Making Your Home Cushier, One Throw Pillow at a Time

Throw pillows are one of my favorite ways to give a room a softer and more finished look.  They’re also an easy way to change the décor on a neutral background. In general, I don’t like to use two of the same patterned pillow anywhere except my bed, and only when they’re pillow or euro shams. I don’t like to use the same pillows because I think that using a bunch of different but coordinating pillows makes the room more personal by giving the look that the various items were collected over time. While I admire some that are far out of my price range, I’ve complied a few of my favorite affordable sources for my fellow budget-conscious friends:

Pier 1 – Pier 1’s throw pillows are reasonably priced and often on sale. They have great colorful embellished pillows, and a good assortment of basic solid pillows in different textures. Lately I’ve been eyeing this fuzzy faux fur pillow and this little brown and white rick rack pillow:

Pier 1 Fuzzy Pillow - Sand
$18.36

Pier 1 Velvet Ric Rac Pillow
$24.95  

World Market – World Market’s pillows are almost all $24.99 and under. You could pick up a bunch of solid color velvet pillows to play with texture a bit, and pair them with a great textured medallion pillow.

World Market Medallion Stitch Toss Pillow, Red
$16.99

World Market Velvet Toss Pillow
$9.99 

Etsy – Etsy is a great place for affordable pillows. It’s slightly more expensive than Pier 1 and World Market for the most part because sellers tend to sell more pillow covers at about the same price of a Pier 1 pillow. Still, you have the comfort of knowing that you item is handmade and you’re supporting an artist, not a big box retail corporation.

Right now I’m loving the HomeCentric, which has a huge selection of gorgeous textured pillow covers.

HomeCentric Blue Moon Throw Pillow Cover
$21.45

HomeCentric Gold Mosaic Throw Pillow Cover
$25.30 

HomeCentric Silver Coral Throw Pillow Cover
$22.45

HomeCentric Green Peacock Feather Throw Pillow Cover
$25.40

I’m also loving NestaHome, which has really cool pillows with prints from architectural photos on them, among other cool designs.

NestaHome Urban Throw Pillow Cover Style No7
$28.00

NestHome Urban Throw Pillow Cover Style No3
$28.00

NestaHome Urban Throw Pillow Style No17
$25.00

NestaHome Happy Harvest Red with White text Cushion
$23.00

Tonic Living – Tonic Living has really fun fabrics, and you can buy pillows directly from their website. Most of the pillows are about $24.95, but you can also order a custom pillow out of your choice of fabric for $27.95.

Tonic Living "Adorn, Olive" Throw Pillow
$24.95

Tonic Living "Emilio, Lemon Drop" Throw Pillow
$24.95

Tonic Living "Sweet William, Teal" Throw Pillow
$24.95

Home Goods – Home goods has pillows at great prices. Sometimes the selection is a little sparse, but inventory turns over weekly, so it’s worth shopping there often to find what you’re looking for.

Target – Target has good basic pillows as well. Right now I have my eye on this fun reindeer pillow to add to our Christmas décor:

Target Decorative Reindeer Pillow
$19.99