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Ad: Pinetales Organic Buckwheat Pillow

July 13, 2020 · Leave a Comment

– Raise your Standard! The finest Buckwheat Hulls Pillow is now available at www.pinetales.com!

– Comes with a super soft and skin friendly Designer Bamboo Pillowcase. Extra thick and durable. You won’t find this anywhere else.
– Unbeatable hygienic and machine washable.
– Inner Pillowcase made with 100% leak proof cotton.
– No need to buy extra pillowcases.
– Our pillow is ready to go! Unpack it! Use it!
– Equipped with state of the art Japanese YKK Zipper! Because quality matters!
– Filled with 100% Organic Buckwheat Hulls (Naturally Gluten Free). The unique structure of buckwheat hulls is known to create enhanced air circulation. Air circulates better than with any other material on the market.
– Fully adjustable. Durable zippers on inner pillowcase and the bamboo pillowcase allow you to easily remove or add filling.
– Good for all sleeping positions and specially for people with posture, neck or spine issues.
– Superior support and adjustability over other filling materials.
– We only use the Highest Quality Buckwheat Hulls. All our hulls are triple screened and heat treated. Guaranteed Odor and Pesticide free.

Posted by Style Chicks / Filed In: Better Beauty Sleep, Decor, Health, Life Hacks, Lifestyle
Tagged: Ad, Pillow, Pinetales Organic Buckwheat Pillow

Decorator Tips: HomeRight Black Silk Velvet Pillow

June 1, 2017 · Leave a Comment

A sure sign that you’re adulting? You invest in quality furniture pieces. Whether you browse the antique district or Horchow, buy modern, eclectic, or traditional, investment pieces like well-made side chairs, settees, and rich leather couches, and Chesterfield sofas all become anchors within the decor of your home. But any investment piece can use some personality to make the space your own, like a decorative pillow or throw with a lush fabric or a splash of color. We recently found HomeRight, creator of handmade luxury throw pillows made from sumptuous fabrics that lend an opulent, custom yet inviting look to the conversational and sitting areas of your home.

You invest in a statement piece of furniture, whether modern or traditional … and it looks beautiful. But…it’s not so inviting to sit upon and create the stylish yet inviting conversational nook you envisioned. Want a professional decorator’s trick to make a sitting area more inviting? Add some warmth to traditional furniture choices with decorative pillows and throws that add texture and color to neutral or eclectic pieces.

An example of this design technique seen is in April 2016, when William and Kate invited the Obamas back to their private residence, we saw photos of their sitting areas and saw numerous (like 20) rich fabric and texture pillows on deep couches. They are attractive and makes it more comfortable for guests to be seated. A pillow cover is a highly versatile way to change the theme of the room seasonally or give a fresh look to existing furniture.

Kate Middletown's private residence is decorated with numerous decorative pillows

According to a UK Paper, William and Kate’s private residence rooms were styled with the help of a designer with numerous decorative pillows on formal side chairs and deep contemporary couches. (© PA)

ABOUT HOMERIGHT

HomeRight believes that your home should be a refuge. What makes your home feel like your own private space to regroup and recharge? HomeRight says to create a “Me-Space”. This “Me-Space” is greatly enhanced by decor that makes you happy and reflects your own style with color, texture, and design.

pillow and throw

HomeRight Velvet Silk Pillow and throw

FEATURED PIECE: The HomeRight Black Silk Velvet Pillow

The HomeRight Black Silk Velvet pillow is a handmade pillow cover which is 18″ x 18″ and made of a sumptuous black silk velvet, where the silk fibers enhance the look and feel of the velvet, increasing its’ durability and preventing the velvet from getting that crushed flat look that can happen with some velvet items.

HomeRight Velvet Silk Pillow

HomeRight Velvet Silk Pillow

 

Made of velvet with silk that gives a beautiful soft sheen to the fabric and extra durability

Made of velvet with silk that gives a beautiful soft sheen to the fabric and extra durability

The pillow is available with or without generously sized black tassels. They are large, full tassels, I like the drape of them.

Full, luxe tassels

Full, luxe tassels on pillows and throws

 

The tassels are charmingly knotted with generous fringes

The tassels are charmingly knotted and have generous fringes

 

It has an invisible zipper for inserting a base pillow inside of 16 to 20 inches. For the fullest look, choose a larger size insert pillow.

Discrete, concealed zipper seam

Discrete, concealed zipper seam

The pillow also has a coordinating throw, which has tassels at all corners and is long enough to drape dramatically without overflowing or being too bulky.

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The HomeRight Velvet Silk Throw makes a stark line chair more appealing for sitting

 

The draped throw has tassels on all corners

The draped throw has tassels on all corners

LOOK AND FEEL

The velvet has silk fibers that have a luster, feel and drape of an expensive, luxe velvet. It is soft and luxurious to the touch and comfortable against the skin. It works with velvet, crewel, and silk upholsteries, as well as solid wood or leather furniture pieces. It is machine overlocked inside for added durability.

Silk fibers make the velvet pillow soft to the touch and give an attractive sheen

Silk fibers make the velvet pillow soft to the touch and give an attractive sheen.

DECORATING WITH THE PILLOWS

I have a formal living room but wanted to add some warmth to my sitting areas, so these pillows were a good fit. One place to use the pillow was on my side chairs. Guest always comment on these chairs, but no one sits in them.

The HomeRight Black Velvet Silk Pillow warms up my stark antique side chair

The HomeRight Black Velvet Silk Pillow warms up my stark antique side chair

I paired the 18×18 inch velvet pillow with an antique teak Chinese chair to make it more appealing to sit and talk to people sitting on the adjacent perpendicular couch. The dark color fits the style while the opulent fabric added some warmth to the colder wood feel of the chair.

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The tassels on the HomeRight pillow give a dramatic look

Another way to make these chairs more appealing for guests is a throw to soften the harsh lines and make it more welcoming.

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The throw is appropriately dramatic in velvet silk, but gives a more accessible, lived-in look to a stark piece of unusual furniture

Pairing the pillow and throw together on a chair makes an inviting spot

Pairing the pillow and throw together on a chair makes an inviting spot

 

DECOR OPTIONS

Does black velvet not suit your decor? HomeRight has many options of fabric and colors to suit your individual style, with and without embellishments. Check out the coordinating accessories and other unique décor items from HomeRight here: www.etsy.com/shop/homerightonline/

CARE INSTRUCTIONS

Dry clean or spot clean as needed
The HomeRight Black Silk Velvet pillow and throw seen in the photos in this article, as well as many other pillows and decor accessories, can be found at the HomeRight Etsy store

 

HomeRight has handmade luxury pillows to enhance the style of your home

HomeRight has handmade luxury pillows to enhance the style of your home

Style Chicks received the HomeRight Black Silk Velvet Silk Pillow and Throw for evaluation purposes in exchange for our unbiased review and received compensation for our time and effort. However, our experience with the product and the opinions expressed in this review are 100% ours.

Posted by Style Chicks / Filed In: Decor, Entertaining, Gifts
Tagged: Decor, Decorating, HomeRight Black Silk Velvet Pillow, Pillow

Product Review: Travel Care U Pillow

March 22, 2016 · Leave a Comment

Like many people, I have a long commute to and from work and at times fall asleep on the train and my head leans to the side as I fall asleep. Then my neck falls into an awkward, twisted slumped over position until something jerks me awake and I dose off again. This continues for the better part of an hour. It leaves me sore and achy the next day and can’t be that great for my general neck posture. I see others on the train experiencing the same problem, their heads falling forward, craning their necks with their chins practically falling to their chests and all sorts of orthopedically problematic positions. So I was pretty happy to find a sturdy neck rest pillow that is made with soft memory foam that is portable in a little travel bag.

This pillow is made of firm yet soft memory foam that has some give to it; enough to be comfortable but not too soft, so there is support. It is similar to a foam orthopedic mattress in feel and texture. It has a sturdy front brass snap to hold it in place and a back loop to carry it or hang when not in use in order to retain its’ shape.

I wore it on my way home from work and dozed off like normal. My neck was supported and I was much more comfortable. I have no complaints about the actual pillow and I am happy to find a firm yet comfortable one that supports my neck without feeling too bulky. It is a good length without feeling claustrophobic and the velvet is comfortable to have against delicate neck, throat and face skin.

The velvet pillow cover has a concealed zipper in the back for washing or removal of the pillow itself. Unzipping the cover reveals quality memory foam that is very similar to my expensive memory foam mattress. Memory form absorbs and distributes the tension caused by the weight of your body on your body, so even when my neck leaned somewhat to the side, it was still supportive. This is a great feature in a travel pillow. Unlike my memory foam mattress, it does not have a weird smell that must dissipate before use. There is no scent at all.

It comes in a drawstring bag, however, once the memory foam expands, I could not get it back into the carrying bag, which is a flaw to me because it makes using this during travel more inconvenient than I expected.

Travel U Neck Pillow

Travel U Neck Pillow

Travel U Neck Pillow

Travel U Neck Pillow

 

Travel U Neck Pillow

Travel U Neck Pillow

Posted by Style Chicks / Filed In: Body
Tagged: Neck, Pillow, Travel Care U Pillow

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