PRACTICALLY SPEAKING… HOW TO STORE PILLOWS

 

HOW TO STORE PILLOWS -An easy, no stress, no mess way to store pillows and be able to find them when you need them.

Today I’m starting a new Saturday series called “Practically Speaking”. Each week I’ll be sharing practical and smart ways to make loving the homes we have easier! How to keep our homes neater, cleaner, more organized, prettier, healthier, tastier, happier, and more!!!  This series is born out of my need for taking a more practical, common sense approach to homemaking. Today, we begin this series with HOW TO STORE PILLOWS. Let’s organize and find an easy to use place to store all of our pillows! Ready? So am I…

You probably would not guess that there are dozens of pillows stored in this room!

HOW TO STORE PILLOWS -An easy, no stress, no mess way to store pillows and be able to find them when you need them.

More specifically, they are in here…

HOW TO STORE PILLOWS -An easy, no stress, no mess way to store pillows and be able to find them when you need them.

Let’s take a peek…

HOW TO STORE PILLOWS -An easy, no stress, no mess way to store pillows and be able to find them when you need them.

I keep all my pillows covers in two drawers in the Curlacue chest in my living room. Buying pillow covers and inserts is much easier, better, and more practical than buying a pillow that cannot be removed from their covers. When buying pillows make sure they have a zipper, buttons, flaps or ties that make it easy to separate the pillow cover from it’s insert!

HOW TO STORE PILLOWS -An easy, no stress, no mess way to store pillows and be able to find them when you need them.

I store pillow covers in two drawers in my Curlacue chest by size. From left to right 18″, 20″, 22″ 24″ 28″ and rectangle and odd sized covers.

These are some of my 18 inch pillow covers. I try to fold all the covers so they are roughly the same size.

I do the same for the rest of my pillow covers too!

HOW TO STORE PILLOWS -An easy, no stress, no mess way to store pillows and be able to find them when you need them.

When the two drawers are filled and I will not add any more pillow covers to my collection. Then I will know it’s time to give some away that I have not used in a long time! I’ve set a “limit” of two pillow cover drawers. I have not reached maximum capacity yet but I have a plan for when I do.

I must admit I love the idea of being neat and organized, but I don’t come by it naturally. Being a little disorganize around the edges is the down side of being creative! I need to be ruthless about being organized… and often it’s quite a battle!

 

Here are the “odd” shaped pillow on the right side of the drawer! They are the hardest to tame and fold neatly!

HOW TO STORE PILLOWS -An easy, no stress, no mess way to store pillows and be able to find them when you need them.

I know some of you might be asking, “What do you do with your pillow inserts”? “Where do you keep them”? Great question! I use most of my pillow inserts. They fill the pillow covers I’m using in my home.  However, there are some extra inserts that I keep on hand. They are put by size into space bag type storage bags, the air is sucked out of them, the bags are labeled and they are stored in an upstairs linen closet.

When I need an 18 ” pillow insert I know just where they are.

Some of you have asked what kind of inserts I like best. Feather for indoors foam for outdoor. Polyfill… almost never.

HOW TO STORE PILLOWS -An easy, no stress, no mess way to store pillows and be able to find them when you need them.

I do have a couple pillows that don’t have covers that can be removed. I also keep them in my linen closet. My mantra over the last several years has been… IF THEY DON’T HAVE COVERS AND INSERTS THEY DON’T COME HOME! I’ve passed up some cute pillows, but I’m not any worse for letting them at the store!

I hope I have inspired you to store your pillows in one place… neatly, organized and easy to find!

And I hope you will join me each Saturday for my new series…. PRACTICALLY SPEAKING!

HOW TO STORE PILLOWS -An easy, no stress, no mess way to store pillows and be able to find them when you need them.

A SPECIAL NOTE TO STONEGABLE READERS:

You know I love love to hear what you have to say so….

I’m hoping you will use the comment section as a forum for sharing ideas and answering one another. If you have never commented now’s the time. Ask questions, give your best pillow tips and let us know your great pillow idea. You can even comment on a comment! I’ll be here all day, monitoring and chiming in. My hope is to make Practically Speaking a community of helpful and encouraging readers!

A couple rules…. BE NICE! Like my mama said, “If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all”. And please stay on topic!

You can join the conversation about pillows on my facebook page. Lots of great ideas there too!

That’s it… I want to hear what you have to say!

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  1. Your rule about not purchasing a pillow unless it can be removed is my new mantra also!! It is so much easier to just store the covers. As of now I have been storing my covers in baskets from pottery barn according to season, but I like your idea of the two drawer maximum, it helps curb the temptation to buy every cute pillow out there?

  2. What a great way to store covers. I have several and like you have a chest in my living room and have been stacking them on top of each other and storing this way you can see what you have and store so much more. This is genius! I will be doing this today and look forward to you new series.

    1. Glad you like the way I store pillow covers. It took awhile for me to finally store them that way!

  3. Belinda Medlin says:

    Thank you for sharing this . It was very helpful and practical. Please continue to share your practical info because these tips are coming from your experience, organizing and taking the time to problem solve in different areas when I have been so involved in other areas of life. Your ideas will work wonderfully for me. I have never thought of making sure to only purchase pillows in the way you suggested…. I know, I’m slow! LOL! But boy is my chicken coop, goat barn and feral cats area right on point! LOL! Have a wonderful day and thank you again.

  4. Such a great idea! I have the perfect drawers to store pillow covers and didn’t even realize. Thanks! Love the blog!

  5. I LOVE the idea of a Saturday series called “Practically Speaking”! I see so many beautiful homes and beautiful photos in the blogs I follow, but I often wonder about how it all translates to real life. This is going to be a series I look forward to. Thanks!

    1. I agree with Kim! Alongside your wonderful Sunday Biblical messages, your new Saturday series will be a treat and a great learning experience!

  6. Where do you find the pillows with removable covers? I know Pottery Barn carries them and I have one Pottery Barn pillow. But they are very expensive.

  7. Thank you for sharing your experience with us! This post was wonderful, and I will be keeping my pillow covers this way from now on! It feels so good to be organized, as well as to take good care of your lovely things! I can’t wait to see what else you will be sharing with us. I am so excited about your upcoming little “classes”!! I am so looking forward to it!

  8. Debbie L. says:

    Yvonne, I really do like your pillow storage idea. I vowed last year that I wouldnt buy any more pillows unless there was a zipper to take out the inserts so the covers could be stored.
    I hang my pillow covers on hangers with clips in a closet. They dont get wrinkled and I can see them at a glance. I have to confess I was a serious pillow hoarder and I used an entire walk in closet to store them. Now that closet is freed up and I also hang all my throws with the pillow covers. I coordinate the seasonal pillows and throws together.

    1. Maureen brinkmann says:

      Wow! Super idea

    2. I love this idea of hanging on clip hangers! Thanks for sharing!

    3. Love this idea to hang the pillow covers and throws in a spare closet! Great idea!

  9. Where do you buy the pillow forms? What sites do you like for both forms and covers? I have checked at Bed a Bath and Beyond without any luck.

    1. Pillow forms come from our local Pottery Barn Outlet, and you can find great and very cheap feather inserts at Ikea.

  10. I know I will love this series! I found an old book recently at a thrift store called Efficiency in the Household, published in 1913. I actually bought a few books at the time for a vignette for a dining room hutch. But I read some chapters and found it interesting. It is a practical guide to running a home like a business. The author states that “we(women) should be honored, not as extravagant spenders, but as efficient organizers and administrators of our homes.” Even 100 years ago, women needed reminders that organization is so important! This will be my goal in the coming year. Practically Speaking will help me achieve this goal! I look forward to more tips!

  11. Kathy Oetjens says:

    I love the new series, Yvonne. I too, only purchase pillow covers to fit my existing pillow inserts. I like the idea of folding and storing the covers by size. It is a challenge to pass by a cute pillow in the store, though…..There so many beautiful pillows out there….Have a great day! Thank you for sharing your talents with us!

  12. I really love your idea of Practically Speaking. I would never have thought of storing pillow covers like that. I tend to make my pillows and from now on I will make them with removable covers and store them like you did. Thank you for the idea and I can’t wait until next Saturday’s tip!

  13. Debbie Robinson says:

    Hi , this is my first time to send a comment but I read your blog EVERY SINGLE DAY! I love your idea for storing your pillow covers and am trying to switch over to using only removable covers. I make some of my own covers but really hate putting in zippers. Also I’m really bad at I! I find that I can whipstitch them closed, snip the stiches to change the covers and resew them the next time . Sounds lot of work but only takes a few minutes.

    1. Christine Triggs says:

      Hi Debbie – I make a lot of my own pillow covers too but never put in zippers. I cover the back with two overlapping pieces of fabric both the same width of the pillow front and one longer than the other – at least two inches. Allow extra for hemming the edges. Overlap so they fit the front and sew, right sides together. Clip corners, turn inside out and stuff. It makes for a perfectly snug fit.

      1. Thanks Christine! Great advice, I call that a flap! Thanks for your great answer!

      2. Debbie Robinson says:

        Thanks Christine, I’ll give that a try next time!

      3. Hi. If you don’t mind the back and front of your pillow having the same fabric, then cut a length of cloth twice the length of your pillow plus three to four inches for overlap and a couple of inches for hems. Hem the two edges. Fold the cloth over to the size of the pillow making sure the overlap is at 1/3 from the top / bottom of the pillow. Sew the sides. Turn inside out. Done!

        You could use pretty buttons to close the flap or Velcro strips too! Or sew on tiny ribbon ties.

    2. Carol Deaver says:

      Great idea, Debbie.

  14. I live in a very small house so all of my closets and under beds are storage spaces. And, as a result I’ve not seasonally changed out my pillows — UNTIL NOW! What a great idea, and I have just the drawers to store pillow covers. Thanks for the great idea. I’m going shopping today for fall pillow covers!

    1. Thanks Lois, Did you see how many pillow covers I can fit into one drawer? LOTS and lots!

  15. Linda Ann says:

    Where do I start? First, the Practically Speaking idea is brilliant! I love to hear how you (and others) take care of your homes and love to read your tips. It’s always such valuable advice. Second, that drawer is amazing and makes me want to get up and go organize something! I’ve recently seen the idea of folding things and standing them on their sides in drawers so you can see what you have and have done it with my dish towel drawer and it’s great! And I love your collection of pillows…mine are mostly quilted pillows I’ve collected from the Amish quilt shops…when I see your pillows I know it’s time to expand my collection!
    Thanks for another great post and great idea!

  16. Wayna Faye says:

    Love this idea! My pillow collections are stored by season in big plastic containers in the barn! As we purge, eliminate treasures before we move to our ranch, I am going to adopt your fabulous idea!

    Thanks for this Saturday share!

  17. Hi, perfect timing for pillow talk, and I have all these pillows I’m trying to find storage space for, but no more, I’m adopting your plan! Where’s your favorite places to buy pillow inserts (down) i have lots of non-down and covers. Thanks!

  18. Love the new Saturday plan! On a similar subject to storing pillows: how do you store quilts the are not being used for cover or decor? Would you store in vacuum bags? I seem to recall being told that the quilts need to “breathe”. I’d appreciate your comments on this, as well as your readers!

  19. Cheryl Bell says:

    What a Great idea for doing “Practically Speaking”….I love it ! And I love the “only pillow covers” idea, and especially the mantra that none come home if you don’t have room for them! Too bad you didn’t write this yesterday as I was out decor shopping and bought more Fall pillows, some with covers, some without. Now, I’m thinking I should take the ones back that aren’t covers!! I also have a pillow fetish just like you and like some of your other readers I have been stacking them in a couple of closets only to have them come tumbling out when I need to get in the closet. Ugh!! I hate the disorganization and the space they take up! So, you have given new meaning for me to storing pillows or covers. 😉 I’m working on getting my home more organized, de-cluttering and simplyfing. And you have such great ideas for all of those. Just love your blog Yvonne!

  20. Cathy Grech says:

    Thanks for sharing. Great ideas. I have shelving in my basement where I store my pillows much like you see in the store. I love your site. Keep up the good work. By the way, may I ask what paint color you have on your living room wall. It is so fresh
    Thanks
    Cathy

  21. Hi Yvonne, I’m a first time commentor but I just had to say I luv the way you’ve stacked your pillow covers- so easy to see and find the exact one you’re looking for! Great tip, I’ll be trying that for my pillows and tea towels too!
    Those vacuum storage bags are the best and I use them too for my out- of- season blankets and linens. Keeps them clean and fresh and saves space in the closet.

    Luv your New post:)

  22. Storing like items together is a great idea. I often “lose” things because I forget where I put them. Right now I am looking for my burlap ribbon to finish a wreath,

  23. Another wonderful idea! I enjoy your column every day and often go searching to find your thoughts on storage and decorating specific items. Thank you so much for sharing.

  24. I really appreciate learning from ‘Practically Speaking’. I see these beautiful homes and vignettes but do not live in homes like these. My home is one in the country but not a B&B or BHG type. I still want to decorate practically and tastefully. Thanks so much for this article since I have avoided buying décor pillows because I don’t have the space to store a lot of them. I would be able to use this information to use décor pillows in my home. Thanks.

  25. Love the Saturday “Practically Speaking” idea! I love your blog and drool every time I read it. This particular Saturday post may be my favorite…..well…..maybe not. They ALL are my favorite! Thanks for sharing such great ideas Yvonne.

    1. I’m thrilled you like the idea of Practically Speaking!!! Have any ideas for me?

  26. Starting today (unfortunately, I bought some no zipper pillows last week),my new mantra will also be no pillow comes home with me unless it has a zipper or only purchase pillow covers! Great idea and so much easier than taking up the guest bedroom closet with a mountain of pillows. Now to somehow “tame” that closet!

  27. I love the new Saturday series, “Practically Speaking,” such a wonderful idea! Inspired by your blog, I have been purchasing seasonal throw pillows. Now I need to take it one step further and seek out pillows that have removable covers. I was thinking I was going to have to purchase (yet more) plastic storage totes or vacuum storage bags for my newly discovered pillow obsession. Your way makes infinitely more sense–thank you for sharing! I also want to thank you for your tips on preserving pumpkins–very timely and helpful. I wish to stay on topic but I also wanted to ask you about your beautiful coffee table in your family (?) room. I tried to search out the source of this coffee table on your blog but I couldn’t find any shopping information. I would be grateful for any information you could provide. Thank you! 🙂

    1. Sharon locker says:

      Bre are you talking about the industrial coffee table? If so I saw some like that at Overstock.com. Hope this will help.

    2. Sharon locker says:

      Bre are you talking about the industrial coffee table? If so I saw some like that at Overstock.com. Hope this will help.

  28. I have a chest in my family room, my kids use it for storing DVD’s, I think I’ll clean out a few drawers and store my pillow covers in there. I, too, only try to buy pillows with zippers but if I find a cute one I can’t live without I store it in a space bag with my pillow inserts. Love your new practically speaking Saturday.

  29. Sarah olivito says:

    Yvonne,
    I love your site and look forward to it every day. thank you.
    your ideas on pillow storage was great. I have a dilemma. I have two white love seats that came with 4 pillows each. I want to cover them so I don’t have more pillows to store. I am afraid when I remove the new covers from my original white ones, they will no longer match the loverseas with fading etc. Any ideas? Thank you. sarah

    1. YES!!!! Don’t use the white pillows. Pillows are like jewelry. You want to put beautiful interesting pillows on your sofa! The world is too full of gorgeous pillows at great prices! You want pillow that complement your sofa and not ones that blend in!

      1. Sarah olivito says:

        Thank you for responding so quickly and so informatively(?). you are the best,

  30. Celeste Cox says:

    I’m an interior designer from Atlanta, my husband is an artist. We have a booth at Scott Antique Market every month where all the most fabulous decor is available in the southeast. I enjoy your blog & inspirational post, as I too am a follower of Christ. I wanted to share a fabulous website for some of the most creative and well made pillows that I’ve seen and it happens to also be my sister in law (who is beyond creative). It is called. Market 51. You should check it out, I think you will be glad you did.

  31. Sue Shepard says:

    Thank you so much Yvonne for sharing “Practically Speaking”. I had always wondered where people store their pillows. What a clever way to store them. I will definitely do this with mine, and I too will TRY not purchase anymore without covers. I just love your blog, you have uplifted me more than you will ever know!!! Your decorating skills are beyond amazing! One thing special I love are your devotionals! You are a true woman of “God” and I just appreciate all you do for the glory of his kingdom!!

  32. Lanita Anderson says:

    HI Yvonne,

    I am excited about your “Practically Speaking” series – what a great idea! I, too, haven’t thought about only buying pillows that have removable covers, and have quite the time finding places to store the pillows when they are not in use!? Thanks for sharing your ideas and organization tips….definitely things to think about and plan for! Looking forward to other ideas…..
    Enjoy the weekend,
    Lanita

  33. I love this idea, Yvonne! No more stuffed pillows for me! I’ll look forward to reading your thoughts on storing table linens…I am an addict and have the drawers and chests and boxes to prove it! Blessings to you…

    1. Off topic I know but I store all the table linens labeled by what size table they fit on pants hangers in an extra closet according to color. Started doing this year’s ago after my husband invited about 15 visitors at church home to have lunch with us! I pulled out so many tablecloths till I found the right one. I love this new series! I never thought to store them this way and actually have a couple of almost empty dresser drawers since cleaning out closets, etc last week. Also, I sew most of mine and am too lazy to put in zippers most times so I’m going to try what one reader commented about a flap closure in back. LOVE reading all the comments too! So helpful. Aren’t we all just beyond blessed to have so many beautiful things to figure out storage for ?

  34. First of all, YOU ARE ORGANIZED QUITE WELL! This idea has been running thru my mind as well-to replace just the covers. Thankfully I have space to store them. I am a seamstress and a crocheter, so I’m going to come up with a plan to make it easy to insert/remove the pillow without zippers, buttons, or Velcro. I’ll let you know what I come up with.

  35. Great idea!!! I love pillows too!! Men just don’t get it!! Can never have too many!

  36. Wow! I pass up so many lovely pillows just because I have no place to store all those pillows. This is an awesome organizational tip. Thank you so much! Now I need to go pillow shopping…

  37. I love your blog! I wondered where you kept all the lovely items you display. I’m going to have a whole walk-in closet to store my decor soon when my daughter gets married. Do you have such a space and could you provide some ideas on how to best organize that space? Thanks and God Bless!

    1. Wow! We converted our double coat closet in the main hall to dish closets because they are near the dining room, but I would love to have a linen closet!

  38. BRAVO! I love your blog, but this practical advice is what I need. My home is beautifully decorated due to the all the wonderful ideas I have gathered from you and others. But my storage areas are a complete mess. Thanks so very much and keep up the good work. You are so sweet to help us so much.

  39. Jacque Eichman says:

    I have been searching Pinterest for this information and I am so glad I follow your blog because there it was this morning. Everything I needed to know about storing pillows. I actually use some of my existing pillows for the new pillow covers I purchase so that way I don’t have inserts to store. Looking forward to your new series.

  40. Loved this advice. Before we moved, I threw all of my pillows that did not have removable covers in the trash. From now on, only those with removable covers will enter my house!

  41. Great ideas, especially since I seem to have my covers all over the place and then find them after the season is over.i love your curlicue chest but have not been able to justify the cost. You may have given me the incentive. One thing I miss about your blog is the “on the menu” blog, is that ever coming back? Thanks for all your good ideas!

  42. great idea for Saturday blog! Looking forward to reading more. I have always adored your neutral flowered pillows but never seen a source for them. I love pillows and change seasonally. While I try to buy or make only covers, I do have some great pillows with non removable covers I just love…..but they are quite flat surfaced, not beading or anything, so I just use them as the insert for other covers. I stick my favorite 20″ pillows inside a white pillow protector I shortened with a simple seam across the non-zippered edge, but tucking up a pillowcase works too. This protects the pillow and keeps any designs from showing through and allows me to change out my look with other covers! Extra covers are stored folded flat in a long hanging closet bin with shelves, the type you would store sweaters in. Am enjoying reading all the great storage tips! Thanks.

    1. I do the same Jae, but sometimes I forget what pillow I have inside! Sometimes I just open the seam, remove the insert and put on a self-sticking velcro closure. Then I donate the form to the thrift store so others can have some pillow fun!

      I store my heavier bed shams on hangers high in a hall closet, but I keep my pillow covers and cotton shams in a dresser drawer. I’ll often roll them to avoid fold lines. This is how I stored my clothes for years and adopted it for my pillow shams when that collection got out of hand. I change my bedding ALOT and the pillows make the biggest difference.

      I love this series for itself and also because there are never any blog posts to read on the week-end. 🙂

  43. Very good and oh so practical advice! You just made my life easier! Thanks.

  44. I just started following your blog. I love your sense of style and positive attitude. I have too many pillows and I’m gonna go with your mantra of its not a cover not to buy it or just simply make it myself! I too am an empty nester and recently retired so I now have the time and energy to enjoy decorating my home. Keep up the good work and sensible posts!!

    1. Hi Loryl, Welcome to the StoneGable family! So happy that you are joining in!

  45. “Practically Speaking” is such a great idea….love it! I’m going to TRY and only buy pillows with removable covers. It’s going to be tough for me because I don’t practice restraint when it comes to pillows! In reality, it’s the best practice to control storage of pillows. Thank you for this great post. If you can do it, so can I .

  46. Love this idea! Where are your tried and true places for purchasing covers and inserts?

    Thanks!

    1. Hi Megan,
      We have a Pottery Barn Outlet near us, so I get them there. They are very nice. I know lots of people that get inserts at Ikea.

  47. What a wonderful idea,and so easy to find what you need!

  48. Great tips today, Yvonne. I’m looking forward to this new series, as I’m a little messy around the edges, too!

  49. I recently got a new sofa. I HATE the pillows! They’re hard & uncomfortable. Where do you but your down inserts?

    1. I buy mine at Calico Corners Fabric store. They are pricey but have lasted 20 years and still going strong. I put them in the dryer on air dry when they get flat and they triple in size

  50. i store all my pillow covers in a chest (similar to yours) in my sunroom. The pillow forms, when not being used, are in large bags in the outside storage building but i love your idea of putting them in a space bag….I’m going to do that!

    I love yourl blog and especially your “homekeeping” tips. I want to be you when I grow up!

  51. As soon as I saw the title of your post I clicked on because I have a problem with storing my pillows, I’ll have to try this. I keep all my linens in my dresser that I redid for my tv to sit on in the keeping room, now I know a drawer will be for pillowcovers! I love this series and hope to learn more!

  52. I love it! Need to get myself more organized and this is perfect! Thank you!

  53. Thank you SO much for starting this Saturday series on practical homemaking. I love everything you do but this is my bad spot. I am terrible at organizing and making things easy to use. I used your Christmas organizing system and I just love it and I am not so overwhelmed come Christmas. Thanks again!

  54. Donna Heinen says:

    Yvonne,

    Another great and nifty idea… especially restricting your pillows to covers and inserts. You always have such practical advice. Love your newsletter.

    Donna

  55. I love this new idea! I can use all the great advice and tips that I can handle. I love this idea of pillow covers. Thanks!

  56. Gloria Gates says:

    Yvonne, you are so interesting!!! I love your blog and all your practical and beautifully inspiring ideas and photos. I’ve told you before that I’d rather look at your site than the home magazines. Thanks for starting the Saturday Practically Speaking series. I get inspired to just jump up and start organizing or decorating whenever I read your posts. Wish we were neighbors – well I guess we are in a way. And I know we’re sisters in Christ. Many blessings to you for sharing your “light.”

  57. Joyce Bailey says:

    I am looking forward to the Saturday posts. I liked to be organized but always find some areas more challenging. My home is a ranch with no basement so I have limited storage.

  58. I sew most of my pillow covers myself and usually use the flap method or a zipper. If my fabrics have enough pattern and color to them I simply put that pillow cover right over the other one. Of course, you don’t want it show through but you can quickly figure out if that will happen. Sometimes I simply lay the pillow covers flat between my mattress and box spring.

    I must say that your blog is my absolute favorite of all. I look forward to your Sunday lessons and often forward those to some dear friends. Now Saturdays will be my second favorite day with your new series.

    May the Lord Bless you abundantly,
    Betsy

  59. Yvonne, like you, I started buying pillow covers ONLY a few years ago. I store the pillow forms in the top of my master bath linen closet. But they take up so much room! I love your idea of using the space bags, but I haven’t had too much luck with them in the past. Where do you buy yours? Some of mine would puff back up after an hour or so. If I could get some dependable ones, I would so store my forms in these bags. Thanks so much!
    Martha

    1. I get my inserts at my local Pottery Barn Outlet. They are very nice. I know Ikea has some inexpensive pillow inserts too!

  60. Brilliant idea for storing pillow covers! I’m starting a new collection. Pillows are an easy way to freshen up a room. Thank you for sharing.

  61. Love the idea. Wish I had done this with covers some time ago. Now I have too many pillows to store and not enough space. It is only covers for me from now on.
    I love the new series. can’t wait for the next one.

  62. Very timely idea Yvonne! I was just looking for a certain pillow cover today, still have not found it, but it’s here somewhere…Now I will set aside a special drawer for all the covers. Thanks for a great idea!

  63. Marilyn Khadduri says:

    I have pillows for the different seasons and holidays. Most of these have been purchased from the Pottery Barn, and a few
    from Calico Corners. These are all feather pillows, but I have a problem with them. The quills from the feathers come through
    the pillow covers, and actually stick me, and they also have an oily smell, like a goat. There are only two of us who live here,
    and the pillows are usually moved off the sofa if we are sitting there. How do I freshen these pillows? Since you also get your
    pillow forms from the Pottery Barn, have you had this problem with them? Any suggestions would be appreciated.

    1. Hi Marilyn, Thanks for your comment. Occasionally the feather from the insert do work their way through the pillow covers. But if it does that too often, then I think the fabric used to make the insert is not a tight enough weave. As far as the goat smell… sorry, I got such a giggle about that… down pillows sometimes do have a mild odor. If they get wet or are stored in a damp area they will smell bad!!! You could air them out on a clothesline on a sunny day or add a little sachet right into the pillow cover along with the down inserts. I wash my feather pillows and dry them in the dryer with a new tennis ball, but I can’t say to do this because I don’t know what kind of feathers are in your inserts.

      1. Marilyn Khadduri says:

        Yvonne, thanks so much for the suggestions! I will definitely try them.

  64. I’m looking forward to the new series! I have some pillows that don’t have removable covers so I just use them as the insert. An idea I came across awhile back which I think I also saw in the previous comments was to cut the seam, take the filling out then just add a strip of velcro; it becomes a pillow cover.

  65. Sherry Myers says:

    I love this new series,Yvonne. Practical. I have loved that word for many years. I used to teach. When I attended workshops, I craved learning things that I could take back to my classroom and actually use. This is a great post. You have taught me a lot of practical things and ideas about making my house a home to love and enjoy. Thank you very much!!
    Sherry
    P.S. I did use a large quilted pillow cover once on top of a small chest my father-in-law made me. I actually had several comments about my “little quilt.” No one was the wiser. Practical recycling??

  66. Love your new Saturday series. I love looking at all your pillows.
    I was wondering if I got some pillows for the seasons what I would do with them when the season was over ,so I almost
    Talked my self out of the idea because of short on storage. Then when I read you switch out your pillows , it was like the
    Light bulb went on? ,so now buying a couple seasonal pillow covers is more do able for me.
    Thanks so much for all of your tips.
    Be blessed

  67. What a brilliant idea Yvonne. I have mine all thrown in a tote (which needs to be weeded out I may add) I will have to try your method 🙂 Thanks for the tip!

  68. So smart, thank you for this tip! My kids say I am the CT you. I take that as a compliment! Have a great day?

  69. Erica Thomas says:

    I love this idea I am on the hunt for an open drawer I know I have a few in my guest room that may be the spot for now !! I enjoy all your wisdom of making our houses a home thank you for sharing.

  70. I totally agree about not buying pillows that cannot be washed because their all one piece. Learned that lesson the hard way! Bought 2 sets of pillows from Homeplace and after hubs and the dog were through with them, not so pretty! Love your blog! You’ve inspired me with your reviewers especially. God Bless!?

  71. I’m in the process of adding some decorative pillows, since I was inspired by your post about pillows a couple of weeks ago! Love the storage idea. I had decided I only wanted removable covers. Do you have a good source for the feather inserts? Thanks for your inspiration and wisdom!

  72. Joanne noringseth says:

    Enjoy your website so much! Keep up good work, will be following!

  73. Love the New series….thought you might get a kick out of this storage story. Last Christmas I hunted and hunted for a favorite Christmas Pillow to pack up. Just knew it was thrown out with trashed Christmas wrap.
    During a kitchen remodel we had bought a microwave for our bonus room to heat up thing during remodeling and kept it for hot drinks up there. I was dusting and noticed something in the microwave. There was my Christmas pillow at the fun of some little grandchildren .

  74. Your pillow cover idea is brilliant!! I can’t wait to find my own ‘curlicue’ dresser!! Thanks for the idea!

  75. Thank you for all your blogs! I a couple years ago I bought a slip covered sofa. So I have many sets of pillow covers. Right now I have my fall pillows covers. I as well have a cabinet that I store my pillow covers.
    A little tip where I got a great pric on some pillows. I went to a furniture store that had odd pillows. May of them down pillows. Being I sew I didn’t care about the fabric but quality of the pillow form. I paid $5-10 for the pillows.great price for feather pillows’ The funny thing I wasn’t crazy about the fabric on the pillows. When I put my Fall pillows out they where the perfect match just the way they were!
    I have a throw that someone gave my husband from Sweeden. It is so pretty but it is wool and it is itchy. Well this year I used it across the back of my coach! Wow it was perfect.
    Thank you for all the tips!

  76. I love this idea. Thank you for giving us ways to enjoy our homes and be able to take small steps so we don’t feel overwhelmed.

  77. All linens/pillows that are bulky go in those vaccum bags that suck the air out and lie very flat in the bottom of my linen closet. BTW linens for each bed get folded and put in one of the king pillow cases to form a very small ‘package’. That was last January’s project and my what used to be too small linen closet is now perfect w/room to spare.

  78. Jan Spotts says:

    Hummmm—I never realized throw pillows came with covers—probably none of mine—or do you just buy covers??? so if you buy 10 18″ pillows with covers but only use 5 at a time—do you throw out 5 of the inserts??? otherwise I would have a tidy little drawer of covers and a closet full of plain inserts. and how do you know all 18″ pillows will fit all 18″ covers—as you can tell this is a whole new concept for me.

    I have my extra pillows in the bottom of a bookcase—and it works but I have 1/10 of what you have. I do have a rule of thumb when the cabinet is full something has to go.

    I change chair cushion covers with seasons—I have a darker heavier fabric for Christmas and winter and lighter for spring and summer—I thought no one else did that anymore—

    1. Don’t throw out your pillow covers. I put mine in those “space bags” that you can suck the air out of. And when they are all flat and small they fit in my linen closet perfectly!

  79. Yvonne I think all of us ladies need a Saturday series on storage! My mother stored her winter blankets and quilts between her mattress and box springs! My home is very small and every inch counts! I love reading everyone’s comments. You have a wonderful talent!

  80. Cinde Ihle says:

    Where can I buy removable pillow covers? I guess I thought you made yours.

    1. So many stores carry pillow covers. Pottery Barn, Society 6, Birch Lane, Pier 1, Ballard Designs, World Market are just a few.

  81. Great idea …thank you Yvonne. Love the new series and the practical advice. Thank you for sharing your amazing tips and wisdom! God Bless. Sandy

  82. Lynn Knight says:

    I didn’t realize pillow covers were even a “thing” prior to my following Stonegable. Where have I been?! Oh, right! I have been buying seasonal pillows and Rubbermaid storage bins!
    Any tips on converting those to covers without altering the finished pillow size? if love some garage storage space back.
    And in case anybody cares…
    The Pier 1 pumpkin pillow that caused such a buying frenzy last year, is in stock. Bought mine yesterday. And yes, it has a zipper!

  83. great tips and I am going to follow your Pillow Storage guide!

  84. Wow! Your idea for a Saturday forum has gotten a few responses! I hope you feel supported in your new endeavor. I think its’s a great idea, too and the subject certainly is one that I could benefit from.

    In relation to pillows, I guess I don’t have the pillow-collecting gene! I do always like how they look in photos and in other folks houses but I can’t seem to figure out what colors or designs would look good on my grey couch.

    I’ve looked at some pillows on-line and seen that only the covers are for sale and that sounds like a great idea–to have them interchangeable. As far as storing goes, I don’t have extra ones that I need to store right now. If I catch the “pillow-collecting bug” then I’ll have to come up with a place.

    Looking forward to the next Saturday posts!

  85. Around my neck of the woods I am known as the “organizing queen”, however YOU never cease to amaze me!
    I humbly relinquish my “crown” since I am joyfully sharing your brilliant blog with so many of my friends.
    I have no doubt that the Lord will keep filling you with wonderful ideas!

  86. Love your blog and the great pictures, the lovely tips…a big inspiration for me, Yvonne. I will look out for your Practically Speaking tips each week. Kindly tell me how do you wash these pillows, do you tumble dry them in the dryer ? I have noticed that in the part I live in, it’s not always sunny, so I don’t like the damp feeling I get when I change pillows each season, wonder how to wash them, now that I get how you store them.Thank you, in advance

  87. I just started to look at new pillows for my living room. I was unaware that they made inserts and covers until I started my search! What a great idea. The question I had was where to store the covers. Thanks for the idea. I do have an extra hutch I could use. Now just trying to decide what covers and inserts to buy! Loving your blog and the great ideas!

  88. I have managed to avoid becoming addicted to pillows but you have just blown my resistance out of the water! I love the idea of dressing up my pillows according to the season or my mood. Our local Goodwills are always loaded with pillows and from now on, I will be checking for the removable pillow covers to start building a collection. Because, of course, I need one more collection. 😉

  89. This is so helpful!! We are in our first ever home and of course I HAD to buy some Christmas pillows and was looking for way to store them. I’m so glad I saw this early on so that I can keep this in mind when I am shopping for pillows through the seasons.

  90. Judee Branch says:

    Here we are June 2017. Your information is still fresh. I live in an A-Frame house and my storage spaces are two narrow closets on each side of the upstairs bedroom and loft. I hit my head every time I go in either side. I have a secretary’s desk chair on wheels that I sit on and roll down the space. Yesterday I looked at one end and found a stack of pillows I forgot I have. Bonanza. Now I will do just what you recommended. (Ikea has great fillers)

    What a great find your blog is!!!

  91. I find that if you fold your pillow covers in half and then roll them as you would when packing a suitcase, you can store so many more in one drawer and they stay neat and less wrinkled.

  92. Norma Rolader says:

    Oh wow love this new series please keep the info coming and thank you for sharing your storing ideas God bless and thank you

  93. Thanks for the tips Yvonne. I have been “intending” to start being more organized and this idea is one I can use!!

  94. Love your pillow cover collection, Yvonne, and your pillow storage idea. Who says storage has to be an ugly plastic container, when you can hide storage in lovely furniture? I have discovered that Hobby Lobby has such nice pillow covers at great prices, especially with their coupon!
    Have a great day~

  95. I really like this idea!

  96. kari mcmillan says:

    Great advice. Love all the colors that you have in your drawers.

  97. Jean Dabbs says:

    Thank you for your great hints. I always love your blog site.

  98. Karen Penner says:

    Craziness. What a genius idea. Time to up my pillow game!

  99. Barbara Harilaou says:

    Practically speaking your ideas and posts get better and better every year. I’ve bought some pillows where they don’t have a zipper and so I stack them in my closet but your idea is better from now on only pillows where the covers come off for better storage. love love your ideas. Have a great day and God bless.

  100. Anne Mackechnie says:

    Hi Yvonne!!
    I wonder if you could tell me how you decorated your Curlacue chest? Or did it come like that? O LOVE it!!

    1. Hi Anne, this chest came from HOOKER. And it was made that way. Before it went on sale the price was too high for me so I thought about making one myself. I would cover all the wood with some kind of linen webbing and paint over it. Then I would have made a drawing on onion skin paper and transfer the design to the front of the chest. Then using the tip of the handle a very fat paintbrush I would make the dots.

      I found a chest about the same size on eBay an bought it for very little $$. But when Joss and Main had this chest for 1/3 its price I bought it instead. And have not regretted it for one second.
      Hope this helps a little

      1. Anne Mackechnie says:

        Thank you SO much – yes that helps! I LOVE your decorating – you are such an inspiration.

  101. Marcy Leonard says:

    I love cloth napkins, too, not only for their casual elegance but also to be eco-friendly. I do have a variety of colorful cotton napkins from import shops that turned out not to be cut on the straight weave of the fabric. After a few washings, they skew themselves into odd-not-rectangular shapes. (not sure what to do with the really weirdly shaped ones) Now I only use vintage cotton and linen ones I either inherited or find at flea markets–and I don’t iron them either!

  102. I also have many pillows and covers. I try to keep them in one or two sizes so I can interchange them also. When not in use I hang the pollow covers on pant hangers, you can store 3 or 4 on one hanger, especially ones you do not to get wrinkled. I also store a couple of pillow inserts in the vacuum bags, great space savers.

  103. Yvonne, I haven’t had good luck with the space bags in the past. Could you tell me what brand do you use? I desperately need to get my pillow inserts more storable. Also, any suggestions you have on getting the air out would be appreciated.

  104. Karen Gormley says:

    I have a great tip for getting rid of the dust in your pillows. Put your pillows in a large, black garbage bag. Hold the opening of the bag tightly around the nossle of your vacuum cleaner and turn it on. The bag will shrink down like a space bag. Repeat 3 times. The pillows will smell fresh and dust free. You can even infuse them by putting lavender in the bottom of the bag.

  105. Brinda McLaughlin says:

    Could you please mention where you have purchased the pillows you use in your blog? I love the brown one with cream pattern and the tan one with a cream pattern as well. Thx!

    1. That is one of my favorite pillows, Brinda! I found it on Amazon but I did not see it this year. Sorry