Pillow Puzzle Solved ... Finally!

Once I decided on darker throw pillows for the sofa, the decision about the lumbar pillow was an easy one. The Gabrielle Chambray fabric from Ballard Designs would be perfect.

Gabrielle Chambray fabric; courtesy of Ballard Designs


It picked up the darker blue fabric as well as the beige-y gold sofa fabric. Of course, I ran into another issue, because nothing about the great room has been easy. Ballard Designs no longer carried the fabric. This time eBay came to the rescue and I was able to order enough for a lumbar pillow.

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