Proof That a $13 Throw Pillow Can Totally Make Over Your Space

Throw pillows have a pretty basic job: to sit there and look pretty. It’s kind of a dream gig, if you think about it, whiling away the hours lying on a sofa or lazing all day on a nicely made bed...

But as cushy as their job might seem, they also manage to get a lot done — namely, making a room feel pulled-together and well designed. And the right pillow—one with stand-out, statement-making style—well, that pillow can single-handedly transform a room from meh to gorgeous just by showing up.

The quality that makes them the superstars of the decor world, though, is what a super-bargain they are in the grand scheme of your design. Sure, you could revamp your space with a new sofa—or you could save a couple grand and top the one you’ve already got with a menagerie of glamorous throw pillows, like maybe the maribou-bedecked cushion ahead (76%-off at Neiman Marcus now!), or an under-$100 mongolian lamb version in candyfloss pink, or a zebra-print carré, or a coral velveteen design bedecked in crocheted fringe...