A bow-shaped pillow does what a whole armful of holiday pillows tries to do: it makes a chair look dressed for the season in one move. The red and cream stripe reads as candy cane, and the cotton velvet catches light the way ribbon does, so the bow reads as a finished idea, not a novelty. Creative Co-Op sized it as a lumbar, so it sits right at the small of the back on an armchair, a bench by the door, or the end of a bed. It is the one to bring when you are the weekend guest, and the one to keep when you have hunted for a pillow that says December without a single word on it.

• 18 inches wide by 4 inches high
• Cotton velvet, reinforced with polyester
• Red and cream stripe with a knotted center
• Sits on an armchair, an entry bench or a bed
• A hostess gift for a holiday weekend