Roundup: 6 Great Uses of Long Throw Pillows
![Credit:_Me Oh My[http://meohmymama.blogspot.com/2011/02/utah-condo.html] Me oh My Long Throw Pillow](http://assets.curbly.com/photos/0000/0015/8395/long%20pillow_MyOhMy_large.jpg?1329341296)
Throw pillows can be a point of contention in the bedroom. Do you really need more pillows to decorate the bed than you do to actually sleep in it? Well, if you're a pillow minimalist or live with someone who is, the long throw pillow may be the great compromise you're looking for.
Above, Me Oh My's Nicole used a long pillow that's super sophisticated without one bit of fuss.
![Credit:_Jenny Komenda[http://littlegreennotebook.blogspot.com/2012/01/josef-frank-ceylon-fabric-pillow.html] Jenny Komenda Long Throw Pillow](http://assets.curbly.com/photos/0000/0015/8396/joanna006.jpg?1329349715)
Jenny from Little Green Notebook splurged on a yard of pricey Josef Frank fabric for Joanna Goddard's bedroom, but used a PB Teen pillow insert for just the right size.
![Credit:_Victoria Pearson for House Beautiful[http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/ireland-bold-bright-0308] Kathryn Ireland Long Suzani Throw Pillow](http://assets.curbly.com/photos/0000/0015/8397/21-bold-bedroom-0308-xlg.jpg?1329349718)
Designer Kathryn Ireland used a vibrant suzani pillow to stretch the width of this four-poster bed.
![Credit:_Trevor Tondro for House Beautiful[http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/home-makeovers/bedroom-before-after-photos-bee2-0311] Frances Schultz bedroom via House Beautiful](http://assets.curbly.com/photos/0000/0015/8398/hbx-schultz-makeover-bedroom-blue-white-0311-de-71874726.jpg?1329349724)
The blue border on this pillow makes you notice its long length even more. Frances Shultz designed this cozy retreat with simple and classic bed linens.
![Credit:_The Handmade Home[http://www.thehandmadehome.net/2011/07/diy-a-patchwork-lumbar-pillow/] The Handmade Home DIY Patchwork Lumbar Pillow](http://assets.curbly.com/photos/0000/0015/8399/final_pillow_finished.jpg?1329349726)
Ashely of The Handmade Home dug into her existing pillow stash to create a long DIY Patchwork Pillow. I love how cheerful it is.
![Credit:_Roger Davies for Architectural Digest[http://www.architecturaldigest.com/homes/homes/2011/08/hank-azaria-bel-air-home-slideshow#slide=10] Hank Azaria Home Bedroom](http://assets.curbly.com/photos/0000/0015/8400/hank-azaria-master-bedroom.jpg?1329349728)
Even stars like long pillows! Actor Hank Azaria used them in not one, but two of his bedrooms, as seen in fancy-schmancy Architectural Digest.
If you're handy with a sewing machine, making a long bed pillow could be an easy and inexpensive DIY project.
Do you think you could ever embrace a one-pillow lifestyle?
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