Little Pyramids 18" x 18" cotton pillow in mint
Buy It: Minted, $44
Boho Entry
Yes, you can have six patterns on one bench, in a variety of sizes to boot—Los Angeles designer Natalie Myers did up her own version on a vintage seat from chairish.com.
“I love the boho look of kilims and mud cloth, but I find that adding some more polished styles makes the mix feel modern,” she says. Here, a gold triangle pillow and a gray Otomi one do just that.
Oceane 18" x 18" cotton pillow cover
Buy It: Heddle & Lamm, $68
Leah Singh Tribeca 12" x 12" cotton and wool pillow
Buy It: Wayfair, $102
Bungalow Rose Stellan Kilim 12" x 16" polyester-blend pillow in navy and red
Buy It: Wayfair, $40
Bold Bedroom
How to pull off a wild combo of prints? “I tied everything together with a multicolor floral,” says Oklahoma City, OK, blogger Jennifer Griffin of Dimples and Tangles, who sewed these pillow covers herself.
The blue spots, green palm leaves, and orange-and-pink geometric patterns pick up the flowers’ hues. The finishing touch is her kind of neutral—leopard print, with a bright pom-pom at each corner.
Sahara 18" x 18" cotton pillow cover in dark navy blue and white
Buy It: Etsy: ChloeandOliveDotCom, $45
Chiang Mai Dragon 18" x 18" linen pillow cover in alabaster
Buy It: Etsy: PillowTimeGirls, $105
Swaying Palm 18" x 18" linen and rayon pillow cover
Buy It: The Pillow Cover Store, $24
Deco Cats Art Deco Chinese Fret 12" x 16" polyester pillow in fuchsia pink
Buy It: Zazzle, $30
Chic Living Room
Blending a solid, a windowpane and a floral is an easy pillow plan, especially when two of them are in the black-and-white family.
Says Salt Lake City, UT, designer Shea McGee, "The contrast of a lush organic design and graphic ones always works."
Radiant Floral 18" x 18" cotton and linen pillows
Buy It: Stuckk on Hue, $77
New Wave Big Grid 18" x 18" polyester pillow
Buy It: Society 6, $35
18" x 18" velvet pillow in black
Buy It: World Market, $10
