Some things are just naturally better if there are two of them. A breakfast with one egg, one bacon and one toast isn’t as appealing as when there’s a couple of each. The same principle works in interior home design! An identical pair of, say, mirrors or lamps often makes a statement that’s bolder and more stylish than just one.

A lot of homes feature matching end tables and living room chairs, but that’s far from the only way to use duplicate furnishings. Here are some ideas about furniture and decor that are dandy and fine with two of a kind!

Pairs and Symmetry

Our minds like symmetry. That’s why people are drawn to room arrangements that feature pairs. Think about a distinguished twosome of armchairs in a living room. When they’re side-by-side, they establish a refined look that’s familiar and soothing. Even when they’re split up, even in an asymmetrical room, they draw the eye and become a focal point that brings order.

Two-of-a-kind furnishings such as chairs are versatile as well! They may be next to each other in your current set-up, but you can choose to split them up when you rearrange or take them to a new home.

Where to Double Up

Multiplication by two is applicable in any room of the house. Whether you duplicate chairs, cabinets, collages or candlesticks, a second helping lends the advantages of symmetry to every space.

Living Room Replications

Chairs are an obvious candidate for twinning. They draw particular attention if they’re solid in a busy room or patterned in a staid one!

In a large space, you can double sofas as well. Place them on opposite walls or position them at 90 degrees. Also, you can play the doubling game on a single sofa or a sectional with the strategic placement of pillows, for instance, a pair at each end that mirror contrasting colors or patterns.

Matching end tables with lamps are a traditional twosome, but how about a variation on that theme? For example, matching statuettes on either end of a coffee table or identical lamps across the room from each other.

Twin bookcases, especially tall and narrow ones, work best on the same wall. When they frame a doorway or a wall collage they look like an organic part of the room. You can double up on your doubling by mirroring the same or similar decor on shelves at the same height!

Bookshelves rest against the walls, but other duos actually hang on them. Identical mirrors might be side by side or opposite. For a wall art set of 2, match up the color and size of the frames; the pictures don’t have to be exactly alike. For a repeated wall collage, hang two collections so that all the positions and shapes match.

Dining Room Doubles

A china hutch is great in any dining room, but what about a pair of glass cabinets? With all their extra space, you can store a combination of dinnerware and decor. It works even better if you approximately match the contents across shelves of the same height.

For a variation on the dining room chandelier, try smaller dual chandeliers over each end of the table. The concept works in the kitchen, for example, with a pair of pendants over an island!

Hallway Repeatables

Sometimes hallways are nondescript, but, if there’s room, liven them up with a pair of side chairs around a short table. Side-by-side or facing doubled wall art fits in just about any hall, and a pair of storage benches looks twice as nice and creates plenty of space to stash things!

Additionals in Any Room

Accent chairs go in pairs anywhere you care to use them! They’re happy to sit in family rooms and bedrooms as well as the living room. Maybe you can complement those chairs with a floor lamp set of two. Add matching side tables and you have “yours and mine” reading nooks!

And, of course, there’s no limit to how and where you might duplicate decor! Let twin animal figurines face each other. Pot identical indoor plants in identical baskets or on duplicate pedestals. Candles, vases, shadow boxes, tabletop baskets: they’re all fair game for the fun of one plus one more.

Double Down on Your Favorite Style

A great aspect of these terrific twosomes is that they look good in any style! Formal or modern, contemporary or rustic, the power of pairs ties together a space in a way that hits home with anyone who walks in.

And here’s the topper: the year “2022” has a bunch of numeral 2’s in it, so it’s just begging you to hop aboard the twin-furnishing train! Whatever item you’re decorating with, celebrate the coming year by picking up a second one!