Outdoor Lounging

Let's just dream a minute....

oooh

aaah

love

amazing

heaven!!!!

luxury

Ok, back to reality.... We don't all have these amazing views (even though we wish we had).  Most of us have to create a view in our backyards or patios.  All you really need to create a retreat is a comfy place to sit.  The more comfy the longer you will sit.  It helps to give yourself a little view like a fountain or plant or a fire.  There's nothing more mesmerizing than a fire.  A bit of seclusion can help too.

Here's some great examples of some simple retreats...

comfy rugs

fire pit

very secluded

 So simple and low budget!  They used painted wood pallets for the sofa base.

Plants, plants and more plants!

Color can make you feel happy too and may draw you out to your little haven!

It doesn't take much, a blanket, plant and pillow!

a natural retreat

 How fun would this be to have, not just for kids but adults too!

 Find a small tucked away area and create a place for relaxation!  

This is still my dream spot for relaxing!

Happy Lounging! ~Brandy

Lately...

We've been working really hard, but I wanted to take a little break to show you some of our fun lately.

I headed to Dallas to meet up with a friend...

First stop was the Dry Bar for a blow out and mimosas!

Second stop was some shopping at Grange Hall. I had never been here before but I thought it was really cool. A little pricey but definitely unique.

Brandy and I braved the heat and headed to Canton. 

We found some cool vintage specimen posters to frame as art. 

Annndd, I came home with this flying paper mache cow. Definitely one-of-a-kind!

Elle wasn't sure about Pig (the name Brandy and I gave him because everyone kept saying oh wow, look at that flying pig)

We hit up an estate sale in Hollytree and I found these incredible vintage snake skin boots. A little pricey at $145 so I decided to come back when everything goes on sale and it just wasn't meant to be. Gone to be worn on someone else's fashionable feet. 

We had some new neighbors move in so I baked some Hostess knock off cupcakes!

Eric and I had a date night in Tyler with Don Juan's and a movie at the Liberty. Had no idea it was a silent film until well into the movie, darn it. Oh well, we had fun sitting in the balcony by ourselves and eating M&M's. It's surprisingly refreshing to watch a silent film and not have to pay 100% attention to the movie. 

We spent Saturday morning at Bergfield park to shoot pics of dogs for Homeward Bound during Tyler's Petapalooza. Who knew we would come home with this little guy! (Well, I did actually, it was just Eric who had no idea what the real mission was)

Annnd finally, we celebrated Brandy's birthday!!! She requested Red Velvet Cake so I made it happen!

That's what's been going on lately in between the working madness of launching a new business, building a website and just plain being us. 

~ Jessica

Hi Ho, Hi Ho

We've been working like crazy to try and get our new website off the ground, so hard in fact that I ended up having to go to the eye doctor to get some glasses for when I am on the computer all day!!!

I love Zooey Deschanel so I was kinda excited about getting some geek chic glasses!

Anyways, I thought it would be fun to let you in on what we've been working on....

I'm sure you all have Pinterest boards filled with images of rooms that you love. We all have those inspirational images of what we want our own house to look like but not everyone can actually make that happen.

Here are a few of my dream spaces:

I could sit in here forever! I love the eclectic messiness of it all, but when your eyes need a break, just close the curtain!

Bunny Williams masterpiece. I love me some good symmetry.

Throw in some pops of yellow and a collection of beach finds and I am hooked.

Gotta have some "antiqueness" in my rooms and beachy blue walls are a must!

So how does one accomplish this look? Well, this is where Twine steps in. Here's what I've been working on!

This.....

+ This

with a little of this

and that...

Becomes the perfect eclectic mix of all my dream spaces!

Do you love it? Not quite your style? Do you have a more simple and modern stye? Don't worry, we're having fun creating all kinds of styles and designs so that you will find the one that represents you. Now you know what we've been up to, well enough to keep you intrigued but not give away the whole pie! 

Jessica

Temp

Well, we just couldn't keep quiet any longer! Our website isn't quite ready to be launched so until then, we've set up this temporary blogspot to tell you all about the fabulous things that are happening.

Brandy and I headed to Dallas on Wednesday to attend the launch party for Rue magazine's Texas edition. Even though I drove in from the Piney Woods of Tyler, I couldn't help but feel the ahhh feeling that fresh breath of city air gives me .

    

(Completely figuratively of course as the pollution level was Orange: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups)

Our first stop was to the Duralee showroom to check out the new John Robshaw fabrics and do a little shopping for some pieces of cool furniture we are going to be recovering. Stay tuned for that excitement. 

After visiting Duralee and Kravet (they won't have the new Jonathan Adler fabrics until December), it was time to get gussied up and head out to the launch party of the Texas edition of Rue Magazine!

The Wisteria retail location was a beautiful backdrop for the party. We couldn't help shopping around while mingling. 

Loved this vignette!

Anyone in the market for a huge, wooden elephant? Only $14,000.

Everyone at the event was so fashionable and it was so much fun mingling. We met Bradley Agather of luella & june who was just named the Fashion Editor for the Dallas Morning News. She was wearing a fabulous Thakoon Addition Silk Caftan Tunic that she so graciously relinquished her source for, The Out Net. 

We also met Albertina of Mimosa Lane. She was so sweet and featured me and my adorable chevron clutch on her blog. Love the clutch? You can have one too!  

And it was so great to chat with the stylists Brandon Frien and Arlene Matthews of kit this. They were the creative eyes who styled the fashion segment in the magazine. 

It was a great night of shopping, mingling and trend-spotting! 

And of course, we couldn't leave Dallas without having pancakes at Lucky's!

The best pancakes in Dallas!

After eating a while, I looked down to see that my pancake had turned into PacMan.

Next stop was some morning shopping at the Architectural Savage Warehouse. 

It was our first time to check it out and it was packed with all kinds of stuff from doors and windows to columns and fireplace mantels.

Will enormous old sign letters ever not be cool?

And lastly, no trip to Dallas would be complete without a trip to Northpark to visit my favorite store, Anthropologie!

Loved this sign, you have to crafty when taking pics at Anthro because it's definitely not allowed!

All in all it was fabulous trip! I always have a little pang in my heart when I leave the city but it's nice to come home. I'll be heading to Austin next week for Austin Fashion Week so stay tuned!

Jessica