Pillow talk

During my last business trip I picked up this fabulous book in Anthropologie. I had first read about Absolutely Beautiful Things from one of my favorite blogs here in Raleigh.  Rather than just being another coffee table book, author and renowned decorator Anna Spiro walks you through how to setup house, down to the number of pillows to place on a sofa.

Speaking of pillows, I've decided my beloved recovered sofa needs some additional friends for its current Cheetah pillows.

I love this bright aztec one for the center cushion, courtesy of Target:

Love the tassels, bold red, blue and yellow

And because a little boy in our house has been poorly behaved chewing up Mommy's club chair pillows, two new ones will replace the shredded, loose-filling ones we currently have:

I think the neutral khaki and the gold will tie in nicely with the cream of our club chairs.

And last but not least, cream and gold Greek key ones will be ordered from Etsy. When choosing these pillows, I tried to remember the colors in my area rug, the colors of our painting, pictures, prints and trinkets in the formal living room, as well as how bold the Aztec one will be. This plain Jane is working on incorporating more color, but it's not an overnight process.