How Our Cushions Stack Up Pier 1 cushions are designed to fit you and your lifestyle. Crafted to fit our outdoor furniture collections, they may also fit pieces you already own. Plus, they’re pretty enough to play indoors and durable enough for the rough-and-tumble outdoors. Mold- and mildew-resistant • Water- and UV-resistant • Easy to clean with a damp cloth For indoor/outdoor use • Have polyester covers and fill Our contour cushions are tufted so it's easier for them to fit furniture you already own. Use Standard contour cushions withour Coco Cove, Santa Barbara, Laylaand Everly Collections. Available in chair (20" W x 20" D) and settee (44" W x 20" D) sizes. Waterfall or corded edges Use large contour cushions with our Sunset Pier, Capella Island and Azteca Collections. Available in chair (22" W x 22" D), settee (44" W x 22" D) and ottoman (23" W x 18" D) sizes. Covered-button tufting (also available in non-tufted)
Our modular cushions have a tailored, smooth finish with a double-piped, gusseted edge. Use standard modular cushions with our Ciudad, Chiara and Leighton Collections. Available in seat (22″ W x 22″ D), seat back (30″ W x 18″ H) sizes and other shapes designed for Pier 1 sectional furniture. Seat: 5" H, Seat Back: 2.5" D Use large modular cushions with our Echo Beach, Katerina, Sunset Pier, Santa Barbara Sectional and Capella Island Sectional collections. Available in seat (25″ W x 25″ D), seat back (25.5″ W x 18″ H) and other shapes designed for Pier 1 sectional furniture. Seat: 5" H, Seat Back: 3" D Durable enough for outdoors, our dining cushions are just as comfortable in your kitchen or dining room. Available in solids, prints or patterns, in smooth or tufted styles and equipped with flirty tie-backs, they’re a quick and easy way to update your patio or home. Papasan, Swingasan® & Sunasan™ Our Papasan chairs, as well as our Swingasan® and Sunasan™ loungers, use cushions specifically designed for them.
Find colors, prints and patterns that coordinate with your decor and other cushions.Have you ever looked at your coffee table and thought it just didn’t look right, but couldn’t figure out why? Or maybe you were installing a light fixture above your table and weren’t quite sure how high it should hang. I’ve asked myself those questions so many times but then came across one of my all-time favorite design books, Design Rules: The Insider’s Guide to Becoming Your Own Decorator by Elaine Griffin. In additional to providing design advice in a very approachable manner, so also gives great Rule of Thumb measurements for everything from the correct height of your bedside lamp to where to hang curtains in relation to the window! For example, did you know that coffee tables look best when they are 1″-2″ less than the height of the sofa’s seat cushion? Or that you should leave 1 1/2″ -2″ of spacing between pictures in an art grouping? You need 26”-36” clear as a pathway to walk comfortably through a room or 36″-48″ for an airy feeling
If you’re covering the entire room with one area rug, leave 12″-18″ clear all around to the wall. In smaller rooms, 7″-12″ will work Choose side tables that are about 2” less than the height of the sofa arm Coffee tables should be 1”-2” less than the height of the sofa’s seat cushion In a small grouping, 15″ by 24″ or smaller can be a great size for a coffee table For art groupings with more than one row, spacing between the images should be 1 ½” to 2” If using art above a sofa, fill at least 50%-60% of the 5-foot high space above the sofa Wainscoting should be about 36” – 48” above the finished floor Chair rails should be 34”-36” above the floor Dining tables should be 30” high Allow 18” of table width per person For rectangular tables, you’ll need a table that is at least 48″ long to seat 6 people, 72″ for 8 and 96″ to seat 12 people Dining seating should be 16”-18” high from the floor to the top of the seat
To pick the right size light fixture for above a table, you can either 1) divide the width of your dining table by two to get an approximate chandelier diameter OR 2) add the room’s length and width in feet; the sum equals an approximate chandelier diameter in inches Chandeliers should hang 30”-36” above the table surface In general, center sconces’ back plates between 60”-64” above the floor If you have space for a bench, box, chest or trunk at the end of a bed, it should be slightly lower than the height of the bed and no more than 15”-21” deep For most beds, 24”-27” is the ideal height for a nightstand For a King-size bed, nightstands should be at least 36” wide Area rugs underneath beds should extend 6”-12” beyond the outer edges of the nightstands and the end of the bed Swing arm lamps above bedside tables should be mounted no farther than 3” out from the edge of the headboard with the bottom of the shade about 20” above the top of the mattress
Table lamps should also have the bottom of the shade about 20” above the top of the mattress Use a 47″ tall headboard if you don’t want much headboard to show above your pillows or 52″ and up if you want to show more headboard above the pillows Curtain width should always be at least twice the width of the window for fullness. For modern rooms, just twice the window’s width or even just 1 ¾ times for a really sleek look (if you’re using multiple panels, purchase an even number of panels that equals at least twice your window’s width for fullness) Extend the curtain rod by at least 6”-8” past the outer edge of the trim on each side of the window BONUS: This is not in the book, but for reference, always hang curtains as close to the ceiling line as possible to help elongate the window and add anywhere from 2″-8″ to the length if you want the curtain to have the puddle look So does this mean that if you aren’t following these measurements your design is wrong?