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The Cutting Table · a question, worked through

Can you make a seat cushion set with matching bolsters and back pillows?

Give the workshop the seat, and the rest follows. Bolsters and back pillows take their measure from the cushion, not from the frame.

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The Elder of High Point · · Updated

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The quick answer

Yes, a seat cushion can be made as a set with matching bolsters, back pillows and lumbar pillows. Send the seat's length x depth x thickness and how many of each piece you want, and the workshop sizes them to match. Sets ship filled unless you ask for covers only, and make and delivery times come with the quote.

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Key facts

  • Bolsters and back pillows are sized to match the seat cushion.
  • Only the cushion's own measurements are needed, not the frame height.
  • Sets ship filled and ready to use unless you ask for covers only.
  • A 5-piece set is a seat, 2 back cushions and 2 side bolsters; a 2-piece set is a seat and one long back bolster.
  • Window seat sets are 4 in (10 cm) thick as standard.
  • The workshop confirms make and delivery times for window seat sets with your order; get them in writing.
  • The velvet floor cushion set pairs a 4 in (10 cm) cushion with a 16 in (41 cm) backrest and two bolsters.

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Leave your details and the workshop will call you to confirm measurements, fabric, foam and piping. No prices, dates or payment on this page: it is a request, not an order.

Fabric · Foam · Pipingwhat the workshop will confirm with you

Fabric
The velvet floor cushion set pairs a 4 in (10 cm) cushion with a 16 in (41 cm) backrest…
Foam
The core: its density and thickness set the feel.
Piping
The corded seam edge: matching, contrast or none.
Only for this request: no marketing calls or texts. Outside the US, add the country code.
In inches: length × depth × thickness, plus any angles or cut corners.

* Required. A member of the workshop team will call you to talk it through; nothing is charged and nothing is made until you have agreed on every detail with them.

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Nothing is made or charged until you approve the details.

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“What do you need from me?”

Three numbers and a count. The seat's length x depth x thickness, then how many bolsters, back pillows and lumbar pillows you want. The workshop sizes every piece to that seat, so nothing else has to be measured. The frame's height doesn't enter it.

Everything ships filled and ready to sit on, unless you ask for covers only. The bolster pillows hub shows the shapes, and the bolster size pattern covers diameter and length.

A real project

Five pieces or two, on a 53.5 in toddler bed

A buyer in the US wrote to the workshop about a toddler floor bed with a 53.5 x 29.5 in (136 x 75 cm) platform. The plan was a small loveseat for reading. Would five pieces feel crowded?

Both sets fit. The 5-piece set, a seat with 2 back cushions and 2 side bolsters, looks fuller and costs more. The 2-piece set, a seat with one long back bolster, keeps it simple. Only the cushion's measurements were needed, my friend, never the bed frame's height.

“How thick, and how tall is the back?”

Window seat sets with seat, backrest and bolsters are 4 in (10 cm) thick as standard, and every size can change. Make and delivery times come with the quote.

The velvet floor cushion set pairs a 4 in (10 cm) floor cushion with a 16 in (41 cm) backrest and two bolsters. For an odd size such as 22 x 34 in (56 x 86 cm), choose the 24 x 32 in (61 x 81 cm) option and write your size in the personalization note.

How many pieces does your seat want?

On a 53.5 x 29.5 in toddler bed, a seat with one long back bolster fits as well as a five-piece set; the five pieces just look fuller.

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Buyer questions

  1. A common question

    Can you make a seat cushion with matching armrest bolsters, back pillows and a lumbar pillow?

    The workshop's answer

    Yes. Send the seat cushion's length x depth x thickness and how many bolsters and back pillows you want, and they are sized to match. Everything ships filled. One such set was built around a 44.5 x 62.5 in (113 x 159 cm) cushion with bolsters.

  2. A common question

    Can I get a velvet window seat cushion with matching bolsters, at least 4 in thick?

    The workshop's answer

    Yes. Pick a color number from the velvet swatch card (one buyer chose a dusty rose) and order the set with seat, backrest and bolsters. 4 in (10 cm) is standard, all sizes can be customized, and make and delivery times are confirmed with your order.

  3. A common question

    What comes in the velvet floor cushion set?

    The workshop's answer

    A floor cushion, a backrest pillow and two bolsters. The backrest is 16 in (41 cm) tall and the floor cushion 4 in (10 cm) thick. Custom sizes go in the personalization note.

  4. A common question

    Can matching bolsters be added later?

    The workshop's answer

    Usually, yes: bolsters, armrests and neck pillows have been made later in the original fabric while that code was still in stock. Send the sizes, the quantity and the fabric code from your first order.

Questions buyers ask next

Can bolsters have contrast piping?

Yes. Bolsters can have same-fabric piping, contrast piping in a second fabric, or be made entirely in a contrast or stripe fabric, in any length and diameter.

Can I buy one bolster, or only its cover?

Yes to both. Bolsters are sold singly in any color, and zippered bolster covers alone can be made to your diameter and length.

What should I measure for each bolster?

Its diameter and length, plus how many you want, sent with the seat cushion's size and fabric. Bolsters are made in the same fabric and piping as the bench or window seat cushion they sit beside.