Coffee Table

Published on March 12, 2014March 11, 2014 by T.W.O.Leave a comment

Decorating. Design. Deals! T.W.O. has been having a great time finding some great items for their home decorating project! This past weekend, we stumbled upon some fabulous items for our coffee table. The color scheme throughout our house is neutrals with some blue accent pieces. Most of our beautiful wood furniture (coffee table, media chest, dinner room table) are all on the darker side, so we needed to tie in some neutral accessories. To do so, we made our merry way down to HomeGoods and bought these wonderful tabletop pieces! We left the store with some lovely treasures – without emptying our wallets!

Thank you HomeGoods!

DIY Headboard

Published on March 5, 2014March 4, 2014 by T.W.O.1 Comment

Move over Pottery Barn, West Elm and all those other fabulous furniture stores that sell quality, pricey pieces that make magazine covers – – – T.W.O. has competition for you! This past couple of months, T.W.O. designed and built a custom headboard. After looking through magazines and not finding exactly what we wanted, T.W.O. decided to make our own. With the help of a talented crew (Thanks Dad and Mom!), they made an original piece. Follow the pictures below to watch the progression of the DIY project. We can’t wait to finish the room off with shelves, accessories and frames. More to come in later posts on that!

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Sweet Dreams

Published on February 18, 2014February 18, 2014 by T.W.O.Leave a comment

Euro Sham – – – Regular Sham – – – Down Comforter – – – Duvet

Accent Pillows – – – Cotton Blanket – – – Textured Pillow – – – Throw Blanket

Photo Frame Collage Wall

Published on January 28, 2014January 27, 2014 by T.W.O.3 Comments

T.W.O. is working on designing their home office area and decided to fill the wall with a collage of frames. Below is our vision with some of our favorite moments captured.

A Closer Look…

Be Creative, Be Original,

Lemon Week on T.W.O.

Published on January 13, 2014January 13, 2014 by T.W.O.1 Comment

It’s Lemon Week!!

This week, T.W.O. will be featuring some recipes and creative ideas that all include lemons! Every year, around this time, the famous family lemon tree is full of fruit! The tree produces so many lemons, so we like to come up with different ways to use them so they don’t go to waste! We look forward to sharing our ideas and hope that the next time you are given lemons, you think of T.W.O.’s lemon ideas!

Decorating with lemons is one of T.W.O.’s favorite things to do with the fruit. Just grab a vase, some fresh picked lemons, and bam- you have yourself a nice table centerpiece!

Use lemons as a table setting decoration. It’s the new napkin holder!

Another idea is to gift lemons! Add fresh lemons to a gift basket! It adds color and is a great filler between the other items in the basket.

Lemons make life so much brighter!

New Years Eve Tablescape

Published on December 27, 2013December 26, 2013 by T.W.O.4 Comments

T.W.O.’s Inspiration

T.W.O.’s Design Board

1. Charge-It-By-Jay. Black Round Chargers; 2. Solaris Dinnerware; 3. Stainless Steel Sphere; 4. Miranda Flutes;5. Vega Star; 6. Spike Napkin Ring; 7.Mercury Tealight Holders; 8. Ella Napkin

9. Mercury Glass Logs; 10. Pascual Mirrored Tray; 11. Nest Runner

Thanksgiving Tablescape

Published on November 6, 2013November 4, 2013 by T.W.O.1 Comment

T.W.O.’s Inspiration

T.W.O.’s Design Board

1. Fresco Turkey Plates , 2. Bernardaud Louvre Dinnerware, 3. French Country Side Goblets, 4. Bali Dark Placemats, 5. Cross Dyed Linen, 6. Damask Print Table Runner

7. Gold Pumpkin Vase Filler, 8. Lead Terra Cotta Pillar Candle Holders, 9. Marlowe Vases, 10. Gold Pumpkin Candles

“Neutral Living” By T.W.O.

Published on October 23, 2013October 18, 2013 by T.W.O.Leave a comment

T.W.O.‘s Inspiration

(Copyright – Staples Design Group)

T.W.O.‘s Design Board

(1) Pierce Sectional Sofa (2) Gia Candle Holders, (3) Coffee Table
(4) Maulvrier Area Rug (5) Morton Silver Serving Tray (6) Stella Frames
(7) Lucianna Medallion Pillow

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(8) Metropolitan Console Table (9) Bellesol Mirrors (10) Pendant Clock
(11) Phalaenopsis Orchid (12) Metropolitan Side Table (13) Blue Vase (14) Palladian Table Lamp

T.W.O. used Houzz.com to search for their Neutral Living Space Board.

Happy Designing!!!

Books T.W.O. Ways

Published on October 10, 2013October 9, 2013 by twinswithoriginalityLeave a comment

Decorating bookshelves is not easy. First you have to pick a theme, color scheme, and then purchase the items. When T.W.O. first was presented the task of decorating 2 sets of bookshelves, we did some research by looking through magazines and online. T.W.O fell in LOVE with the bookshelf design by Restoration Hardware (inspiration picture above). The design was rustic, but yet ‘beachy’, which was the theme that we were going for in the room. After studying the photo, T.W.O. decided that this would be a simple, less expensive project if we were to do it ourselves and not buy the pre-made book online. And that is what we did!

Supplies

Books (Paperback and hardcover)
Rotisserie string
Brown paper grocery bags
Scissors

To start the project, T.W.O. headed down to the nearest $1 bookstore. We scanned the books for size (both height and width), color of paper, titles, and condition. Once we gathered the amount needed, we headed home to begin working on the fun part!

First, remove all the book covers from the paperback books. These will be the books you bind together. Decide on the books you want to bind together- they can vary in size, color, etc. Once you have decided, cut your rotisserie string so that it is long enough to go around the books. Cut 2 stings for each “book stack” you make. Tie your books together, one string towards the top, then other towards the bottom. Repeat for the other “book stacks.”

For the hardback books, T.W.O. wrapped each book in a brown paper grocery bag. (Yes, it is like when you were in high school and had to wrap your textbooks. Hopefully you still have the skills to do it! ) Cut your paper bag so that it lays flat. Turn the paper over so that the blank side is face down. Now start folding! Once the book is covered, repeat for remaining hardback books.

Now it’s design time! Place the “book stacks” where you would like. T.W.O. incorporated seashells in glass containers on the bookshelves to tie in the “beachy” theme. Any theme can really work with these books- nautical, Spanish, Italian, aviation, etc. The choices are endless. Just remember- be creative and original. It’s easy as that!