This update has made such a difference in brightening up my family room! And it was simple and inexpensive to do.
Here was my sofa this fall and over the holidays:
You can see– it’s a lovely chocolate suede but… it’s A LOT of BROWN.
So I went on a mission for lighter and brighter pillows and throws– on a budget of course! And here is the after:
Here’s what I did– swapped out the largest dark brown throw pillows that came with the sofa for these two large (24″ x 24″) celery green pillows I found at Old Time Pottery. They are extremely pale– almost more cream– and only $9 each! The pillows from One Kings Lane were $49 for the two of them. And the lumbar pillow is our Embroidered Scrollwork Pillow from Willow House. You can purchase this on my website for only $39.96. {I got it for less as a Design Consultant– you could, too!}. The pale green throw is from Target and was only $9.99.
Now, the two smaller dark brown pillows, I ended up swapping out with the khaki ones you see in the Before photo to brighten it up even more. I bought them at Target a few years back and they’ve held up well considering the use my sofa gets (think teenagers/young adults). I’m thrilled with this lighter and brighter look!
What do you think? What part of your decor would you like to lighten and brighten?
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