{"id":20143,"date":"2013-09-30T18:36:39","date_gmt":"2013-09-30T23:36:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=20143"},"modified":"2013-09-30T15:37:03","modified_gmt":"2013-09-30T20:37:03","slug":"diy-ralph-lauren-pillows-revisited","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=20143","title":{"rendered":"DIY Ralph Lauren Pillows, Revisited"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s Oct. 1, and we are so excited to revisit one of our most popular and fun projects. \u00a0With some inspiration from Ralph Lauren, I turned two men’s wool sport jackets into pillows. \u00a0They are very classic and the perfect touch for fall and winter. \u00a0Enjoy.<\/h3>\n

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Here in Lexington, where October means race season at Keeneland, we love the equestrian look. \u00a0These pillows fill that bill perfectly.<\/h3>\n

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Regular readers of\u00a0The 2 Seasons<\/em>\u00a0know I am a fan of the Ralph Lauren look and always stop by his store when I am in New York City and Paris. \u00a0You can read about some of my visits\u00a0here<\/a>,\u00a0here<\/a>,\u00a0here<\/a>,\u00a0here<\/a>,\u00a0and\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/h3>\n

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I wanted some nice masculine pillows like the ones in the Lauren store. \u00a0So, instead of paying hundreds of dollars for them, I decided to make my own. \u00a0I bought two sports coats at Goodwill that were on sale for $2.00 each, reduced from $3.99. \u00a0It was really a simple procedure.<\/h3>\n

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This is all you need to do to make your own:<\/h3>\n

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1. \u00a0First, cut out a rectangular shape from the front of the sports coat, and then sew the opening shut so it won’t gap when it becomes a pillow.<\/h3>\n

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2. \u00a0Cut away the lining and any extra fabric on the inside. \u00a0This step will cut down on the bulkiness.<\/h3>\n

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3. \u00a0Cut some plain fabric (I used part of a painter’s drop cloth) the same size as the sports coat section you already cut out.<\/h3>\n

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4. \u00a0Place the two right sides together, and sew them to each other. \u00a0Leave a space large enough to insert the stuffing.<\/h3>\n

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5. \u00a0Turn the pillow right side out and fill the insides with pillow stuffing. \u00a0This works better than a pillow form because the shape of the pillow will probably be an odd size since it is being constructed from a sports coat.<\/h3>\n

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Along with a throw, I put them on a bench in the upstairs hallway. \u00a0Then I put a pair of boots beside the bench. \u00a0It all fits in nicely with some equestrian prints that hang on the wall in another part of the hall. \u00a0Even though I didn’t buy these pillows from him, I’m sure Ralph would be pleased with the way they turned out.<\/h3>\n

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Take care.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It’s Oct. 1, and we are so excited to revisit one of our most popular and fun projects. \u00a0With some inspiration from Ralph Lauren, I turned two men’s wool sport jackets into pillows. \u00a0They are very classic and the perfect touch for fall and winter. \u00a0Enjoy.     Here in Lexington, where October means race […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"categories":[13,11],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20143"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=20143"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20143\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20159,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20143\/revisions\/20159"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=20143"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=20143"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=20143"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}