Our top eight cushions
Combining comfort with style, HettyChidwick picks her favourite cushions


Peony on linen cushion, Holly Lasseter Designs, £69 (01305 815784; www.hollylasseterdesigns.co.uk)
Swimming salmon cushion, £43, Seymours of Darlington (01325 355272; www.seymoursofdarlington.co.uk)
Strawberries and cream chair pad, £15, Sophie Allport (0845 017 7866; www.sophieallport.com)
Oatmeal cushion, £90, Dote London (020-8743 8383; www.dotelondon.com)
Jacinto bolster cushion, £148, Anthropologie (0080 0002 68476; www.anthropologie.eu)
Belted Galloway cows cushion, £20, Richard Bramble (01935 815236; www.richardbramble.co.uk)
Silk twill Earlham cushion, from £210, plus VAT. Part of de Gournay's Chinoiserie collection (020-7352 9988; www.degournay.com)
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Carola van Dyke pheasant cushion, £65, Cotswold Trading (01386 853331; www.cotswold trading.com)
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