With all the beautiful choices of outdoor fabrics, porch pillows are a great way to add color and style but the wind can be a problem. Here’s a tip I came up with to prevent porch pillow flyaways!
This tip is so simple but has worked amazingly well for us this summer! The way this works is super simple but it is helpful for the bench to have some sort of spindles or slats.
Here is the bench I ordered for our townhouse porch: (You can order yours HERE, through this affiliate link)
It’s great for our small front porch at the townhouse. Not too large, very inexpensive, but still sturdy and classic styling. I love it!
Speaking of the townhouse, the neighborhood has every single building basically identical. So to be able to define ours a little with colorful outdoor pillows helps friends identify which one is ours. I’ll link the outdoor pillows toward the end of this post.
Supplies…
Couldn’t be easier!
- Jute cord, (I chose this because it won’t leach dye and will stand up to the weather if it gets wet)
- Safety pins
- Scissors
Steps…
First, I cut a length of the the jute cord at about 3′ for each pillow.
To attach the cords to the pillows, instead of sewing, I simply pinned it inside each pillow cover.
The pillow covers I bought have zippers on them, so it was simple to unzip and pin the cord, at the approximate center of the 3′ length, just inside the end of the zipper opening.
Not sure it was necessary, but just to be sure I did go ahead and tie a knot around the pin to hold the cord onto it a little more securely.
Here you can see how once zipped the safety pin and knot are cleanly tucked inside the pillow cover leaving just the 2 ends of the cord.
That’s almost all there is to it! See, I told you this tip to prevent outdoor pillow flyaways was so simple!
All 4 pillows ready for installation!
This bench offered a number of ways to tie the pillows, but I found that the bottom back slat of the seat worked best.
A little of the cord does show sometimes, or a bit more after a storm blows through and the pillows are messed up.
So you’ll want to keep that in mind when selecting what type of cord to use.
Just is good also because it has good grip and stays tied.
The porch always seems to have wind blowing through, plus we’ve had a few storms this summer, but these pillows are still snuggly holding onto the bench.
They can get blown down onto the slat seat, but totally hold tight to the bench.
You can find the same outdoor pillow covers HERE through this affiliate link, there are a ton of pattern choices. Be sure to use outdoor pillow forms, like THESE so they don’t hold moisture and get musty. I would recommend getting a form that is a little larger than the cover so they fill them out a bit better than mine. (I failed to do that and regret it)
At our last house, I changed out the outdoor porch pillows with the seasons. I’m not sure if I’ll do that here too, or just bring them in for the winter. Do you change your porch pillows seasonally?
Thank you for stopping by, I appreciate you reading along.
Pat says
What a great idea. So glad you shared it with us!
Many thanks
Pat
Liz says
Awe, thanks so much Pat!
Claudia says
I also change my pillows as the seasons change and I live in a state where there is a lot of wind. Thanks for the helpful hint
Liz says
It’s a simple fix, but works great! Thanks for visiting!
Mom says
A simple and brilliant solution! Love the pillows and bench, so pretty.
Liz says
Awe, thanks!