I am a complete sucker for a good pillow. And I’m not talking about pillows you sleep with… I actually HATE sleeping with pillows. But pillows for decoration? I’m a firm believer that you can never have enough of them! And if you’ve ever seen our living room, you know that’s a fact… It turns out, however, that my taste changes a little too often. When we first moved into our home, I was all about crazy pops of color to offset both of our white couches. But as I grow older and wiser (yeah, riiight) I am finding myself drawn to more muted tones. Creams and light browns and soft blues, for example. That’s when I decided we needed a pillow makeover. And perhaps, you might too! Which brings me to March’s 1 For Me // 1 For You. But first, let’s review the rules:
- What is it? It’s simple! If I have one of something that I find fashionable, functional, or just plain fun, I send the winner a duplicate.
- Who can enter? Friends, past/present clients, random readers, etc.! (Please see the not-so-fine print below for full rules and restrictions.)
- How long do I have to enter? You’ll have until next Saturday, March 10th at midnight CST to enter. The winner will be chosen at random using the random number generator at Random.org and announced the next morning, Sunday, March 11th.
- SWEET! How do I enter? You must comment (and answer the specific question asked at the end of this post) to enter. It’s suuuper easy!! Comments left via Facebook, Twitter or elsewhere will not be taken into consideration.
- But why? Because – like I said – you can NEVER have enough pillows. Period. The End.
This month’s winnings will be in the form of pillow covers! That’s right. COVERS. That can totally transform the look of your current pillows without throwing them out! I’ve been eyeing a couple covers from West Elm for a while, and this little contest finally granted me the opportunity to take the plunge… Now, I know not all of us share the same love for the color palette or design of the covers below, so the winner will be given a $75 credit toward any pillow covers his/her heart desires from West Elm! You can take a look at all of your options HERE. As for our own fancy pillow transformations…
Our hand-blocked silk Casablanca pillow cover currently holds TWO of the most ugly/flattened excuses for pillows inside it. But you’d never know it! I’m also in LOVE with our new solid silk hand loomed pillow cover in slate! There’s a bright orange pillow inside it! Talk about change!
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Question: Pick a pillow, any pillow, and tell me why it’s your favorite! :)
Angela Parker - I looked through them all and I still love your Casablanca cover the best! I am in love with the design AND the color combo… Great taste :)
Dana S - Hmmm…I’m loving the embroidered diamond links pillow cover! It would fit perfectly in my living room!
Erin - I think my favorite would have to be the Embroidered Sea Urchin pillow cover!
Jeanie - http://www.westelm.com/m/products/bulls-eye-pillow-cover-r928/?pkey=cpatterned-pillows
These bullseye pillow covers are amaaazing! Great giveaway Alyse, you can never go wrong with updating your couch decor! :)
Hannah E - My pillows definitely need a makeover– I never even thought about pillow covers… Brillant! I’m loving the ikat pillow design!
lizzie parker - oh man oh man… i think out of all of these i love your ‘solid silk hand loomed pillow cover’ the best. pillows. buttons. silk. could it get any better? just looking at the pillow makes me feel all cozy inside..cause buttons remind me of sweaters..and sweaters remind me of being cozy;)
Jenn - Love the pic with your dog trying to get under the couch! Adorable and hilarious!
Stephanie Briant-Bonner - I LOVE the Kantha Quilted Pillows! They are so bold and colorful and anyone who has been in my apartment knows that everything has bold prints and MAJOR color!
Heather - I like the Hand-Blocked Silk Paisley Pillow Cover. I’ve always liked paisley.
Jill Bogli - Chalkboard Pillow! (is it bad I had to look three times because I couldn’t remember that name?) I would seriously buy pretty much all of them. I love modern. And who doesn’t like scribbles?
Lindsay H - Love this idea!! We definitely need some pillow makeovers for our guest bedroom. *I* just love ‘Lourdes Sánchez Bull’s Eye’ the blues and grays are perfect for the color direction I want to go in a house some day… Husband had a different favorite, but I told him he’d have to enter himself with that one! haha. Can he even do that?
Kata - I love the knotted felt pillows because I love the texture they would add!
Rebecca - I like the pattern on the Embroidered Diamond Links cover.
Mackenzie - I love love love throw pillows! I love zebra print but my husband would probably kill me! Right now I have a silk ruffled pillow that I love that’s on our couch :)I you can never have enough pillows!!!
Korie Herold - First of all, this give-away makes me want to RUN to West Elm to pick up the Casablanca pillow on your couch IMMEDIATELY. So fabulous. Secondly, on the website, my fav has got to be the hand-blocked silk wave triangle cover (since I couldn’t find the Casablanca, am I blind!?) Thirdly, LOVE your 1 for me, 1 for you posts! Genius dear. Genius :)
Athena R - I love West Elm. They have the cutest pillows. I really love the Agate and Oasis Silk Pillow Covers. The colors are beautiful and they look like art. They would make a wonderful addition to my living room.
Carrie Stiles - I love the colors of your pillows & love West Elm! My favorite pillows from there are the Sculpted Origami Pillows. LOVE!
Danielle Schafer - I am in LOVE with the Chalkboard. I have an unhealthy new addiction to Pinterest and everything I keep seeing with “Chalk” I just want to try! Plus it would look great on my couch! :)
Lauren Jolly - Can I break the rules and say the “Chloe Throw” looks unbelievably comfy!?! I also love the “Handblocked Cotton Courtyard” pillow cover and the “Crane Silk” pillow cover. Geeeez I love them all!!
Dana - I’m loving the Casablanca pillow that you picked out. I love any pattern that mixes brown and black in pattern. From the website I’m digging the ikat pillows.
Alison - Love the Trellis knit pillow cover – looks so comfy and cozy! Would love to curl up on the couch with a comfy couple of pillows and a good book right about now :)
Kathleen Clipper - These pillows are fabulous! I’m loving the texture of the Allegra Hicks Wave pillow. So unique!
jae - i can’t really participate on account of being in canada (sad-face!), but still — i love that photo of sully. he’s so cute. also, if i had to pick a pillow, i love the one you’ve got. buttons buttons buttons. i love buttons.
Elizabeth - I think my favorite out of all of those was the Chalkboard pillow cover. Creative! I like how it’s not too fancy and would fit with fairly modern decorations.
Jessica - hey there! I totally love the stork silk pillow and the trellis knit pillow! well, i love more, but those are the two that i would pick! why do i love them…the knit one is simple and just cozy to me and the stork one is just a great graphic…and they would both look great in our soon to be newly done living room;) hehe…
Rachelle - I would have to go with your choices, cuz you’re the most fashionable lady I know ;)
Danielle Johnson - I would pick the Gilded Grasscloth Pillow as well as the Faux Suede/Linen pillow cover in horseradish. So beautiful! I’ll just have to buy a new couch to go along with them!
Jen - We just ordered a new couch, so this would be perfect! I would definitely pick the Embroidered Diamond Links Pillow Cover.
Lindsay Kukla - I’ve been stalking West Elm forever making my dream home solely in my mind before I have a home….so excited to see your post! Hmmm I’m going to have to go with the Fossil Leaf Hemp Pillow! Looks like a stamp:)
Grace R - I love the cardboard pillow!! its so fun and different but all super chic!!
Taylor - pillows can simply make a room- I love bright colored pillows…they never go out of style and they make one happy all year round:-D
Michelle Quenon - I love love LOVE the sculpted origami pillow covers! SO cozy!
Heather - Love, love, love….pillows! My favorite right now at West Elm is the Deconstructed Rose Pillow – I have been looking at it for months! So elegant =)
Liz - Ohhhh tough choice!!! My fave is the embroidered diamond links pillow covers, because they would spice up our boring plain-jane brown leather couches :)
Cali Huber - Ah, I love yours TOGETHER! But, if I had to pick… I like the knit cover + the silk hand loom cover. Apparently I have this thing for buttons ;)
Abby Grace - Dang, that’s a hard choice. I really like the embroidered diamond links one, but the solid silk hand loomed one is totally rad too! I have terrible taste in interior design, though, so what I think looks great is probably totally boring to other people. lol
Michelle Able - LOVEEEE the slate colored one, almost as much as I love your puppy!!
April Islip - My favorite pillow is my Blue Bonnet Sue! Yes I still have it!! What can be cooler than having a pillow that looks like a doll?? She even has legs with shoes and socks! And of course a bonnet on her head. I loved this pillow as a little girl :)
Sarah Schmidt - My fave would have to be the Battani Stripe pillow cover. It matches my living room and has a great background story… “Among many Moroccan Berber tribes, Battani stripes signify the weaver’s own family crest. Each of these pillows is crafted and sewn from a Moroccan Battani rug”. Thanks and your photography always amazes me!
Jesslyn Amber - Amazing giveaway Alyse!!! :)
I love the sparkle one!!! And the diamond links! :)
They would look perfect on my couch!
Kathy S. - Any would perk up my pillows!
Kasey - I love the embroidered diamond links pillow in the soot color! It’s classy, yet decorative and in a color that’s not too overstated. Love it!
Carol Horton - I like the Embroidered Winter Branch…the design is simple and nature inspired, the fabric has some texture, and the offset of the branch appeals to me. And I love neutral and calm colors. Life is hectic enough…when I come home I don’t want my stuff shouting at me (red shouts really loud, I don’t have much red in my house). By the way, the pooch is priceless!
kate d - sparkle sparkle sparkle. because who doesn’t love sparkles??
Courtney D - My favorite is the Random Sparkle Pillow Cover!
Lisa Tran - Great giveaway! The oasis cover…because everyone needs one sooner or later!!
Megan Gielow - LOVE West Elm! The diamond links are pretty sweet!
Stephanie Cronk - My favorite would have to be the Random Sparkle – my reason is simple- my almost four-year-old daughter told me today “sparkles are great, I just love sparkleys” So, there you have it. I have a new found love for sparkles because of my daughters love for sparkles LOL!
Callie - definitely the gray deconstructed rose pillow :) i love the sweet simplicity contrasting with the 3-D texture….