Mundane question: Best throw pillows for a leather sofa?
Sueb20
8 years ago
We are getting a new sofa for our living room after 5 years of DH complaining about the one we have (which is perfectly nice but he wants leather).
This is the one I am ordering this week.
I know we'll like it because we have the same one in the loveseat size in the next room!
Problem is -- every pillow I put on the leather loveseat slips down and ends up laying flat on the seat or ... just not staying put. Other leather sofa owners might know what I mean. Has anyone found a particular type of pillow that doesn't roam around on slippery leather? Maybe a specific type of fabric works better than others? Or maybe just a big heavy down pillow?
I am not one to pile up a bunch of pillows on a sofa, but I do like to have a couple.
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Comments (6)I have never found my leather sofa to be 'sweaty' in the summer (and it does get hot and humid here), nor is it cold in the winter. In fact, it pretty much matches body temperature almost immediately. It is skin, after all. Further, as long as I can afford it, I will only have leather upholstery in my car. My current car has black leather seats. Even in hot, sunny, sweaty summer, it cools down almost immediately - unlike vinyl that feels like it's going to melt to your skin. I cheat in the winter, though, the car came with seat heaters....See MorePlease educate me about throw pillows....
Comments (21)sarschlos_remodeler, that's a very good argument for not using an in-store decorator! :-) (Or being very stubborn if you do!) valley57, many catalogs sell the pillow covers by themselves and you have to buy the stuffers separately - a couple off the top of my head are Pottery Barn, Garnet Hill, and Restoration Hardware. Todo Es does semi-custom pillow covers. Puffy Pillow Productions has a pretty limited selection but low prices. Etsy.com has some rather interesting handmade ones. There's eBay, too, of course. For someone who really really wants decorative pillows with leather furniture but finds down too squashy, a little scrap of that rubbery mesh that's used for lining shelves or anchoring rugs tacked with a few stitches to the back of the pillow, just above the bottom seam, will often keep them from slithering off. Query: Am I the only one on this planet who thinks throws look a bit messy? I feel very odd because it seems like everyone's so "into" throws. Maybe it's a leftover from my stepmother indoctrinating me into never leaving something draped over a piece of furniture instead of putting it away. :-) We have some small blankets (50x72" throws from Land's End) for "nesting" on the couch when it's cold but I keep them rolled or folded up in a basket when they're not in use. Or I try to anyway, DH tends to just leave them wadded up on the couch. *affectionate eyeroll*...See MoreThrow Pillows on a Couch
Comments (12)I sit on the pillows and if there's a lot on the couch, I stack a bunch of them and sit on the whole mound. Once in a while, I get funny looks but most people don't say anything when they see me putting the pillows under my rear. I notice most people just move the pillows to the side and when I see that, I tell them that I want to sit on the pillow and they just give the pillow(s) to me. The more people move pillows away from them, the more pillows for me to enjoy. To me, even leaning on pillows is not really using them. I'm probably one of the few people who actually uses those types of pillows. I enjoy pillows the most when I'm sitting on them; especially, when they're very big and thick. I LOVE sitting on layers of softness!...See MoreQuick! 18x18 vs 20x20 throw pillows?
Comments (9)If your pillow inserts are feather or down, they will squish more nicely into the shape of the sofa. I have 20" feather pillows and love them. They mold to the sofa and your body and are so comfortable. Stiff foam or synthetic pillows will be pretty big at 20", depending on your sofa arm size....See MoreNothing Left to Say
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