When the four walls of your teeny tiny abode start to feel like they are closing in on you…it’s time to accessorize and nothing is easier than with pillows. My favorite tip is to buy linen placemats from bargain websites like bluefly.com and overstock.com and sew them into pillows.

I love the DWELL STUDIO home design collection so I bought a set of four DWELL linen placemats in “Flora” for $34.99 from bluefly.com and sewed them into pillows.

I love the way they look on my linen slip covered sofa, and I can change them out whenever the mood hits me. If you can’t sew ask your local dry cleaner/tailor for help.