I found this incredibly soft mohair sweater at the local Goodwill for $2.99. I have a deep and abiding love for polka dots, especially black and white dots. This beauty was in all it's 1980s glory, with its v-neck and thick shoulder pads! It was waiting for a stand-up collar, red stirrup pants and bangle bracelets to make its return debut at a Cyndi Lauper concert, but I had something even better in mind...
My couch!
Prepare yourself for the cheesiest, shortest blog tutorial ever.
1. Lay the sweater down.
2. Admire it's fuzzy softness. And yourself, for getting such a bargain.
3. Lay a pillow insert on it, and mark it with pins to approximate size. Remove pillow.
4. Right sides together, sew three edges.
5. Turn it right side out, insert pillow. Sew shut.
6. Enjoy.
Decorators are always pushing pillows because they truly change the feel of a room, adding color, texture and an opportunity for pattern. You can find throw pillows everywhere, even when out for groceries! However, most store-bought pillows should be considered "disposable".
Pretty on your couch, yes, and every sofa needs pillows to feel/look complete! So, if it's a formal living room you rarely use, buy them with no regrets. However, if you USE your living room, upgrade to good pillows. The under $25 Target-Fred Meyer or Walmart pillows are stiff, hard as a rock and chintzy in size...a few months of husbands laying on them or kids throwing them around and the stiffness disappears and all thats left of your lovely accent pillow is a lumpy, saggy mess.
Pillows should be down filled and fluffy, and generous in size. 20 x 20 is ideal, for most sofas. Invest in decent pillow inserts (Pottery Barn has great ones) and simply change the covers whenever they get stained or when you want a fresh look for your living room.
Or when you stumble across an amazing secondhand sweater!
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