From these interior details build a general idea of the room, the owner of the house, about his tastes and even character. To emphasize the style of the room, give a special mood, transform the interior will help cute decorative cushions on the sofa.
Types of decorative pillows
Cushions can be very different. The classic option is square and rectangular, round and oval pillows. They can have a bright and cheerful coloring, becoming a special stroke in the overall picture.
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More romantic and extraordinary people like to decorate rooms with decorative sofa cushions. For example, it could be:
- decorative cushions in the form of flowers;
- decorative cushions in the form of animals;
- decorative cushions in the form of hearts.
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In the original interiors, you can find more extravagant soft objects in the form of eggs, perfume bottles or Japanese sushi.
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Children's decorative cushions can also have any shape and be long, round, square, in the form of favorite cartoon characters and just lovely and unusual.
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But in addition to the shape and color, the decorative pillows differ in their design: they can be quilted, sectional, Turkish, rollers.
And what's inside?
Filler cushions are often synthetic or natural materials. Synthetic fillers are 100% polyester. This soft and silky material does not cause allergies, because dust mites do not live in it. Of polyester, such fillers are made:
- Hollofayber - consists of siliconeized fibers, which perfectly retain the shape of the products that they are filled with. This material completely does not absorb odors and moisture.
- Synthetic - inexpensive, but short-lived material, which until recently was almost the only embodiment of polyester.
- Fiberlon is a breathable material that quickly restores shape.
- Komforel - is a set of small elastic balls. Products filled with such filler easily take the form of the body.
- Hollofan - a springy material, which is intertwined hollow fibers. It looks like natural fluff.
More expensive cushions are filled with natural materials, such as goose or duck fluff.
Decorative cushions in the interior
Depending on the nature of the interior, the choice of cushions for the sofa will be slightly different. So, for a classical style geometrically correct forms are more suitable: squares, rectangles, circles. Cushion-cushions are allowed. The material of the upper cover should serve as a tapestry, velvet, silk, brocade, leather.
For the Art Nouveau style, bold models with photographic prints are ideal, the material for making cases is flax or sackcloth. For the style of pop art, you need pillows in the form of lips, chocolates, hearts. This style welcomes bright colors, shiny and fluffy fabrics.
For the high-tech style, products with metallic luster and strict shapes are needed. The material is suitable for leather, silk, linen and brocade.
Country style (country) involves cozy textiles. It is acceptable to check prints, soft floral motifs. And the material for the cover is flax, cotton and wool. Also, crochet products fit perfectly into this style.
Care of decorative pillows
Like any home textile, sofa cushions require periodic maintenance. You need to regularly process them with a quartz lamp (natural fillers), from time to time wash covers, and if they are sewn from velor and velvet, they need to be cleaned with special brushes. At least once a year, it is advisable to take out the sofa cushions for dry cleaning.