(Above tapestry cushion at rockettstgeorge.co.uk at £55 each for small and £75 each for large cushions)I am really loving this new idea of cushion covers with attitude! Gone are the days of the pretty florals and sumptuous silks. Enter dogs, flags, geishas, cars and other such non cushion fare. Oh and what a fantastic statement they make!
Check out notonthehighstreet.com for some fantastic cushions. The camper van cushion alongside costs £55 and has a digitally printed illustration by Helena Carrington. The delightful cushions below right are by
Thomas Paul and have Russian Matryoska dolls printed on silk. They come in at £75 and £61.5 each.In fact I have a new theory - I believe cushion covers are fast becoming the new accessible art of today!
Now most people I know get thoroughly put off by pretentious artsy discussions. Conversations about an artist's potential and investment value of art would draw audible yawns around the room. And yet each and every one of them likes to have a talking point in their living rooms - something which reflects their personalities - has a bit of style and brings a smile to people's faces.
So what do they do? Set off for the affordable art fair - hoping to find the one definitive piece which will elevate them above the dreary pomposity others have succumbed to. I should know - my husband and
I did it too!(Alongside dog print cushions $20 a pair on etsy.com)
Now here is the thing if you are lucky you will find exactly what you looking for, get home a beauty under a 1000 quid and feel good at having grabbed a bargain. Said picture gets hung, dinner parties ensue and loads of fun chatting around the picture, the artist, his/her quirky depiction of this, that and the other - make you feel 'hmmm now that was a good buy"! But six months later sadly while your gorgeous painting still looks lovely people are no longer talking about it. Your living room begins to feel a bit jaded and boring and you start itching to re-decorate.
Enter the cushion with attitude!
(Alongside John
Lewis brings in Christmas with the westie bauble cushion at a very tempting £18 only)
In £25 to £75 you can give the lounge a face lift, inject some panazze and get people talking again. Suddenly you are fashionable and irresistable again! What's more at that price you can do it every 3 months if you like!
(On the right the geisha cushion at Laura Ashley costs £35)
Its just a theory and I cannot wait to test it out myself on some of these delectable options!
Happy shopping!
