Feathers+Fabric=Fabulous!

First and foremost, I must apologize for my significant delay between blogs!  My “day job” is keeping me a little busier than I’d like…but whose doesn’t?  I’m sure you can relate.  :)

So where did we leave off?  Pillows!  Right now, the options for gray pillows are amazing!  

My first stop was Crate and Barrel.  I fell in love with an over-sized gray and ivory striped pillow, Olin Grey Pillow.  I admit that when I made this purchase, I was aware that it was probably too big, but I bought it in the hopes that it would work.  I also grabbed a few other gray pillows that complimented it.  Unfortunately, l should have just stuck with my instincts; I put it in the corner of the sectional and the scale was off.  So, it had to go back!

(Excuse the image quality on this one, I took it with my old cell phone)

The next option was pillows in various textures and shades of gray.  I really liked some of them, but it seemed a little…boring.  

At this point I turned to a local, designer store for inspiration; they have all sorts of wonderful furniture and accessories!  I quickly learned that while some things are affordable (we purchased our china cabinet from there) their pillows are not quite in my budget (starting at $150/pillow).  Of course, while I was there I did manage to find a pair of pillows (and fabric) I became obsessed with; a blue/gray geometric pattern.  I became so obsessed that I even made a few trips to the store to stare at them in admiration.  However, I would never allow myself to buy them (I’m not sure why I felt the need to torture myself).

Eventually, I went back online and searched all the usual options; Pottery Barn, Z Gallerie, Crate and Barrel, West Elm, and Restoration Hardware.  All had lovely options, but nothing that quite fit what I was looking for.  Then, I randomly decided to try something different and searched Etsy.  JACKPOT!  There were all sorts of great options in the EXACT fabrics I had found at the designer store, but much more budget friendly ($30-40/pillow cover).  It took a little time for them to arrive (maybe 2 weeks) but it was worth the wait. 

The final product is an assortment of the original Crate and Barrel pillows, the Etsy purchases, and some sale items from West Elm.  Lastly, I stuffed these with some Pottery Barn inserts (they’re my favorite) and we were in business!  

What do you think?

Still working on my picture quality and flash settings...

They needed a little something too!