A plain sofa is not a problem until you live with it for a while and realise the room never quite looks finished. The sofa is fine. The cushions are fine. And yet something is flat. We know this feeling well because we have spent a lot of time thinking about exactly why some sitting rooms feel pulled together and others do not, and cushions are almost always part of the answer.

What we are not doing here is recommending anything that requires a degree in interior design to style. The cushions in this collection work because they bring something specific, a texture that reads well from across the room, a colour that does quiet but useful work, a scale that suits a standard sofa without overwhelming it. We have been ruthless about quality too. Covers that pill, inserts that go flat after a fortnight, these do not make the cut.

A good cushion earns its place every single day. These are the ones that actually earn it.