ceiling medallion – Francois et Moi https://francoisetmoi.com Making a Handmade Modern Home one DIY project at a time. Thu, 20 Jun 2019 16:45:20 +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 ceiling medallion – Francois et Moi https://francoisetmoi.com 32 32 76357554 Modern Tudor Foyer BEFORE + Progress Update https://francoisetmoi.com/diy/modern-tudor-foyer-before-progress-update/ https://francoisetmoi.com/diy/modern-tudor-foyer-before-progress-update/#comments Thu, 20 Jun 2019 16:40:58 +0000 https://francoisetmoi.com/?p=18170 FOYER RENO! A look at the foyer BEFORE + A guided tour of the progress we’re making in this gem of an entry! You guys have seen my design vision for the foyer, but what did the actual foyer look like?! If you’re on Instagram, then you may have already seen it. I’ve been story-ing up a freaking storm. But here’s a closer look at the BEFORE of the foyer. The word ‘foyer’ sounds so fancy, right? Well our house isn’t exactly fancy. It’s a small 1930’s duplex that we own/occupy. The upstairs is an apartment + den that we rent out. (Are you sick of me explaining that yet?!) The foyer is the spot that it splits into two units. Go to the left for the door to our unit, and go up the stairs to the door to our tenant’s home. BEFORE The previous owner laid down this beige shag carpet while getting ready to sell the place 5 years ago, in an effort, no doubt, to avoid having to refinish the stairs (I totally get it–refinishing stairs is WERK!) Not ready to tackle the stairs when we first moved in, we laid this god-awful (if I do […]

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]]> https://francoisetmoi.com/diy/modern-tudor-foyer-before-progress-update/feed/ 2 18170 How to Center a Light Fixture Using a Ceiling Medallion https://francoisetmoi.com/diy/how-to-center-a-light-fixture-using-a-ceiling-medallion/ Fri, 15 Jul 2016 22:56:54 +0000 http://francoisetmoi.com/?p=14648   When we purchased our 1930’s home, the light fixture above the table in the dining room, was a bit off center. It was about 10″ off to be exact and just enough to really get under your skin every time you walked by. We had been planning to replace the light fixture and center it above the table soon after moving in, but having just wrapped up a kitchen renovation chalk full of plaster patching and sanding, the thought of moving the light fixture and patching/sanding another hole so soon after–well it was enough to make us be okay living with the old, boring  off center light fixture a little longer. The old light fixture is pictured below. It’s difficult to see–wish I had taken better before shots–but the fixture was off center to the right, and needed to be moved back to pair properly with the dining table. We were okay procrastinating the fixture switch, that is until we discovered the magic of the ceiling medallion: a beautiful, low-cost solution for moving a light fixture without the dreaded plaster patching! And I have to say, I LOVE the way the traditional ceiling medallion pairs with a more modern […]

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