Last week, we brought you a guide on how to style neutral pillows for a queen bed. Not everyone likes a neutral color palette for their homes, so we are going to show you how to pair bold pillows for a boho or traditional style. We have some beautiful bold and statement pillows that will look great in your home.
This styling guide is going to show you how to style bold pillows for any room or furniture piece. The number of layers of pillows will depend on the furniture. You will use more pillows on a bed or couch than a chair, for example. This guide will help you pick coordinating colors and designs that complement each other.
Step 1: Warm tones or cool tones?
First, you need to decide the general look you like. That will help you decide statement and background pillows for your design. It is easiest to choose between warm and cool tone colors first. Warm tone colors, like red, orange, or brown, look best with tans and beiges. Cool colors, like blues and purples, look best with grays, white, and black. Consider the rest of the room. Do you want more warm tones or cool tones?
Once you know the color tones you like, you can select the statement pillow. That is the next step in creating your design.
Step 2: Pick a Statement Pillow
Pillows featured, beginning top left: Small Plaid – Brown, Rex Rectangles – Teal, Hello INDIGO, Moody Faded Blue Baroque (New!), (Sold Out – similar style linked) Boho Diamond, Crescent Moon, Geometric of Blue (Coming Soon), Textured Rust, Dark Blue
The statement pillow is the focal point of the design. Pick a style that matches the warm or cool tone look you want for the entire room. The statement pillow will help you pick other pillows to match, and you can also use it as inspiration for the rest of the room. The placement of this pillow will depend on your furniture and arrangement style, but every design should have a statement.
Step 3: Pick your Background Pillows
Pillows featured: West Beach – Brown, Basketweave – Pink, Black Windowpane, Boho Woven Stripe – Navy, Jute Stripe, Mosaic Blue, Veiling – Brick (Restocking Soon), Red Stripe (Sold Out – Similar), Creamy Windowpane ( On Sale!)
In a bold design, the background pillows are still bold. They show off your bold and fun style while also complementing the statement pillow. This is a fun opportunity to play with color and texture. None of these pillows have a distinct pattern like the statement pillows because it is still important to show off the pattern or style of the statement pillow. Pick pillows that match the cool or warm tone style of your statement pillow. This will help you create a cohesive style.
Lost? Check out some example pairings for inspiration
Pairing 1 (top left): Black Windowpane, Moody Faded Blue Baroque; Pairing 2 (top right): Creamy Windowpane, Hello INDIGO; Pairing 3 (bottom): Jute Stripe, West Beach – Brown, Boho Diamond.
These example pairings show you both warm and cool tone styles and a combination of both. (You can do that, too!) In these designs, the statement pillow is in the front, but you can place it in the middle of a design with three or more layers. The pairings you choose also depend on your bedding or upholstery.
These styled designs might help, too.
Once you have your styles picked out, check out our styling guides for more help creating a design for your home. We will post more guides regularly as we prepare to release our design guide.
Have a boho style? The pillow inserts may be different for a bohemian style than a traditional style. Check out our insert guide to make sure you buy the correct inserts for your pillow covers.