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Sago Sat 30-Aug-25 09:44:43

Every morning and evening I go through the palaver of removing and replacing cushions on our bed, every bed in the house has a cushion arrangement!

It always seems a shame to throw them on the floor each evening and then there’s the huffing and puffing when my husband tries to replace them in the morning but gets it hopelessly wrong.

Do you fiddle and faff with cushions or could you not give a flying fig?

Pictures please.

Primrose53 Sat 30-Aug-25 09:48:23

I just have pillows on my bed. I know a lot of people like to pile up loads of cushions too but, as you say, what’s the point when they get chucked on the floor at night.

aggie Sat 30-Aug-25 09:50:36

My duvet is flung aside as I crawl out in the morning , and pulled up as I collapse back in at night !
I’m not a fan of cushions on the bed but the sofa ……..

Mel1967 Sat 30-Aug-25 09:52:19

I don’t give a flying fig.
There are no cushions anywhere in my house. I have tried but they just end up on the floor or the dog sleeps on them 😂

TillyTrotter Sat 30-Aug-25 09:53:08

I used to be a fan of having lots of cushions but have stopping buying so many now.
Couldn’t resist this one 🙂

whywhywhy Sat 30-Aug-25 09:54:28

I hate loads of cushions on the bed. Just have pillows. What is the point?

fancythat Sat 30-Aug-25 10:03:18

I dont put cushions on beds.

I do put surplus ones behind sofas.
The grandkids declare the area "squishy", and have it as their "den".

annodomini Sat 30-Aug-25 10:05:08

I have cushions matching my bedroom curtains, in a ground floor flat where passers-by could (if so inclined) get a glimpse of my nicely arranged bed! Of course I dump them overnight.

Scribbles Sat 30-Aug-25 10:07:05

I don't have any cushions on the bed or anywhere else; to me they're just clutter.

Allira Sat 30-Aug-25 10:07:06

No cushions on the bed but I need some new cushions for the sitting room - some of ours are quite boring!

I'll look forward to seeing pictures 🙂

NotSpaghetti Sat 30-Aug-25 10:08:47

Certainly no cushions in the bedroom!
What a faff!

TerriBull Sat 30-Aug-25 10:09:37

I've been told by members of my family I have too many cushions, they're part of a cohort of anti cushion weirdos. I take no notice whatsoever.

Jaxjacky Sat 30-Aug-25 10:15:17

No cushions anywhere, I’ve never understood their function, particularly on a bed.

Usedtobeblonde Sat 30-Aug-25 10:16:29

I don’t have any on beds but an abundance downstairs.
I have a longe, a small sitting room which is mine and a conservatory.
With lots of furniture I have counted I have 26 cushions in those rooms.
My favourites I bought from M&S quite recently, they are green backs with white fronts covered in embroidery.
I shall try and post a photo later.
The lounge furniture is old and tatty so is covered in cushions to hide the fact.
I shall not replace it now, it will “see me out” as my mother used to say.

TerriBull Sat 30-Aug-25 10:17:21

Cushions everywhere, including the kitchen sofa. There can never be too many imo!

Witzend Sat 30-Aug-25 10:18:47

Jaxjacky

No cushions anywhere, I’ve never understood their function, particularly on a bed.

Same! On beds, anyway. It irritates me in hotel rooms, when I have to chuck them all on the floor, when there’s not all that much floor space anyway.
On sofas, to me, it’s a different matter.

Shelflife Sat 30-Aug-25 10:21:40

Don't like cushions anywhere!

kittylester Sat 30-Aug-25 10:24:12

We are in the midst of buying cushions for our newly refurbished upstairs sitting room. Up to now we have bought 2.

Flippinheck Sat 30-Aug-25 10:24:42

I use curtains on my sofa to add colour. I have them on my bed too but just so they can prop me up when. They get dumped on the floor overnight.

Allira Sat 30-Aug-25 10:25:50

I like a cushion behind my back on the sofa, particularly as I seem to be getting shorter ☹

Allira Sat 30-Aug-25 10:27:16

kittylester

We are in the midst of buying cushions for our newly refurbished upstairs sitting room. Up to now we have bought 2.

Keith looks very much at home, kittylester! 🐱

Chocolatelovinggran Sat 30-Aug-25 10:28:29

I'm with TerriBull - no surface in my house is without cushions. I have to restrain myself if I see others that appeal to me. I thought of therapy, but cushions are cheaper.

Ilovedogs22 Sat 30-Aug-25 10:32:30

I have a sofa in my kitchen & it has a rainbow cushion accompaniment. It gives a lift every moaning! 🌈

Greenfinch Sat 30-Aug-25 10:33:36

Definitely no cushions on the bed. Who sees them during the day? A few downstairs for other people’s benefit not mine.

woodenspoon Sat 30-Aug-25 10:37:08

I like cushions. My DH can take them or leave them. We have three on the bed, ties in with our colour scheme. I put them on and take them off, in seconds. On our sofas we also have cushions. I like one in the small of my back when I’m relaxing.