Finding The Right Throw Pillow

Sheldon Stewart
3 min readJan 2, 2020

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So you’ve bought your first home or you are looking to refresh your space or you are a just a fan of throw pillows, like me! But whatever the reason may be, I’ve got you covered!

As individuals we all have our likes and dislikes which means finding the right throw pillow can be tricky and worse if you are a fan of decorative additions, making it impossible to choose. So, here are my 5 top combinations from my collection that will hopefully fill you with some inspiration!

The Minimally Modern

To make most of a modern decor, this can be done by simply pairing up black and white or grey to emphasise on a clean and modern feel. Plus one of the best features I love about a minimally modern design on throw pillows is how great they look as a standard square throw pillow or lumbar ‘rectangular’ pillow!

Flowery and Ditsy

Now, a floral pattern can be a bit overwhelming because they are usually quite bold yet simple or have a gradual intricacy due to the space they need to fully capture the essence of flora. So by combining the ditsy, small scattered or random motifs, with floral elements makes for a lovely fleshed out throw pillow with pops of colours to fit with your colour scheme.

With these pattern prints, you only really need one or two to pull the eye so I wouldn’t go overboard with these as it can overwhelm the eyes.

Geometric Tones

These designs feature strong shapes of solid hues of varying shades which are all encased in fixed geometric shapes and the great thing about them is the ability to mix in a variety of coloured throw pillows because the geometric aesthetic is the tie which pulls them all in nicely together.

The Abstracts

As I like to say, go bold or go home. But why not bring that boldness home? Well you can do just that with throw pillows that feature an abstract print.

Abstract art usually leaves their meaning to be interpreted by the individual, this makes an abstract throw pillow a great choice to be your hero pillow that stands out amongst the rest while still working cohesively as a unit of decorative pillows.

Pattern Love

Are you a pattern lover or do you want to pick up the pattern love game? Well with a pair of patterned throw pillows, you can create a marriage of colours that won’t boringly blend into one.

Use patterned prints that feature recognisable motifs to strike attention or other more abstract patterns can create intrigue to make the eye curiously scan your decor.

Now this was just a quick snapshot into helping you find the right throw pillow for your decor. But all in all, your style is your own. The best thing about throw pillows are their ability to brighten up any space. So mix and match to seal the right feel for your living space!

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Sheldon Stewart
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Surface Designer based in London, who is currently challenging himself to create patterns everyday for a year!