Pillows, like people, come in all shapes and sizes. Our shop’s got covers for square pillows, rectangular pillows and now…bolster pillows!

Bolster pillows are characterized by their long, cylindrical shape, and they happen to have HEAPS of great benefits. Allow me to name a few:

1. They look cool, especially when tossed amongst pillows of other shapes.
2. They offer therapeutic benefits! Use them:
   • Under your neck to help relieve head and neck tension
   • Under your knees to relieve lower back pain
   • Behind your back for lumbar support
3. In the Forest Faux Bois design, you can fool your guests into thinking it’s a real fireplace log. Yup.

PLUS…did you know?

The origin of the bolster pillow takes us to the Far East, where wives would fashion bolster pillows out of bamboo for the husband to use when he traveled. He would sleep with the bolster pillow so he would not be lonely.

Children develop a habit of sleeping with bolster pillows in Chinese and Malay families. This habit often carries on into adulthood. The climates in Singapore and Malaysia are often too hot to sleep with covers, so people use bolster pillows for comfort.

The use of sleeping with bolster pillows is so common in Indonesia that most hotels provide bolster pillows for their guests.

Thanks to Outdoor Pillows for these fun facts!

In conclusion, bolster pillows are cool. And you need some! =D Covers in more fabrics are being added just about weekly, but shoot me a note if there’s a fabric in my shop that you want to see as a bolster pillow cover (or any other cover for that matter)!

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