Counted 23 throw pillows in my living room last night and finally admitted it's too many
I keep buying them because they make the couch look cozy in photos, but now I can't actually sit down without moving a pile, so how do you decide which ones to keep and which to let go?
23 is a lot but I get it, I had 17 at one point and my husband started calling the couch "the pillow pit." What worked for me was pulling them all into one pile and touching each one, and if I couldn't remember where I even bought it or it didn't actually get used in the last month, it went. I kept maybe 5, the ones that actually matched and were comfy to lean on, not just look cute. The rest went to a donation bin or got stuffed in a closet for a week to see if I missed them, and I never did. So my advice is set a number first, like 5, and then pick your favorites to fit it instead of deciding what to toss.