All of my pillows get tossed on the floor. Years ago when I went through my decorating "Beat them or join them" revelation w/ my family, I knew I couldn't get rid of all of my throw pillows. Since then I only buy covers that are machine washable. Now I don't give a second thought as to dumping throw pillows on the floor and children and pets rolling, stomping, eating and drooling on them. I effortlessly walk by w/o having a heart attack.

I tend to sit with one of them on my lap or under my arm.

They end up stacked like a mountain on the furniture or on the floors. I walked away from a nice looking pillow yesterday just because the 8 that are in the room already feel like too many when the furniture is in use.

Mine end up on the floor. I've got kids and I'm not fighting that battle so they would end up there no matter how many I had. I don't spend much on the pillow covers, only buy washable and figure when they are trashed, it's my opportunity to refresh the room a bit.

My biggest problem is that I end up with extra throw pillows, as I seem to have better luck finding an entire pillow rather than just a cover when I'm looking to change things up. I've got about 10 extras stashed away that I'm not using :o

When I want to sit on the couch, I need all the throw pillows for comfort and support because our couch is super squishy and saggy...I don't like it at all. BUT, I tend to not stage them on the couch or the will end up on the floor. I have a low table that sits in front of the fireplace most of the time, and I lay them on there in a row of overlapping pillows.

The blogger must live alone! Too many pillows that are too large.

I have 5 pillows (20" x20") on a large sectional. One at each end and 3 in the corner section. They make a bold color statement and don't get in the way of people sitting on the couch.

My other sofas have a tufted back and were made deep enough that you need to use the throw pillows behind you, so no need to throw them off.

Ha! That pic is so funny. There's no room for actual people, just pillows!

This is how it works at my house. I buy pretty throw pillows and switch them out seasonally. I have quite a few.

Over the weekend, I dust, vacuum, put away all the junk that has accumulated, and fluff up and arrange the pillows in the living room. Approximately two seconds later, my DH is napping on one, and my DS is building a fort or a Hot Wheels ramp with the rest. They end up on the floor or on the chair no one sits in. I pick up my favorite one, because I like to hold it on my lap when I curl up in the corner of the couch to read.

In my bedroom, the bed doesn't get properly made up during the week very often, because we're rushing out of the house in the morning. The decorative pillows sit by my bedside table. I make up the bed on the weekend, arrange all the pillows, and it looks lovely for an hour or two, until I cover the bed with stacks of folded laundry to put away.

Etsy is my go-to for new pillow covers.

Yep, on the floor. I have a perfect spot behind a rocker, near the fireplace that is rarely used. They stack nicely there, and are out of traffic. One needs a plan, much like where do you put all the pillows on the bed..when using it.

Even for staging purposes, those orange pillows are way too big! They are the focal point of the room!

I rearrange pillows multiple times a day. For some reason, my dogs prefer them on the floor. Usually when someone sits on the sofa, they just plop down on top of the pillows which is fine by me.

When we bought our sofas, I insisted on throw pillows that were fairly flat instead of the poufy fat ones for just that reason. And, just a couple, not an entire sofa filled with them. To me, that's a prime example of decorating diarrhea.

I have only a few throw pillows, mostly for pops of color because my couch and loveseat match the walls and the room would look as if it were made entirely of putty without the pillows. However, all get used and none are in the way. I'm short of leg and need some back support, so wherever I sit, I have a pillow for my lower back.

I do not want props in my house. I have nothing on my bed that ends up on the floor or elsewhere when I need to sleep. Who am I fooling?

Accent pillows are the sort of thing that have not survived my efforts to simplify my life, at least most of them didn't. We have four for the sofa and a lumbar pillow for a chair that is really deep. That's all I have in the den. The bedroom has one for each chair and none on the bed. My business takes most of my focus, so I'm not going to spend any of my time arranging pillows every morning and night.

We have a sofa, 3 wing chairs, and a fireside chair in our living room and I have a total of three pillows in the room. Two for either end of the sofa and one on the fireside chair. I wouldn't even keep those but they belonged to my DM and I can't bear to give them up.

Oh goodness, that is a lot of pillows! We have a couple of wide flat baskets under our coffee table that we put ours in.

We just slowly started furnishing a totally empty room in our newish (to us) house. Well, empty save for 2 largish, clear plastic storage containers used for my dogs squeaky toys. This room is long and shallow 24 feet long and only 9 and 1/2 feet across. Perfect bowling alley like play space for the dogs to run back and forth throwing their toys. It's been empty for a long time. Clearly, the dogs figured it was their space.

So, it now has a new sofa, 2 chairs, a large cocktail ottoman. And a really cool CL Hollywood Regency cabinet being used as a bar. Oh, and a new sofa console table. I couldn't put the toys somewhere else, and I couldn't keep them in that awful box. So, I found 2 nice upholstered storage cube/ottomans with a great geographic print fabric and chrome nailhead trim. These sit on either side of the console table. A console table that isn't situated, directly behind that new sofa. Anyway, they look great and I leave the hinged tops open so they can grab a favorite squeaky whenever they want to play.

Of course, I bought all new throw pillows for the new furniture. The sofa came with 2.. that I actually really like. There was a bunch of different fabric prints to choose from I chose Greek Key, tone on tone. Anyway, the sofa is curved and has very low, almost non existent, arms...pillows are needed for comfy tv watching. I definitely needed a place to store the pillows .. all are not needed for comfortable TV watching. I couldn't believe it when I found a matching large storage ottoman. Perfect for hiding pillows! Plus, it fills an empty corner while looking fabulous! Could also be used for extra seating in a pinch.

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I too keep running into that same issue - keep the covers, stacks of inserts. So I started selling them.

I buy inexpensive covers on e-bay when they go on sale (usually at a cost of $5 per piece) and then sell a whole new pillow w/ insert at my mom's antiques stall. I typically make $5 - $10 profit off each one sold. Not a ton, but hey - it's something! That is when they actually make it to the shop. It's not uncommon for me to find them on her furniture when I visit but that's ok. She spent enough money raising me - she earned them!

I like the way throw pillows look and add color and i like to position them for comfort when I'm on the couch or a chair... my husband hates throw pillows and throws/piles them on the floor- thankfully the pups don't use them as chew toys! we usually have a lot of pillow movement going on!

Those are terrible a pillow farm. Ugh

DH absolutely hates throw pillows. If he had his way they would all get tossed out. I do have 2 on the sofa, but I took out half the batting so they are pretty soft. When people come over they usually just put it beside them, and lay their arms on them.

I limit the pillows on my couches - I don't like pillows thrown on the floor to make room for people - seems silly and excessive. I do love a beautiful pillow and having only one or two by the arm allows you to actually see and enjoy and use them rather than a jumble of pillows tossed on the floor.

I prefer to add a colorful or textured throw on a couch - it lies flat so it's not in the way but easy to grab on those chilly winter nights. Artwork and accessories are other areas to add color instead of depending on throw pillows.

I agree with the others - they need to be washable and it's shocking how hard it is to find great pillows that can go in the washer/dryer.

I like her pillows!

I always have one between me and the arm rest. The down pillows just flatten down when you lean against them. The small pillows I would just toss in a basket if necessary. Although, her basket is a bit small!

I keep a basket in my living room that holds the pillows if I need the space. It also holds an extra throw or two. I did finally learn my lesson and I stopped buying pillows that dont have removable washable covers. With children and a messy husband I've learned my lesson.

If you need more color.....put a pillow on each end of your couch and a throw on the middle part....Throw is nice for covering you up for naps and one pillow on each end is enough...don't need to worry about what to do with it.

"To me, that's a prime example of decorating diarrhea."

Ha! Well said, and I wholeheartedly agree! I was once a throw pillow junkie, but no more. I do love pretty pillows, but when they obscure the furniture they're meant to enhance it's rather ridiculous.

Way too many for my taste. I have 6 on the GR sofa, 3 in each corner. Also have 2 slipper chairs that each have a pillow. Usually put them on the floor.

Well, all these comments make me feel much better. I thought I was the only person whose dogs were using the pillows for dog beds (apparently they are preferable to their actual dog beds lol). Also, I have 6 kids so we need the space on the couches to sit which is why every pillow ends up on the floor for the dogs. I like the suggestion someone made about the storage ottomans. I think I will try to find a couple of those :)

When there are only two of you left there is a lot of room for pillows. When the other three come home they can be on the floor. We have a lot of corners. Picking them up each morning as they sleep gives me joy. I know they are home, I know they were comfy here once again, I know again that evening I will hear how all these pillows are silly. It's a thing and it works for me!!!