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suggestions needed for throw pillows

last year

Hi I have a Moroccan rug. Looking for suggestions for throw pillows.

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tracefloyd
last year
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Is there such a thing as too many Kilim and textured pillows? No.

I would get covers for the ones matching the sofa fabric, and play off the rust and turquoise you have, and the red of the rug, adding pattern, more colors and texture and additional pillows that compliment the rug. Get different sizes and shapes for an eclectic look.

I chose these for you, I think any number of them would work:
Little Bird
last year
I like Tracefloyd’s suggestions. Here are a couple from Society6 that are fun
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salonva
last year
this has been a rabbit hole i visit from time to time and have never acted on still.

Those from Society 6 look so good (and I mean look like they are excellent buys.)

Now I'm reminded that I need to spend time again on there looking at pillows.

I do think you need more bold color for the pillows to stand up to the rug.
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lisedv
last year
Group your pillows instead of spreading them out over the sofa and prop them up instead of lying down (feather inserts are the best). Get some Kilim pillows and combine them with dark coloured ones and some of your white ones.
tracefloyd
last year
That's good advice on arranging pillows. As far as a rug with strong pattern and color, I think it could go either way.

In a neutral room the rug would be a vibrant way to ground the space but strong accent pillows bring the rug up into the 'living' space of the room visually and physically.

It's why I included both concepts in my suggestions. Personal choice. The idea is to have fun...isn't that what decor is about?

The photo from the OP shows that middle-of-the-road does not work. And I personally hate pillows that match the fabric of the seating. Get covers!
marmiegard_z7b
last year
There is a concept of value contrast with colors- and also something like clear vs muddy or soft colors. the rug to me looks high- contrast and also more vino, clear colors rather than softened colors. So I would be looking for pillows covers that echo those features. It doesn’t mean the entire pillow or print has to be high contrast, deep and clear, because there could be some prints that include softer or more muted colors , as long as there are some parts or bits in the print or trim that reference the rug, some of the strong red, blue, black, or white. So if you actually wanted to tone down the rest of decor you might look for that type of combination specifically.

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