Handmade embroidered pillows & decor · TunisPinkLemon

It's cool to be kitsch.

Hand-stitched pillows, hand-painted objects and loud original canvases for people who find beige offensive. Every piece is one of one, or made just for you.

When life gives you a lemon, you must eat the lemon. All of it. Including the skin.

That's the whole philosophy. More colour, more pattern, more sass. Nothing here is mass-produced and nothing is trying to be tasteful.

the goods

Work

Embroidered pillows, painted objects and canvases, all handmade in Tunis. Most are one of one; anything marked made to order can be made again in your colours, your fabric and your words.

Made to order Olive green knit pillow with a hand-appliquéd hot pink spotted cheetah, handmade in Tunis

The Pink Cheetah

Olive knit, hot pink cheetah, zero chill.

One of one Large maximalist acrylic painting with leopard print, masks, a skull and pink birds

I Can See Things Clearly Now

Acrylic and mixed media on canvas. Leopard, skulls, porcelain and a lot of pink.

Made to order Ruffled pink and white striped heart pillow hand-embroidered with Please leave by nine

Please Leave By Nine

Candy-stripe ruffled heart, hand-embroidered. For the host with boundaries.

One of one Two hand-painted crowned ceramic head vases, one hot pink, one cream covered in flowers

The Crowned Heads

"Perfectly Imperfect" and "Less Blah Blah More Flowers." Hand-painted ceramic.

Made to order Red cushion with navy tassels and a hand-embroidered white tiger

The Red Tiger

Red cushion, embroidered white tiger, navy tassels on every corner.

One of one Pop art bust covered in newspaper collage, neon paint and graffiti

Trong Trái Tim Tôi

Collage, neon paint and graffiti on a cast bust. History, remixed.

Made to order Leopard print lumbar pillow embroidered in pink: It's cool to be kitsch

It's Cool To Be Kitsch

Leopard lumbar with neon piping and our motto chain-stitched across.

One of one Colourful mixed media painting with a pink bust, green bulldog and the words Originality is an illusion

Originality Is An Illusion

Mixed media in a hand-painted neon and gold-leaf frame.

One of one Face mask hand-painted with blue and pink flowers in a gilded oval frame

Dis-moi quel masque

Hand-painted floral mask in an antique gilded oval.

Made to order Wall of hand-painted masks and slogan plates above a striped console

The Mask & Plate Wall

Painted masks and slogan plates, sold singly or as a whole wall.

Made to order Two leopard lumbar pillows with red and pink hand embroidery on a checkerboard rug

Kitsch, Times Two

Same slogan, your thread colour. Red, pink, or something worse.

One of one Pop art collage bust lit against a dark background

Trong Trái Tim Tôi, after dark

The same bust, lit like it's in a gallery. Which it should be.

stitch lab

Your words,
stitched.

Every pillow can carry your own line: a house rule, an inside joke, a warning to guests. Type it and see how it looks.

Stitching in Arabic script? We'll confirm it when we send your quote.
Please leave by nine

Rough preview only. The real thing is hand-embroidered, so it'll be wonkier and better.

commissions

How it works

Nothing on this site has a cart. You tell us what you're dreaming of, we make it by hand, and it turns up at your door looking like no one else's.

Tell us the idea

A phrase, a colour, an animal, a room that needs rescuing. Photos of your space help a lot.

We sketch & quote

You'll get a sketch, fabric or colour options, a price and a realistic timeline. No surprises.

Made by hand

Stitched, painted and finished in the studio, then carefully packed and sent your way.

Slogan pillowsPainted plates & masksCustom canvasesUpcycled framesPet portraits (the fancy kind)Personalised gifts that start conversations
Hand holding the striped heart pillow against a bright blue wall
hello

Who's behind the lemon

Pink Lemon is a tiny studio in Tunis making things that are a little too much, on purpose. Pillows are embroidered by hand, ceramics and busts are painted by hand, and old frames get rescued and dressed up.

We think a home should say something, even if what it says is "please leave by nine."

xx, Pink Lemon
good to know

Questions

How do I order?

There's no cart. Fill in the form at the bottom of the page or message us, and we'll reply with a sketch, a price and a timeline.

Can I choose my own words?

Yes. Any pillow marked made to order can carry your phrase, in your fabric and thread colour. Try it in the Stitch Lab first.

Is every piece unique?

Canvases, busts and painted objects marked one of one exist only once. Made-to-order pieces are remade by hand for you, so no two are ever quite the same.

Can you embroider in Arabic?

Tell us in your request and we'll confirm it when we send your quote.

Where are you based?

The studio is in Tunis, Tunisia. We work to order, by message and email.

let's make something loud

Say hi

Tell us about your idea and we'll come back with a sketch and a quote, usually within a few days.

Squeeze!

Your email app should open with everything filled in. Hit send and we'll be in touch soon.