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If you’re looking for an instant makeover for your decor, think about changing your pillows. Refreshing your pillow mix is an easy and affordable way to change the look of a room. Store like Ikea and HomeGoods are a great source for basic pillows but sometimes your room might call for pillows with a little more detail. That’s where the 5 minute facelift comes in.

Earlier this week I UpStyled the look of a pair of navy velvet pillows I have on my sofa. The pillow covers are from Ikea and at $9.99 the quality is pretty good. To give these plain covers a whole new look, I added some beautiful woven trim along each edge. In just 5 minutes I elevated the look of the pillows and the decor in my family room.

Here’s what you need to do to UpStyle your own pillows…

Measured the length of the pillow and added 1″ to each end.
Then using a Tailor’s Chalk Pencil, I draw hash marks 3 1/2″ in from each side.
Next I turned each end of the trim under 1″ and stitched it down using a needle and thread.
The final step was gluing the trim in place using Unique Stitch fabric glue. Once dry, the adhesive is water-soluble, non-toxic and creates a permanent bond.

While these aren’t designer pillows, they are a budget-friendly way dress up plain pillow covers and create a fresh new look for your decor.

Thanks for stopping by the blog today. I hope you’re inspired to give your decor a facelift.

You can read all about one of my favorite trim resources here. And learn my tips for building a pillow assortment here.

When we purchased our first home in Seattle years ago we didn’t have a lot of money to spend on decorating it. One day when walking through a department store I picked up a pack of cloth dinner napkins that were on clearance. The pattern was what caught my attention at first but as I opened the napkins up, I remember thinking that they would make great pillow covers. Fast forward to today and cloth napkin pillow covers are still one of my ‘design on a dime’ decorating tips.

If you’ve never thought about using cloth napkins to make pillow covers, let me tell you why it’s a good idea:

♦ Most cloth napkins are sized perfectly for pillows–18″ x 18″ or 20″ x 20″ which means standard pillow inserts will fit.

♦ Cloth napkins are already hemmed so there is no cutting on your part.

♦ Cloth napkins are inexpensive so you can make seasonal pillow changes without breaking the bank.

♦ Many big box stores (Pottery Barn, World Market, Target) sell napkins in the same prints that they sell in their pillow collection so you can have the same look for a fraction of the price.

♦ Napkin pillow covers are simple to sew or you can use fabric glue to make the pillow covers if you don’t have a sewing machine or don’t know how to sew.

♦ You can add decorative trim to your napkin pillow covers to UpStyle the look even more.

Now let’s get to the inspiration part of the post and check out some pillow covers made using cloth napkin…