Hmmm...throw pillows?

Throw pillows not only work great as decorative accessories; they’re the ultimate conversation starter. They can dramatically change a room, changing it go from drab to fab. In fact, throw pillows are the perfect way to tie a room together as an accent item. When you have vibrant colors or bold patterns, a little bit can go a long way.  

Buying that bold throw pillow can be the safest and cheapest way to keep your living room up to date with the trends or seasons.  

However If you are looking to redecorate a whole room, pillows can also be a great starting point to design or make over a room. This is because often the colors in the pillow can be the foundation fabric for which the other colors are based off of in the room.

A few of the hottest trends for throw pillows include geometric patterns (choose basic or complex shapes- geometric patterns add simplicity to any room), abstracted or stylized florals, large pillows for a cozy yet luxurious feel.

This fall Vander Burg Furniture is carrying the perfect array of throw pillows, that are up to date with the latest trends. They are offering new patterns such as geometric honeycomb, zigzag chevrons, or more traditional hounds tooth. They also carry down filled accent pillows as well as the structured boxed shape just to add a different flare.

Come into Vander Burg Furniture this fall and add some spice to your life and check out our great assortment of throw pillows today!

Here comes Design It 2013

Are you thinking about entering the Design It 2013 competition?  I don’t know about you, but I personally am intrigued by the thought of this competition, but I feel like I need to know if it is actually something worth my time. Is it hard? Do I have to buy anything?  Am I the creative enough? The list goes on and on.

Well I am here to tell you that the Design It 2013 competition is well worth your time! You get to work with all that Vander Burg furniture has to offer, and decorate a room the way you would like it to look. What a fun and exciting experience! Then to top it all off, your room will be on display in the Centre Mall, and if your room receives the most votes, you will win $1,000 dollars at Vander Burg Furniture.

Wow, sounds like a little risk for such a high reward… okay sign me up.

For those of you who are not convinced as me just yet. Read on to see what Bonita Van Otterloo has to say, she entered into the Design It 2012 competition, was chosen, and given the chance to showcase her creative skills by designing a room for all to see in the Centre Mall in Sioux Center. Van Otterloo ended up winning the vote for first place in this competition. I recently had the opportunity to ask her some questions about her Design It 2012 experience!

If you could choose to would you enter into the Design It 2012 again?
Definitely. I had so much fun putting the room together and then introducing it to my family and friends.

How did you create your winning room design?
I wanted a warm feeling room, something that I would want to spend time in. I knew I wanted to incorporate some type of office or study space, and I worked from there. I found a nice desk and from there added a fireplace, a fun orange rug, a fluffy rocker, and a patterned chair. I found a great cabinet piece while looking around the store and knew I wanted it in the room as well. While there was some orange in the room and a warm feel, I also added some "shine" to it with a mirror piece, shiny bar stool and some other accessories to give it a slight contemporary feel.


What did you like about designing your own room?
I love being creative, and I really liked the idea of having the whole store at my disposal to design a room that reflected something I would do in my own home. Although I came in with an idea of what I wanted to do, looking around the store really made me think outside the box and expand that idea into a cozy, relaxing room.

Do you have any tips or advice for any candidates entering into Design It 2013?
Think outside the box to set your room apart from the others. Tell your friends and family to vote for you, and then, have them tell others to vote. Most importantly, have fun! How many times can you design a room with no budget in mind, and you can do whatever you want to make it your own?

Any additional comments?
Thanks again to Vander Berg Furniture for hosting this and giving a $1,000 shopping spree to the winner! And a huge thank you to all who voted for my Design It room last year! I had a blast!

Check out all the items Bonita picked out with her $1000 shopping spree! Including home decor, a patterned chair, a sofa, a throw and more!

Vander Burg Furniture’s Design It 2013 completion is full of fun and creativity. So head into Vander Berg Furniture today and sign up for Design It 2013. If you are chosen to design a room in the Center Mall in Sioux Center, there will also be a chance that you will win a $1,000 shopping spree from Vander Berg Furniture!

For more information on our Design It 2013 check out our Facebook Tab.