Bolster Pillows & Accessories

Decorative pillows such as bolster pillows can be a great design accessory to any room. What makes bolster pillows so uniquely different from the other pillows is their shape.

Bolster pillows are cylindrical in shape. These decorative pillows are sometimes referred to as tube, neck or neck roll pillows and these oval or oblong shaped pillows are both practical and decorative. Want to give your room a boost in design? Mix bolster pillows with other types and shapes of decorative pillows to give a completed, decorator look to beds, couches and other upholstered furniture.

Bolster pillows come in a wide variety of popular colors and even filled with micro beads which are also quite popular especially for use in decorating children’s rooms. These micro beads can be compared as almost alike to the fillings of a beanbag except that they are smaller. The fabric combination of nylon, Lycra and spandex are what typically covers a bolster pillow. Bolster pillows are quite handy and useful. You can use them for sleeping or for resting on, you can use them when you’re watching TV and even useful when you’re travelling in the car.

Indeed both children and adults can be quite fond of using the micro bead filled bolster pillows but these decorative pieces are also a great way to tie in colors ad prints from other pieces in the room. Compared to the traditionally square shaped throw pillows, bolster pillows has a way of bringing in colors which compliment the other fabrics in the room while at the same time varying in shape and texture.

Home decor retailers also sell bolster pillows though compared to the traditional shaped pillows they are not as widely available. Another great thing about bolster pillows is that even when you can’t find bolster pillows that match your decor, you can easily make them by rolling foam into the desired diameter, covering them with batting and then upholstering them with your chosen fabric.

Some people actually pattern the design of bolster pillows with the famous candy, Tootsie Roll wherein extra, hemmed lengths of fabric are left at each end to tie up with a matching ribbon or a strand of lace. Other people on the other hand prefer to sew buttons in the center of each end of the tube and covering the seams with decorative cording or rickrack as a finishing touch to their bolster pillows.

Multifunctional and most versatile pillows ever invented, these are two adjectives that can best described bolster pillows. They are very useful and practical as you can use these pillows as support for your neck and back and even baby cribs have use for these bolsters which can be used as baby bumpers inside the cribs. For the kids’ playrooms and family rooms, large bolster pillows are perfect as the family can use them while they lounge on the floor while reading story books or while playing cards. Bolster pillows offer a number of useful benefits to any place in your home and they’re really stylish decorative pieces too!