Pillows are the cheapest way to change a room and the easiest thing to get wrong. Seldens carries throw pillows from Mercana in square and lumbar shapes, mostly white, ivory and cream with a few in blue and gray. Covers and down inserts are sold separately, so you can refresh a sofa without replacing the fill.

How Many Pillows a Sofa Actually Needs

Three or five, not four. A three-seat sofa looks best with a 22 inch square in each corner and one lumbar set off-center, which leaves the middle seat usable by an actual person. A loveseat takes two. A sectional can carry five or seven, but stagger the sizes so it does not read as a display. On a bed, keep the sleeping pillows behind and add two squares plus one lumbar in front. Resist matching everything: two of one cover and one of another is the ratio that looks collected.

Covers, Inserts and Why the Fill Matters

A cover is only as good as what goes inside it. Down and down-blend inserts soften and hold a dent, which is the look most people are after. Polyester keeps a boxier shape and springs back. Either way, buy the insert two inches larger than the cover, so a 22 inch cover gets a 24 inch insert. That single change is the difference between a pillow that looks full and one that looks tired. In a neutral room, texture beats pattern, which is why the textured covers here work over so many chairs.

Shop Throw Pillows in Tacoma, Bellevue and Olympia

Neutrals are not interchangeable. White, ivory and cream sit very differently against a gray sofa, and you cannot tell which one is right until they are side by side. Bring a cushion or a fabric sample to Tacoma, Bellevue or Olympia and we will match it in person, or ask about complimentary design help for your living room.