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28 THE BRANDON SUN • YOUR HOME YOUR WAY • 2018

A selection of throw pillows. Fresh, energetic hues like coral and red are part of a vibrant palette along with bold pattern.
WHY DO SOME MEN HATE THROW PILLOWS?

It’s a well-known decorating LOVE ‘EM OR HATE ‘EM excess air.
fact that throw pillows are an Bill Herren designs pillows as DROP ZONE She also recommends that
easy and inexpensive way to part of his job as creative direc- If you don’t want throw pil- “active households” (those with
change the look of a room. tor for Woodard, an outdoor lows to end up on the floor, pro- pets, children or messy hus-
They can add colour, texture, furniture manufacturer in Cop- vide a “drop space” for them, says bands) consider using pillows
interest or a dash of holiday pell, Texas. “I get such grief from Suzanne Lasky, an interior de- made with durable, outdoor fab-
cheer. everybody about my throw pil- signer and owner of S Interior rics.
But that doesn’t mean every- lows because I love my throw Design in Scottsdale, Arizona.
body appreciates them. pillows,” he says. “I know why A bench at the foot of the bed, TRYING OUT TRENDS
The internet is full of women men hate them: They don’t want a basket near the couch or a side Smith, who designs luxury
(and their interior designers) to put them back.” chair would all do, she said. outdoor pillows in weatherproof
complaining that husbands don’t The anti-throw-pillow crowd “You need that so you don’t fabrics, estimates that about a
understand the decorative as- also might not know what to do get annoyed that your $100 silk third of them end up indoors.
pects of throw pillows. Pillow with the pillows once they re- pillow is on the floor,” she says. For some people, pillows are a
aversion among men is a real move them from a piece of fur- And if you’re going to indulge way to indulge in trends without
thing, says pillow designer niture, says Herren, who in different looks for summer really making over a room, she
Elaine Smith. introduces a new pillow shape and winter, or holiday-inspired said. She often incorporates the
“It’s become a joke, but it’s each year for the company’s col- pillows embellished with rein- latest from the fashion runway.
only a joke because it’s true. lection. His solution: “Just throw deer or flags, Lasky suggests in- Past collections have included
They don’t understand why we them on the floor — especially vesting in space saver bags — a “gladiator pillow” and a “hula
need to have eight pillows on those made with outdoor fab- storage bags that let you com- pillow” based on clothing Smith
the bed,” she says.
rics. They’re so easy to clean.” press items by vacuuming out spotted on the catwalk.