One of the main focal points in any bedroom design is the bed and decorative bed pillows help add to the design. You’ve probably even seen design shows on TV or pictures in magazines with those inviting looking beds that have the plumped up pillows, haven’t you?
You might have even looked at your own bed and thought how great it would look with some decorative pillows - maybe you even tried this yourself but couldn’t quite achieve the look that you see in the designer rooms. Luckily, it isn’t that hard to get this look -you’ve probably just been going about the wrong way.
The first thing is you need to buy the right kinds of pillows. Now before you start this definitely isn’t something to do if you are looking to do it on your second home in Denver where you just ended up buying some property because Denver Colorado real estate prices were low. Chances are the regular bed pillows that you sleep on every night aren’t going to do the trick. You want decorative pillows that have interesting fabrics and designs. Now that’s not to say that a plain cotton pillow case with a nice stripe down by the end or a a layer of lace on the edge won’t look fabulous because they will with the right design. The key is to pick pillows with fabrics and patterns that go with your overall look.
You don’t want to have too many different patterns in the pillows, maybe some with a pattern and some that are plain but have a color that pick up the pattern. You can use interesting fabrics like silks, brocades and velvets as well as interesting accents on the pillows such as tufting, fringe and embellishments. What you choose really depends on your bedroom design.
The key to the plumping is that you have to set up the pillows in layers. You can’t lay them down flat like you do when you’re sleeping or you’ll just end up with a big pile of pillows! You have to arrange them standing up on their edges and in rows.