Author Archives: Two Purple Couches

Wicker, Macrame and Dye—Oh My! {#swapitlikeitshot}

A bunch of your favorite bloggers, swapping flea market finds and re-imagining them into something new! via www.twopurplecouches.com #swapitlikeitshot #fleamarket #upcycle #repurpose

Today, folks. Today is a pretty cool day. Today, the epic “Swap It Like It’s Hot” Flea Market Swap is happening. Twenty-six bloggers. Twenty-six crazy-cool upcycled and repurposed projects. I mean, does it get any more awesome than this!?

How does it work? Well, it’s sorta like a Secret Santa for swapping junk! Except, you know who has your name. Buuut, the twist is that you don’t know what you’re getting!

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Bright and bold dining room in orange and teal. via www.twopurplecouches.com #homedecor #diningroom #orange #teal #color

Dining Room Decor: Orange & Teal

Bright and bold dining room in orange and teal. via www.twopurplecouches.com #homedecor #diningroom #orange #teal #color

I like color. I’m generally not afraid of it. But for a small moment, I seriously wondered what in the world I’d do with our orange dining room. Tom’s been on a mission to re-paint it since the last coat dried. But I asked him to give it a chance.

Let me get my decorating hands on it and see what I could do.

So, we started with a big, shiny, neutral mirror. Then we added a trio of abstract paintings.

And now, a few finishing touches later, the dining room decor dilemma doesn’t seem so daunting.

Orange, meet Teal. I think you two will really hit it off…

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Tour Through Blogland

Tour Through Blogland. via www.twopurplecouches.com

Have you seen some of the recent tours through Blogland? It’s been a fun sort of get-to-know-you round robin, with one blogger sharing another, then that blogger shares another, and so on. It’s a neat way to get to know more about each other and to show what goes on “behind the scenes” of our blogs.

I’ve enjoyed getting to know more about some of my favorite bloggers and friends, as well as meeting some fab new people! I hope you’ll feel the same way, because today I’m sharing as part of this Tour Through Blogland!

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A bright yet cozy modern Fall mantel with neutrals and saffron yellow. via www.twopurplecouches.com #fall #falldecor #mantel #homedecor

Modern Fall Mantel

A bright yet cozy modern Fall mantel with neutrals and saffron yellow. via www.twopurplecouches.com #fall #falldecor #mantel #homedecor

I took a slightly different approach to my Fall mantel this year. While I do love much of the traditional decor you find during the Fall season, it just doesn’t jive so well with my style. But I was still so inspired by the mantels I shared last week, that I had to change things up for the season, just with my own twist!

So I give you, my modern Fall mantel with touches of texture, neutrals and saffron yellow!

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