Self styling: Cushions are becoming a statement of design

Carol O’Callaghan explores the elevation of the cushion from casual accessory to design statement

Faux fur cushions, throws and rugs can be gathered together on a sofa and around a fireplace for a Scandinavian-type styling option (cushions from €6, throws from €10).

LET’S face it, styling cushions is hardly life and death stuff, but it can get a little out of control where you spend more time removing and arranging cushions on your bed than you do in it. Equally, a sofa can become cushion central with little or no room to sit on it, and any attempts to do so ruins the aesthetic of the carefully arranged selection, organised to be looked at — but touch at your peril.

Nevertheless, piles of cushions have become a look for the winter season with themed styles to suit all tastes.