Decorative Pillows Provide A Mini-face Lift While most of us can't be redecorating our rooms every year, there are little tricks, known to professional decorators, that can give you a fresh look at very little cost. One such technique is to build a stock of decorative pillows, representative of every season. These throw pillows should not be matched sets. You'll tire of these selections quickly. You want to aim for a selection of mix and match candidates, which you can rotate by room or by season, or both. For example, in winter you may use a heavy quilt on your bed, with matching pillow shams. Decorative pillows for this scenario might include some heavy brocades, patchworks or a varied collection of calicos edged with lace. Coordinate your colors to avoid a cluttered look. If you tire of this selection before spring, you can simply redistribute these pillows around the house. The brocades might be nice on your reading chair or sofa. If you've got a daybed, the calicos have a new home. Keep the patchworks in the bedroom and augment them with some romantic lacy decorative pillows. Come summer, you replace that heavy, too-cozy quilt with a light duvet with an airy flowered pattern or a simple pink plaid. Lace is always good with a summer theme. Fill out that selection with some patterned pillows in rose, pink or leaf green shades. For sofas, decorative pillows make couch-potatoeing all the more comfortable. A solid color sofa allows you to plaster it with pillows in several patterns in colors relating to or contrasting nicely with your sofa's color. A patterned sofa calls for a more restricted palette of pillow colors and patterns. For example, if your sofa is adorned with a flowery pattern set on a dark blue background, pick out the shades of the patterned portion. Let's say there are reddish roses in your sofa pattern. Match that red shade with a patterned pillow containing the same hue, but a different pattern. This might include a plaid edged in that red shade of piping. Find another pattern in a complimentary shade of green which matches the green vines of the sofa pattern. Your effect will be better if you don't choose another plaid. Maybe a geometric pattern of a contrasting scale will look good. If you've got a rocking chair, almost anything looks good, because you only have the wood and a single decorative pillow to deal with when making your choice. Kid's rooms are enhanced with bed pillows to slouch on while reading or watching TV. Let kids pick what they like. Girls love pillows, but boys may want a more manly looking pillow. Decorative pillows can be all you need to spruce up the look of your rooms. Start your collection now. Summary Little changes can save you a lot of money if you want to redecorate without breaking the bank. Decorative pillows provide an economical and attractive change for your living area. Pillows make lounging around in family rooms more comfortable and inviting. Related Articles Decorative Wall Mirrors Related Sites