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MissAdventure Fri 14-Dec-18 11:16:12

How many different ones have you had, do you think?
Have you spent much on them, over the years?
I just saw some lovely ones on eBay, and I'm quite tempted to buy a couple. (To replace those I bought a couple of years ago, which can be relegated to the back of the airing cupboard with all the other redundant ones!)

winifred01 Sat 15-Dec-18 11:13:30

Recently tried to buy cushion covers,told in John Lewis they no longer sell them. Why?

Jalima1108 Sat 15-Dec-18 11:16:02

No, they all come with the cushion pads

But you can buy cushion pads …..
hmm

Jalima1108 Sat 15-Dec-18 11:17:13

^I've changed my sofas, and now will only have room for one cushion on each.
One!! That's all^

I have room for either these huge cushions or people grin

MissAdventure Sat 15-Dec-18 12:30:50

Currently, I'm throwing all the cushions on the floor every time I sit down.
Time to part with some, sadly.

mabon1 Sat 15-Dec-18 14:26:34

Make them myself in different shapes and fabric so they are unique!

wellingtonpie Sat 15-Dec-18 14:52:54

I love cushions or cooshions as I'm prone to saying as I'm a Scot and my kids are always taking the mickey out of me.
But I change the regularly.

Marmight Sat 15-Dec-18 15:31:42

You can get separate covers in Dunelm & Ikea Winifred
I've loads of cushions which I just recover when necessary. It's a bit like pass the parcel taking off the next layer only I'm so sentimental I can't get rid of them. Every cover tells a story.. I'm not much good at zips so I have to sew them right up which makes laundering a problem. I use old feather pillows for garden benches covered in hard wearing nautical design material.

lovebeigecardigans1955 Sat 15-Dec-18 15:35:38

I love my cushions and most are hand-made with patchwork and quilting. The trouble is I haven't really got enough space for them in my little house. I've put three on the bed.

Bijou Sat 15-Dec-18 16:07:50

As one of my hobbies was crossstitch and tapestry, all my cushions are handmade. The hours spent making them and the cost of materials I am reluctant to part with them. I have given some away as presents to those who appreciate the time spent on them.

wellingtonpie Sat 15-Dec-18 16:11:58

Marmight. You could use buttons or velcro to close. Don't always need a zip.

hulahoop Sat 15-Dec-18 16:45:56

Chew acacia you must have a lot of storage space .must admit I don't like cushions on beds they look nice but don't look when thrown around room at night .

grandtanteJE65 Sat 15-Dec-18 16:51:03

we are obviously not great cushion lovers.

DH has two in his sofa, I one in my armchair, and there is one in the other armchair that visitors sit in, four in the sofa in the other front room. We have two cane chairs with two cushions apiece.

Do futon like cushions count? DH sits on two at the table since he broke his collar-bone and found his chair an inconvenient height due to restricted mobility.

I sew new cushion covers when the old ones wear out, and have on occasion replaced a cushion with one from a charity shop, but I have never been a fan of loads of cushions.

Sheilasue Sat 15-Dec-18 17:38:26

You can buy cushion covers on amazon and they are really cheap. I just have a change of covers every so often.