Striped Pillows

We've had boring tan pillows in our family room for years. They provided a bland backdrop to more decorative pillows and I was fine with the blandness for a long time until one day I decided enough was enough and it was time for a change. Bye-bye beige:

All the pillows are regularly thrown on the floor by the kids so I didn't want to spend a lot of money on them. My first thought was to try a chevron pattern. I tested out the Simply Spray fabric paint knowing that it was a gamble but possibly a fun DIY adventure. Well, it failed. I ended up with weird watery spots on the fabric. I was planning to find a chevron fabric I liked and just make new pillows and was strongly considering this one when I stumbled upon these in the clearance end cap at Target:

 That's right, $1.99! How could I resist? So for $8 plus tax I now have 2 new pillow covers: