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help with throw pillows!

6 years ago

I need a change with my throw pillows! I like neutrals. What colors work with blue chair and horrible brown couch?

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  • PRO
    6 years ago

    I know that you like neutrals... but orange ( salmon or pumpkin) works well with both brown and with blue. Your printed pillows have orange, brown and blue in them and will work if you add some solid linen look or velvet pillows in solid orange. ( I would only use 2 or 3 of the printed pillows on the sofa and have the rest as solid throw pillows. The other way to go that would work would be gold ( straw color) pillows. They would work with both blue and brown upholstery. Perhaps you can use the grey striped pillows elsewhere? If you use orange or gold, find some accessories that you can put on the shelves or on the mantel to repeat the color. It will help tie your room together. I cannot see the framed art on your sofa wall, but it appears to be hung too high over the sofa. Can you post additional photos?

    Good luck on your project!

  • 6 years ago

    Thank you!!!!!!

  • 6 years ago

    Would this work?

  • PRO
    6 years ago
    last modified: 6 years ago

    No, I think you need to pull the orange from the patterned pillow. The one you are asking about is pretty but too washed out. What I am trying to do is link the navy chairs to the brown sofa with colors from the printed pillow that has both brown and navy in the print along with some other colors... Orange is a color that works well with both navy ( complementary colors) and with brown. For an extra couple of pillows you can pull in the lighter blue in the print and add them to the sofa for some extra interest. Have you considered an area rug with blue and brown in it? Also the idea of using some orange decorative accessories is to repeat the color, bring some color into other areas of the room which need a pop of color to make them look more interesting and less drab. You might also consider a navy throw on the brown sofa once you tie the colors together will the new pillows. Go to Marshall's Home Goods, they usually have some great pillows in a lot of colors at very reasonable prices.. Also get some at least 20 in sq, or 22 in which would be better if you already have 20 in pillows. The good thing about pillows is they are easy to return if they are not quite right. Marshall's also has a lot of throws blankets for your sofa and often they have a good selection of reasonably priced area rugs.

  • 6 years ago

    Thank you!

  • PRO
    6 years ago

    IMO you need only a bolster pillow on the chair and I like the ones on the sofa they add a bit of color to an otherwise boring space. Some art above the FP would be a great addition

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