Decorating Interior with Pillows: 5 Tips

In this article, we will tell you about 5 main techniques that decorators use when selecting pillows for the interior.

Technique #1. Monochrome

Select pillows that match the existing decor: curtains, carpets, pictures, vases, small furniture items. This way you can achieve color harmony and maintain the tone used in details. This is the most effective method, which designers use.

Using pillows, it's easy to integrate favorite curtains into a completed interior, even if they don't seem to fit at first glance. Fabric scraps can be sewn into decorative pillows or used as trim. In the bedroom, this technique can be enhanced with a solid-colored duvet cover made from curtain fabric.

Technique #2. Matching Upholstery

The next option is to choose pillows that match the upholstery. Use not only the color of the sofa where you plan to place the pillows, but also neighboring chairs. It might be 2-3 pillow colors. In any case, you will achieve a very harmonious combination.

Technique #3. Complementary Colors

You can also select pillow colors close to the sofa's hue on the color wheel, i.e., analogous combinations or subtle variations. For example, for a green sofa - salad and blue pillows, for an orange sofa - red and yellow pillows.

Technique #4. Contrast Play

If you want a more vivid and bright combination, contrasts come to the rescue. It's important to follow a few rules: the sofa upholstery should be not bright and monochromatic, and the wall color - as neutral and calm as possible.

Technique #5. Matching Walls

You can choose pillows that match the wall color. This can be an exact match in tone, a smooth transition of tonality between walls and pillows (lighter-darker), the same background with different patterns, or different textures (matte-silk).