guide – Francois et Moi https://francoisetmoi.com Making a Handmade Modern Home one DIY project at a time. Thu, 25 Feb 2016 23:29:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://i0.wp.com/francoisetmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Untitled-2-2.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 guide – Francois et Moi https://francoisetmoi.com 32 32 76357554 Throw Pillows: A Guide to Sizing & Inserts https://francoisetmoi.com/interiors/throw-pillows-guide-sizing-inserts/ https://francoisetmoi.com/interiors/throw-pillows-guide-sizing-inserts/#comments Thu, 25 Feb 2016 17:40:54 +0000 http://francoisetmoi.com/?p=13638 It’s no secret I love throw pillows. I think most interior enthusiasts do! They can be the pièce de résistance that makes a room feel finished, as well as easily switched out to change the whole feeling of the space. As a former interior designer + several years experience running an industry fabric showroom under my belt I’m quite familiar with pillow talk. If you’re thinking about purchasing or DIY-ing pillows for the change of seasons, you may want to check out the guidelines below to make sure they look their best! Types of Inserts: Feather & Down – Down fills are typically best as they’re all around loftier, and can be fluffed overtime to maintain their shape and volume. Tip: The more down content there is in the feather/down ratio, the better! Synthetic Spun Polyester – Think craft store inserts. Synthetic fiberfill is generally a lesser quality insert as they flatten, lose their shape, and become lumpy overtime. I almost never use them, except for in these tufted pillows! In this case, the synthetic insert stayed in place and proportional in the pillow better than down would have. Down Alternative – Though down alternative is technically still polyester fill, […]

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