My living room used to consist of brown furniture with red accents in my rug, pillows & accessories. After a few years I grew bored with the look, so I recently swapped out the red with lime green! It really brightens up my living space and looks more modern.
The hardest piece of the re-decoration were the throw pillows on the couch. I was having an awful time finding what I wanted despite visiting my favorite shops: TJ Maxx Home Goods, Hobby Lobby, Pier 1, and Marshall's. No luck.
However, my mom was super helpful and found a DIY link on pinterest:
http://www.thegoldensycamore.com/2012/08/embellished-burlap-pillow-tutorial.html
I fell in love with the idea and used her tutorial to make my own. I'm pretty happy with how my new throw pillows turned out!