pillow makeover

decorating the new house is the fun part! i had a vision of what colors to use in the living room. so i was looking for very specific items. one of the first things was new pillows for the couch. the ones we had were old and i really didn't care for the pattern at all. i'm not a big fan of reds. i like neutral colors. the couch we have is already a light beige so it was only a matter of building from there. i'm loving light teals and tans together. inspiration swatches:

should be easy to find right? hmm not really. since i was looking for pillows in specific colors i didn't find much. there was always something off like maybe there were only 2 pillows available or the right colors but i didn't like the pattern. or i liked the pattern but not the right colors which almost made me rethink my color scheme. the money part is what really threw me off. at the very least the pillows were $30 each. the cheapest i found was 2 pillows for $25 but not the right pattern. i could not bring myself to pay even $50 for four pillows that i didn't even like that much. then i thought to myself, i can make my own pillows! "i can make that," this thought comes to me often. sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. i think this comes from my dad. if he thinks he can make it he does and he does it well.

ok back to pillows. so i went to joann fabrics and bought a pretty light teal and tan fabric in the upholstery section (sale 2 yards for $18) and 4 stuffed pillows (sale 2 for $8). i used the backing from the old pillows for two reasons; 1. because they matched the new fabric perfectly. 2. the micro suede material, we actually use are pillows so we want comfortable pillows. they are not just to sit and look pretty. but why not have the best of both worlds? plus this saved me even more money! it worked out so great. and the bf likes them which makes it even a bigger plus.