brass hardware – Francois et Moi https://francoisetmoi.com Making a Handmade Modern Home one DIY project at a time. Sat, 21 May 2016 14:46:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://i0.wp.com/francoisetmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Untitled-2-2.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 brass hardware – Francois et Moi https://francoisetmoi.com 32 32 76357554 Francois Renovates: Kitchen Window Makeover https://francoisetmoi.com/interiors/brass-hardware-makeover/ https://francoisetmoi.com/interiors/brass-hardware-makeover/#comments Wed, 17 Feb 2016 17:41:17 +0000 http://francoisetmoi.com/?p=13604 Happy Hump Day! Today I want to share a little backstory on the window makeover in our kitchen. Since we didn’t have the budget to replace the windows with historic-quality glazing (that the house really should have), we decided to keep the existing ones and give them a facelift. To be honest though, I feel torn about replacing original windows in the first place. In our scenario, the windows are 90 years old, and we’d be lucky to have new windows last half as long. New windows would definitely be more energy efficient, but if their lifespan is shorter, are they really more environmentally friendly? I’d love to hear your thoughts if you have an opinion on the topic because I keep going back and forth! Alright, so here was a before shot of the windows (and kitchen). Caramel goodness galore with aged brass hardware on the windows. One thing that was interesting is the kitchen’s woodwork was completely different than the rest of the home’s dark cocoa wood stain. (Before photo courtesy of Zillow.) The window update consisted of fresh paint, refinishing the original window hardware to match the cabinet hardware, and adding window treatments. With the kitchen’s wood […]

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]]> https://francoisetmoi.com/interiors/brass-hardware-makeover/feed/ 4 13604 DIY Woven Paper Basket for Design Sponge https://francoisetmoi.com/diy/diy-woven-paper-basket-for-design-sponge/ https://francoisetmoi.com/diy/diy-woven-paper-basket-for-design-sponge/#comments Fri, 19 Jun 2015 14:32:15 +0000 http://francoisetmoi.com/?p=11219 This week brought on one of those “pinch me” moments when the tutorial I’d created for Design*Sponge went live on Wednesday. But to really explain the magnitude here, I need to step back. Design*Sponge began in 2004 and was really one of the first design blogs I had ever read. Today, it’s an institution in the design/blog world, so when I saw the email come through asking if I’d be interested in working with them, my jaw hit the floor and then, of course, morphed into a huge smile as I looked up at Ken and said “Guess what!!” The basket itself is quite a budget project as kraft paper bags from the grocery are used to form the mass of it. Then any large leather belt will work for the handles. Mosey on over to Design*Sponge for the skinny! Happy Friday You Guys!

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