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All About Cushions!

Small changes can make the big difference for any interiors. Neha Jhunjhunwala offers us insightful tips into integrating new charm and aesthetic goodness with carefully considered selections that work for your space.

Words: Neha Jhunjhunwala

As we are staying more at home nowadays, let us add some zing and uplift them. And what a better way to do this than adding some cushions and making them look great together. Cushions are to sofas what paint is to walls. Cushions create synergistic magic when they work well together. And though there are no rules per se on how to decorate using cushions, these are some ways you can try to make your seating setup look stunning, cozy, and warm:

1. Play with different textures and patterns:

• Your cushions shouldn’t look like you got a good deal on some wholesale fabrics and you cut it up and made cushions out of it! Our eyes love interesting and different things. And texture is a big way to keep our eyes/brains interested. • Just like all smooth and soft cushions would be boring, decorating with cushions all over would be overstimulating and will be perceived as busy. • A variety of textures when it comes to cushions will add beauty to a room. And the same applies to patterns try and mix small size motifs with large scales, maybe throw in a stripe and add some solids to pull the whole set up together.

2. Use a variety of sizes and shapes:

Think of a pillow arrangement on a sofa as a vignette. They work together to tell a tale, to give off a certain decorative vibe. We must never forget while arranging cushions on a sofa to vary their shape and sizes. Having your cushions all of the same size can look very formal and regimented. While combining cushions of different shapes and sizes creates a homely and comforting look.

3. Color usage:

One of the quickest and least expensive things in your room can be your pillow. And they are so important when it comes to integrating color, that have a major impact on our mood. Color usage for cushions can be thought of as: • Carrying on the same color palette of the room. • Add a pop of another great or seasonal color to bring a sense of newness to the space. • Make a bold statement and add a bit of tension to a room, almost like a point of interest, of excitement.

4. Arrangement in odd numbers:

• There is some magic in decorating in odd numbers. Our eyes and brains love things grouped in odd numbers. Our eyes scan a room at lightning speed looking for odd number groupings. And we’re not even aware of it! Decorating as a trio is a classic and timeless arrangement.

One of the big decorating advantages pillows bring to a room is the ability to play around with it and change it without much effort. Cushions can add a note of the season to a room. Even if a pillow doesn’t have a distinct seasonal or holiday pattern, by grouping cushions that have the colors associated with the season we perceive them as being seasonal. So play around with cushions at your home and remember these little tips and I hope they make your cushion decoration easier and more fun TIHG

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