Cushions of all shapes and sizes will add colour, comfort and warmth and soften the hard edges of your home furnishings.

Cushions suit every style whether you have traditional or modern taste. They present the perfect opportunity to combine a variety of fabrics and textures and are a way of enjoying expensive or luxurious fabrics in small quantities. Adding piping and trimmings will allow you the opportunity to add the finishing touch and draw attention to the finer details. Use cushions to link different elements of a scheme in a room.

Consider the overall scheme and use cushion covers to repeat fabrics, designs or colours used elsewhere in the room. Cushions can also be used to add splashes of colour on neutral furniture.

Cushions usually look better when placed squarely rather than on their tips. If a cushion cover is made from striped or strong geometric design, then as a general rule the pattern should run vertically rather than horizontally.