Article: Pillows are an easy way to update rooms

Honolulu jewelry designer Leocadia Eyre, recently visiting her native Pittsburgh, fingered a white $78 pillow shimmering with abutting rows of white seashells in Hot Haute Hot Inc. in the Strip District.

"They're gorgeous," says the designer, who works with shells in her own business. "That's mother of pearl." She says the makers had dyed other shells lime-green for a lime pillow, a smaller size at $48.

The shell pillows that speak of summer have been selling well, says Emily Boul, manager of the eclectic home-decor store. When tossed on a sofa or chair, they conjure visions of alluring beach destinations, which is the point of buying them now. Call it seasonal pillow talk.

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