Dorm Therapy

These Michaels Throw Pillows Are So Cute, I Want to Buy 3 (They’re So Trendy!)

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Isabel Petrou
Isabel Petrou
Isabel is an incoming sophomore at the University of Vermont studying public communication. She grew up in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, where she frequented the beach often during the summer. Even though her heart belongs to the ocean, the mountains are becoming a close contender.…read more
published Dec 19, 2024
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Fort Myers, FL, / USA 3/11/20 : Michaels' store entrance to one of their locations in Cape Coral Florida; Michaels is a retail chain of stores specializing in arts and crafts
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This year, western-inspired decor has been everywhere — cowboy hats and boots, horseshoes, cacti, faux hides, and more are all over TikTok and in stores. 

The western trend has also ushered in several smaller trend spinoffs. There’s coastal cowgirl, featuring breezy neutrals, beach-meets-cowgirl vibes, and occasionally pink like in Reese Witherspoon’s niece’s California cowgirl dorm room. And then there’s yeehaw core, which combines the western aesthetic’s cowgirl boots and cacti with disco balls, phrases like “howdy” and, this time, a whole lot of pink. 

Now, Michaels is getting in on the yeehaw core aesthetic with its new “Vegas Cowgirl” collection, filled with bold decor pieces like a disco ball boot meant to sit on top of a table and a disco ball hat wall hanging that you can toss onto a Command hook. There are cowboy boot vases and prints, and pink cactus candles. The “Vegas” of it all comes by way of some playing card-themed pieces, like a trinket dish designed to look like the Queen of Hearts card. Oh, and did I mention that, barring the sparkly stuff, almost everything is pink in this collection?

It’s all so fun, and some more cute “Vegas Cowgirl” pieces for sale are the throw pillows. And there are *options*. 

The first one is a Playing Card Pillow for $19.99 — it’s a pink and white vertical pillow with an Ace of Hearts playing card design. It’s adorable and sassy at the same time, and it’s my personal fave — like it’s a need!

The next one is the Darlin’ Pink Pillow which is $24.99, and it’s exactly what you think it is: a pink pillow with the word “Darlin’” written across in white cursive. If you love having words on your pillow, this is such a good option.

The last one I want to highlight is totally giving Beyonce’s “Cowboy Carter” album, IMO. The Stars & Fringe Throw Pillow is pricier than the other two, coming at $39.99. It has this chambray-looking base with three silver stars on top and a silver fringe below. It’s a bit more classic Western-inspired, with no pink — but it does feature a bunch of metallic, of course.