At about nine pm one dark evening, a log fell out of the fire onto a floor cushion where the cat was washing herself.

She shifted uncomfortably against the floor cushions, forcing a smile of her own.

A child-size table and floor cushions are made in Morocco.

A black girl, thin and elegant as a model, sat crosslegged on a floor cushion.

Peabody walked over and poked at one of the floor cushions.

"Just push a few of those floor cushions together and stretch out."

Fat Boy (in silver or red, $145) starts as a 54 1/2-by-72-inch floor cushion.

Rod stood up and went over to settle down beside her on the floor cushions.

She pushed herself up from the floor cushions and walked to her window.

"Please, sit," she said, offering her a low floor cushion.