BEST OF CLASSIC DESIGN: PILLOWS + SIZING GUIDANCE

A few years ago, I wrote this post about sizing pillows for your bed. I thought I could continue the pillow-talk series because let’s be honest, pillows are just enthralling to talk about.

I thought I could include the thoughts and guidance of a pillow expert – Hollie of StuckOnHue– who makes absolutely stunning custom designer pillows. I have her pillows in almost every room in our house!

I took to the ‘gram to ask you your questions about pillows and received quite a bit of responses. Unfortunately today we won’t be talking about the challenging relationship between husbands and throw pillows, like a few of you asked about. Some included:

“how do I get my husband not to mash them to hell when he naps on the couch”
“why doesn’t my husband understand these are not for sleeping”
“how to tell my husband they aren’t supposed to be thrown”

THROW PILLOW TIPS & CONSIDERATIONS:

It’s better to err on the size of pillows that are too big rather than too small. My go-to pillows for a standard sofa is 4 pillows: two 22×22 and two 20×20
Hollie says that 20×20 is a good basic size that can work in most scenarios. It’s not always the ideal size, but it can always be made to work, unless your room or sofa is super large-scale. So, if in doubt, 20×20 is a good standby.
Hollie suggests considering your tolerance (or your significant others tolerance) for moving pillows before sitting down. A sofa in a formal living room that is rarely used could handle more pillows. A sofa that gets a lot of use should not require moving a few pillows just to sit down. Depth of the sofa is a factor in how many pillows can stay vs. being in the way.
If your sofa/chair/bed is large-scale, or if your room has high ceilings, your pillows should be larger-scale as well

THROW PILLOW SIZING GUIDANCE FOR SETTEES, SOFA’S LOVESEATS AND SECTIONALS

I pulled together a few visuals for you to use as guidance for your own seating situation. These are the sizes I would personally use. I provided different seating examples and dimensions so you can compare to your seating situation.