So lately I have been completely obsessed with PILLOWS! I want soooo many pillows. All of a sudden there is about 5-places in the house that I could name that need pillows to add that extra finished and cozy look. The dining room built-in bench, the bay window in the staircase, the office, the master and the spare daybed… not to mention the living room pillows could use a freshen up… shall I go on? I have literally been scrolling through screens and screens of pillows, hitting the ‘Add to Cart’ button, until I reach the end, check out my chart (because they all seemed like such a great deal) and it’s $150+ … click “save for later”repeat x5. *smiles*
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Pillows are the perfect way to spice up a room and add some extra flair without needing to refurnish the entire place. Pillows can also help personalize a space; whether it’s with a state, zip code, or even this fun bee pillow by French Laundry (above) – I’m obsessed! The other thing I love about pillows is that they can add a level of subtlety when you mix a few patterns or fabrics correctly. Pillows add a level of cozy and warmth to a space and can be the key finishing pieces, without you knowing!
The other key to pulling in pillows and buying them is getting different shapes, large square pillows, long horizontal pillows or even larger body pillows to help build the space, (for example normal bed turned daybed). Having different sizes also creates depth and dimension to your space making the space look larger and more plush than it might be.
My go-to stores for pillows as you can probably tell if you’re checking out the links throughout are; Target (duh), Marshalls/T.J. Maxx (double-duh), Pier 1, Pottery Barn and Society 6. Although I usually start in the clearance sections first – because you can’t beat a good deal, especially if you’re using the pillows as updates to the space and are more likely to switch them out more frequently. And as excited as I get about a pillow, I like to wait to see if my initial gut reaction of LOVE, is still LOVE after I see it again in the line-up of a gillion pillows. I also can’t usually resist a good 2-pack of pillows especially if they’re essentially the price of one, it’s a win-win!
What’re your favorite spots to get pillows? Do you have any pillow rules? I’ve slowly started ordering a few here and there for the spaces I mentioned above. Yay!!
For the love of pillows,
One of my favorite parts of our living room is all of our old photos that we’ve incorporated into the gallery wall or through the mantle and built-in’s. They’re pieces of our past and what make up our families and who we’ve been shaped to be. Family is very important to both of us, so it’s nice to be surrounded by our loved ones, past and present.
Happy Birthday Bestie, MOH<3 I love you!
It was a fun, busy weekend full of family and friends. This week might be a bit torturous to get through, only because the excitement for Saturday is going to start increasing daily! No telling. You’ll have to wait and see but I’ll give ya a hint, wedding.
She said, Yes!!
It was fun surprising Katie from 260 miles away. I can’t wait to see her in person and give her a gigantic hug and part 2 of the MOH proposal!
Ultimately we have to do things that keep us happy and healthy while finding a balance in doing just that and pinpointing what is manageable. I am happy with a lot of things, but I could definitely be happier with the way I feel about myself, mainly because I know what I am capable of vs. what I have actually been doing.
I love the way it came out, the old wood is what brings this simple sign to life. The metallic silver lettering also pops on the wood grain with a nice mix of old and new. I wanted to keep it simple with the text and not do anything to fancy to really rely on the wood to pull this piece to life with the metallic accents. One of my goals for the gallery wall if you remember wayyy back to my 
the bee life 