I recommend the coastal striped handmade cotton throw pillow set for several reasons. The fabric, the color stripes and the firmness of them. My old pillows on my couch have lost the firmness and the colors are fading and they really, for lack of a better phrase, were racking my nerves. And I spent time trying to find a cost affective fix. When I saw the coastal pillows and read the description, I said they were just what I was looking for. The price is excellent too. When they were taking out of the packaging you could feel the difference, they were firm not wimpy feeling. After placing them on my couch and sitting with my back against them it was such a welcome feeling, as I only needed one to get the support that was missing from my old pillows. Every time I enter my living room now, my eyes go straight to the pillows. Love the stripes, I ordered the ones with the blue stripes. They do come in black, yellow and navy blue stripes also. I am still trying to figure out if I like the stripes vertical or horizontal as the pillows looks great either way. They also have removable inserts so you can wash the covering. And to think that such sturdy pillows are handmade stills amazes me.