mantel – Francois et Moi https://francoisetmoi.com Making a Handmade Modern Home one DIY project at a time. Tue, 17 Nov 2020 00:24:46 +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 mantel – Francois et Moi https://francoisetmoi.com 32 32 76357554 Asymmetrical Garland DIY https://francoisetmoi.com/diy/asymmetrical-garland-diy/ https://francoisetmoi.com/diy/asymmetrical-garland-diy/#comments Fri, 07 Dec 2018 21:31:32 +0000 http://francoisetmoi.com/?p=17555 Asymmetrical garland: an unexpected take on traditional Holiday fireplace mantel decor. Hear my thought process and how to create the look at your house.My college roommate and longtime friend, Shawnna of thatsmeinthemiddle.com has a beautiful 1920’s home in Minneapolis complete with original casement windows and a substantial white brick fireplace—all those amazing details my 1936 depression-era house missed out on. Jk. I love my house, but man I also love fireplaces!  Anywho, we’ve been talking about doing some kind of house tour at her place for over a year now. And recently over a coffee play date, I finally invited myself over to style her mantel for Christmas.  You see, being that we are sans fireplace at the Francois abode, I’ve been deprived of getting to decorate one each year, and that’s gone on long enough!   Shawnna was graciously up for it, and so the night before I headed over there, I ran to Bachman’s, Michaels, and Target and rounded up a combination of real and permanent greenery to create a robust garland. I was going to buy a premade fresh garland, and zsush it up with additional faux greens, but the fresh garlands were crazy expensive to the […]

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