Category Archives: Around the House

Easy Beach Inspired Art

Beach Inspired Art Canvas by Two Purple Couches #diyart #beach #vacation #painting

Hello friends! Another week is upon us! I sure hope you got to spend some time soaking up sun, fun and family time over the holiday weekend. Our 4th of July here in Cincinnati was absolutely gorgeous, with cooler temps and plenty of summery breezes. If only we’d had a bit of sand and sea to go with it!

Today I’m over at VRAI Magazine sharing a very simple diy project: how to create your own beach inspired art! Perfect for capturing the memories of a favorite vacation spot, or just creating a little escape when you need it!

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Updated House Tour: Bonus Room

House Tour of Bonus Room space by Two Purple Couches #housetour #bonusroom #familyroom #homegym

I didn’t forget about sharing my House Tour with you guys! Though I did fall behind schedule. But never fear! The next installment of the house tour picks up today, and we’re heading upstairs to check out our Bonus Room.

Our bonus room is basically a second family room, directly above our first-floor family room and measuring in at about the same size.

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Painted Wine Bottle Centerpieces

A Gatsby party certainly can’t be a Gatsby party without plenty of bottles of booze: some to drink and some to use as decor!

I’ve been hoarding empty bottles for a while, just waiting for the opportunity to create my own Painted Wine Bottle Centerpieces.

Easy Painted Wine Bottle Centerpieces by Two Purple Couches #roaringtwenties #roaringtwentiesparty #gatsby #gatsbyparty #winebottlecenterpieces #birthdayparty #partydecor

And making your own really doesn’t get much simpler than these four steps:

Step One: get ahold of some empty wine bottles.

Step Two: select your acrylic craft paint (or spray paint) of choice.

crafting with wine bottles  #roaringtwenties #roaringtwentiesparty #gatsby #gatsbyparty #winebottlecenterpieces #birthdayparty #partydecor

Step Three: paint wines bottles. Preferably whilst consuming more wine. (see example above)

Step Four: embellish and enjoy!

Roaring Twenties-inspired Wine Bottle Centerpieces by Two Purple Couches  #roaringtwenties #roaringtwentiesparty #gatsby #gatsbyparty #winebottlecenterpieces #birthdayparty #partydecor #newyears #newyearsparty

The embellishing part was pretty simple; I just used items I already had on-hand.

For the first bottle, I strung up my own strand of craft pearls so that one could wear a necklace. For the second, I tied bunches of gold curling ribbon to a bamboo skewer. For the third, I dug a few sprays of silver beads out of my Christmas bins and stuck them in the top. I like that these give it the look of champagne bursting out of the bottle.

Then I arranged them on the food table, and voila! An easy painted wine bottle centerpiece! And pretty much for the cost of free if you consider that I’d have drunk the wine anyway 😉

Wine Bottle Centerpieces by Two Purple Couches  #roaringtwenties #roaringtwentiesparty #gatsby #gatsbyparty #winebottlecenterpieces #birthdayparty #partydecor

Want to see even more diy decorating ideas? You can continue the Choose-Your-Own Party Decor Adventure with…

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