After a roommate moved out, my living room was considerably less populated by furniture than it had been for the past six months. It’s not altogether a bad thing—it’s a small living room, so there’s a lot more room to move. The biggest problem was that it called attention to my dismal throw pillow situation. They were old and stained and frankly boring. I needed to liven things up.
Of course, to read any home décor magazine, you’d think throw pillows were free. They’re always suggested as a cheap and easy way to change the look of a room. In my book, though, $15 to $20 a pop (and that’s a low estimate) is certainly not cheap. Five bucks for a bolt of off-white cotton canvas at my local upholsterer is. Now what to do to add interest to this find? A rubber stamp, of course!
I found a pretty, scrolly, flowery stamp at Kate’s Paperie, which was a splurge at $12, and I managed to get a pretty sky-blue inkpad at Target for $3, which brought my total to $20.
The beauty of the stamp is that I was able to use it in different configurations, so that all my pillows look like a set without being matchy. The best part is, it was easy. Get full instructions after the jump.
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