I love that paisley fabric. It's yummy. I think it might be a little too close in scale to your rug, though. Because you have the large scale plaid on your drapes and the small scale on the rug, I think you need a large graphic or stripe on your pillows. Another look that might work is to make two large pillows for your sofa from a solid that coordinates with your rug and drapes and then a small lumbar or round pillow from the paisley. Do you have a patterned rug under your dining table? If not, could you use the paisley for place mats or a runner? Then, use a solid for your sofa pillows.

I feel that, between the drapes and the rug, the paisley would be too similar to each other. What I would do is introduce a third color. I'd take a color similar to the blue in your rug and the paisley fabric and get a solid textured fabric and make two oversized pillows for each end of the sofa and then regular sized in another pillow of the same shade as the blue but a different texture. The layering of the two textures would add more interest.

Thank you forghtv and yayagal for your help. That paisley fabric that you see is much larger in scale when you see it in person that what it appears to be in that small sample of fabric. I always have found that my paisley rug has been very hard to work with. YaYagal, others have told me to intrduce some blue into the room with pillows. I have been told that I have too much red/burgundy going on in there. thanks so much. Any particular fabrics come to anyone's mind that would look good in there. Thanks.

I agree that the pattern is too similar and it appears to be the same size when photographed, at least.

If you want to break away from those same colors, what color is your dining room? Maybe you can pull something from there so that the rooms flow.

Other ideas, chocolate brown, or what about a lime/pear green? It would certainly add something new.

beekeeperswife, thanks for your help. My dining room is blue with gold panels, and a rug with blue, green, golds, reds. I had never thought of doing chocolate brown or lime/pear green...The rug does have some of that green color in it. that is why i posted here to get all your great input of information to make me think outside of the norm...Thanks.

Bump....Anyone else have any ideas as to what I can do for pillows? Thanks so much.

I was originally going to suggest blue too, but in your pictures I didn't see any other blue (besides in the rug) so then I thought you would need to add more blue around the rooms and wasn't sure you wanted to start on that slippery slope, if you know what I mean :-)

But, hearing that your dining room is blue, I think blue pillows on the couch would be perfect!

jillinnj, Thanks for your suggestion to use blue. Should these blues be a solid color, paisley, florals or what? should I do some pillows in solids and the others in a pattern? What about a solid pillow,a paisley or floral one and perhaps a stripe together. I appreciate all your help.

Very pretty home and I love your paisley fabric~
I also thought of these cute bird pillows from PB.

Could you buy or make something like this and then add some solid pillows to match??

Wow, I love the bird pillows! I agree the fabric is too matchy with the rug. I think a stripe would be nice.

Loribee, I love, love those pillows from PB. I will have to check those out. Perhaps I could use those, and then add some solid or stripe pillows picking up the blue or red in the pillows. Thanks so much.

I like those PB bird pillows too. I think the one with the blue bird would be very nice. Maybe those with solid blue pillows. Or I like the idea of stripe pillows too.

Can't wait to see what you decide! :)

I found these pillows at Tuesday Morning today and fell in love with them. I brought them home and put them alongside some old pillows that I have as well as a blue throw wrapped around a pillow to get a good idea of how they look with other pillows. What do you think of these, and what would work best with these if I kept them, a stripe or solid blue??? solid red??? Thanks so much.

I like the stripe!

I like the solid red...but can we plse see a long shot of the room, including the drapes, rug etc...
Cute bird pillows!!

The bird pillows work. Whatever else you do, I'd keep them. I like them paired better with the blue pillow than the red. The solid red and the stripe don't seem to work, at least in that close-up picture. As someone above posted, larger views of the room with the pillows in place would help us give better opinions.

I think varying the size/shape/texture of some of your pillows could provide some visual interest. Right now it looks like they've been called in by the fashion police for a pillow lineup. ;) Something fuzzy or origami-like for example would provide a nice contrast to the bird pillows. I've linked to a blue pillow that has sort of a metallic sheen just to give you one idea.

Here is a link that might be useful: {{!gwi}}

Thanks Loribee and bluemoon28 for your help. Those pillows, other than the hummingbird pillows are some old ones that I just put up there to get an idea of what they would look like with other colors etc. I am planning on purchasing or making new pillows. Here are some more photos of the living room, some taken from up on the landing. Please excuse the dust on the fan blades. Those will be included in the spring cleaning!ha I don't really like the old mirror above the mantel, but it does have the height that I seem to need above the mantel..Open to all opinions.....Thanks so much for your help.

I like the bird pillows paired with the stripe!

I, too, don't like to see an array of all-silk pillows. I love the bird pillows, but I'd pair them with something textural, not shiny. Maybe something like PB's faux sheepskin, or one of their chenille ones in blue.
Dee

Love the bird pillows, but would like to see the stripe used vertically~they seem sort of odd on the horizontal.

Didn't you post quite awhile ago asking for ideas w/drapes for this room? The rod placement is great as is the fabric!! ;o)

deeinohio, thanks for your suggestion. I do love the chenille pillow in blue. Perhaps I could do a solid blue, and then a couple pillows with vertical stripes, as patty cakes suggested. Yes, patty cakes, I did post awhile ago asking for ideas for drapes for the living room...I have been very pleased with the fabric. Got a great deal on it. I will let you all know when I come up with some fabric or pillows in stripes. Thanks for all your help.

OMGosh, this room is lovely! If you aren't sick of hearing from me... I'd cozy the pillows up into the couch corners, switch the stripes vertically and call it a day. Beautiful!

Thank you loribee. I still feel like I want to bring the look of the pillows on the sofa up another notch, just still trying to figure out what to do with it. I think I am going to look at some solid blue and some stripe fabrics by the weekend. Thanks to everyone for all their help.

like the bird pillows! They tie in nicely with the vases on your mantle. As far as the other pillows, I think the idea of adding a textured pillow is a good one. But, I have to say, that the strip and the solid also look good. I'd just use them all in that room. They are pillows, meant to be moved around, used on different pieces, mix it up, you get it.

anyway, love the birds.