Bed Cushions

I haven't! Can't stand the things. More than once have had to chuck them on the floor in hotel rooms. Once put them in the wardrobe, hoping the chambermaid (chamberperson?) would take the hint, but no, they were back on the bed again later.

I think people are brainwashed by property programmes, where they tell you you can't sell a property unless you 'dress' it with cushions, throws, twigs in vases, etc.
Are people really influenced by such superficialities? I suppose some of them must be.

About 14 years ago I thought it would be a good business to set up - making cushions, as I was shocked at what stores were charging for 'bits of material with a zip'! I spoke about it many times, but deemed it would be a passing notion, and having huge numbers of cushions would 'die out'. Has it heck! They have become bigger and better and as you point out are not only on sofas and settees now, but are in bedrooms, cars, baby's prams, etc, etc, too! They are a HUGE business now! I missed a trick. BTW, my husband hates cushions, and they go right on the floor as soon as he sits down.

Cushions on the bed, we hate them, BUT we do have two which have always been around, and somehow finish the bed odd, I always put them on the ottoman at the foot of the bed at night, then its easy to put them back in the morning, they are totally useless I have to admit. As far as the runner on beds in Hotels they are just decoration I think, shoes should be taken off and left inside the door, even in Hotel rooms I think.

Oh dear - I have 4 on my bed and agree they're a nuisance as I have to take them off and the top pillows to get into bed however they do stop the cat darting out from under the bed and pouncing on my feet All my sofas have cushions as do the spare beds and OH's bed - he too flings them and his top pillows on the floor but does manage to rearrange them next morning when he makes his bed. I cleared out the airing/linen cupboard a few months ago and chucked out loads of old cushion covers, old pads and pillows - then decided the sofa ones needed revamping so bought some more sigh

So glad that the consensus is NO!
Personally, I loathe them and don't see the point and agree that it is good marketing and weak-willed consumers . No-one visits my bedroom, have made sure there are the colours i like in the bedroom without the need for cushions.
Anyway, I would never dream of buying any, and can't be a..ed to make any.
I have cushions on the sofa, but put them on the floor as soon as I sit down... DH and I being very tall, don't need them to reach the back of the seat.

No cushions in the bedrooms other than on chairs. Plenty of pillows though, and they all get used. (Every time we go to a rented holiday house, we end up piling all the ruddy fancy "bedroom" cushions into a corner.)

well, what do we expect? I notice that there is no end to what we get completely brainwashed into believing desirable, even necessary. Cushions on the bed are a case in point. Maybe they look 'pretty', in a fluffy kind of way, but they are impractical and a nuisance. Also, aren't we supposed to have bought into sleek, simple design and decor? I find them a complete pain in the neck, and so I refuse to bow to pressure. We should, however, admire the clever ploy of making people feel they want something that, actually, someone else decides is good for us to buy, but is actually only good for their tills/financial results/pockets!

I hate to find them in hotel rooms - they are the first thing to be removed. How many bodies have been lying against them and there is a big doubt as to whether they are cleaned/washed when the bedlinen is changed.

I would have no were to put them at night, my D'S has them, beds full, no I don't like them!

I too thought bed cushions pointless but I may succumb as I am going to decorate my bedroom which will be light coloured but with a fuschia blind (bright pink), my Christmas Present from DD. As my bedding is mostly white I have to have a cream/grey throw over the bed during the day (cat that sleeps on my bed) so a splash of colour would be nice. I live in a Park Home & when you come in through my front door my bedroom is on the right (no door just "string" curtain) so is on view.

My DH could never see the reason for cushions anywhere & would moan complain about the ones on the sofa until I explained to him that womens spines are different to mens & we need the support He changed his mind when he started having back problems, finding the most comfortable for support

I have a throw on my sofa for cat as he jumps on there when he comes in from outside (can't train him to wipe his paws) & sleeps on there at night.

Don't like to see piles of cushions on beds though

No chance of me using cushions on my bed. No money to buy them! Just as well, because I wouldn't buy them anyway, I like my bed plain and simple.

It's called marketing. We are told that this is what we want so we buy it. Like you must have the up-to-date mobile, or go abroad on holiday.

Yes, it's brainwashing. Stand against it!

I`m with you Phoenix, the only ones who see my bedroom are me and the window cleaner! What`s the point of the extra work involved arranging damned cushions?
Oh, and Lilyflower, I call our bathroom sink the bathroom sink, to me a basin is a bowl!

Love mine

No!

Sprite 66 - they are awful! The odd one may be but ok it seems to be a case of who can upstage the other with the amount. To be honest I like individuality and too many homes these days look like they have all been kitted out from the same shops! Can't stand those signs everyone has either saying 'home' 'love' etc etc. Oh and whilst we are on the subject those humungous clocks! Are we all blind?

Well I love them, although hotels can go over the top, I think they bring a touch of luxury and comfort. I just put them on the armchair overnight and back on the bed when I make it. Got loads on the sofas in the lounge too, and the kitchen - makes the place look more cosy and inviting i think

I personally don't like stacks of cushions on a bed, and men seem to loathe them. Even on sofas most people push them aside to get comfy. A couple are fine, with perhaps a cosy throw as well.

We don't see the point of cushions on beds either - we always take them off in hotels and put elsewhere. Certainly don't have them on our bed at home.

Sorry was watching on TV!

I was watching a design program on to and the designer said "Matching bed cushions and curtains very 80's!!

I have two huge cushions on my bed. Love them because they are great for cuddling into when watching tv in bed or reading. Great for propping up my grandaughter too. However when you put dozens on the bed it is a bit pointless. oh I also have a cushion on the chair, a small one with the first line of a poem. First thing I see in the morning and cheers me up.

Honestly, I don't even know what to do with cushions on my sofa, let alone my bed. When company comes, the cushions all end up on the floor. Not a great look.

I'll tell ya what I do require, though - loads of bed pillows on the bed. They're a must for when we sit up reading or watching TV. The wall behind is artexed (Arrghh! Hate it!) so we need the extra padding lest we slice our scalps.

I have a couple of bed cushions on the spare bed. Mine is cushion free but I do iron the duvet cover and the pillowslips and we turn the top ones over before we sleep so they stay looking nice. Also. I have a satin turned over bedcover on the foot of the bed to look lovely. I like to live like the Dowager Duchess of Downton even though I have to be my own phalanx of servants!

An additional point:- I love that the Gransnet posters know the difference between cushions and pillows as so many young people don't and call cushions pillows. Almost as bad is the way that bathroom basins are referred to as sinks by many younger folks.

Stylistically they can look lovely - but they are a wretched nuisance in reality. It's a minimalist bed for me...but I like bedspreads over the duvet...a quilty as possible.