Author Archives: Two Purple Couches

DIY Quote Art

DIY Quote Art via www.twopurplecouches.com

I started blogging to have a personal, creative outlet. It was the place where I would share the vision I had for our newly-built home, and watch it come to life. It was the place where I would try out all those projects and ideas I’d been pinning for months. And it was the place where I would write how I wanted.

Two Purple Couches is still all of these things to me, but some days, it’s easy to forget why I started. And I need a simple reminder—four powerful, motivational words in the form of a DIY quote art project—to jolt me back to those early posts, and the reason why I hit publish in the first place.

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Great step-by-step tutorial for turning miniature pumpkins into cute candle holders. Perfect for my Thanksgiving table! via www.twopurplecouches.com

Easy DIY Pumpkin Candle Holders

Great step-by-step tutorial for turning miniature pumpkins into cute candle holders. Perfect for my Thanksgiving table! via www.twopurplecouches.com

In keeping with my earlier post this week on creating a simple Thanksgiving tablescape, I’ve got an easy DIY to share today that would be a beautiful addition to your holiday table— DIY pumpkin candle holders!

This may seem like a challenging sort of project, but I promise it’s easy, and 10 minutes are all you need to create a whole bunch of pumpkin candle holders!

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Sconces vs. Vanity Lights: Bathroom Lighting Ideas

Sconces or vanity lights? There are so many bathroom lighting ideas, how do you know which one to choose? via www.twopurplecouches.com

Now that our bedroom is all trimmed and painted, our bathroom needs to catch up! But there’s a few more items we want to check off our Bathroom To Do list before we can put this room in the books. And one of those is switching out our vanity lights. So I’ve been hunting down a whole bunch of bathroom lighting ideas to help us decide what we want!

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