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Accent pillows for sectional?

3 years ago
last modified: 3 years ago

Edited to add: I'm really just looking for advice on how to style the pillows. The paint color has a sentimental connection and I'm not yet finished with the artwork. I'm really just wondering how you style a sectional with pillows. Should I buy more of the Pottery Barn ones? Should certain seats have different pillows? Size? Shape? Thank you!


I just bought a new sectional for my den and I LOVE it. Perfect fit for the room and my family. BUT, I can't figure out how to style the pillows. I bought 4 of these pillows from Pottery Barn to use and I want them to work. The lighter color pillows - of which I own 4, but only photographed 2, I've had for ages and would be fine to replace. Any ideas on how to best style the pillows? I can buy more of the Pottery Barn style if that would help. And I can use the other pillows or replace entirely. Thanks so much!!





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  • 3 years ago
    last modified: 3 years ago

    LOVE the pillows, I think the wall color is not good with the Brown Leather,

    appears very green and not pleasing, sorry it sounds so harsh

    the artwork fights too.

    a better photo of the space, from further back, any thoughts on spinning the sectional to open up the window.

    dark colors are beautiful in living rooms,


  • 3 years ago

    I agree that there’s lots of in-fighting going on here. A much lighter wall color would help set a neutral background for the decor. Are you trying for a warm focus, since the furniture is brown? Use brown, cream cream, warm white, rust, burgundy, red, etc to pull things together. Warm colors.

  • 3 years ago

    You are over thinking this. You only need one of the persian style pillows from Pottery Barn. Why 4 of the same thing? If you like that style there are hundreds of them on etsy, ebay, or just google "persian rug pillows"or kilim pillows. Look at Loom and Kiln. ICheck with some local rug dealers. I went to the antiques show in Round Top last month and there were 1000's of pillows out there and many in your colors. As for size, get a couple of 22", maybe a 20" and another lumbar. Done.

  • 3 years ago
    last modified: 3 years ago

    Your room looks great! Very inviting, I really like your colors.

    I agree with la_la Girl … try mixing in larger, lighter, and more squishy pillows to mix it up.

    If you Google ’pillows on sectional’, tons of great pictures and ideas come up. Just play around until you find what looks and functions best.

    Etsy is a great source for pillows, I order most of mine from there. Browse and see what catches your eye. I like West Elm pillows, too, and sometimes Target and World Market.

    With your current decor, just about any color could work.

    rvc2017 thanked Jilly
  • 3 years ago

    1 pillow 1 throw. Those pillows are going to be on the floor more than on the sectional. Do you live there? Then no need to "style" pillows they will be moved with use of the sectional

  • 3 years ago
    last modified: 3 years ago

    Maybe I’m the only one, but I like to have lots of pillows around me on sofas and sectionals, especially leather ones. We lounge on them, use them as arm rests, etc.

    I prefer them as a guest, too, for the above reasons. I might move one or two over, but have never felt the need to put any on the floor (unless someone has such an excessive amount, several rows of huge pillows in front of each other, for instance, and there’s no seating room).

    Do some of you just sit upright and don’t like pillows? Just curious, as I see that posted here often … not asking in a rude way.

    I have two full-sized sofas, each with four various sized pillows and more to be added when I find what I want. I kind of have a pillow obsession. :D

    ETA: rvc, as an example, I’d look for a couple of 20x20 pillows for the corner and for the chaise section.

    I have these from World Market and they’re comfy. Like you, I have Kilim pillows nearby.



    Mine are in the brick color. The other (matching) sofa has the Kilim pillows:

    <Ugh, can’t get my pic to show up. Having major issues with this site today!>

    rvc2017 thanked Jilly
  • PRO
    3 years ago
    last modified: 3 years ago

    Get couple lumbar pillows and you are all set.

    Check out McGee style

    https://studio-mcgee.com/2019-9-17-pillows-on-a-sectional/



  • 3 years ago
    last modified: 3 years ago

    As per above, in each corner and layered per article. I also don’t think the pillows flatter each other.


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    3 years ago

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