picture frame molding – Francois et Moi https://francoisetmoi.com Making a Handmade Modern Home one DIY project at a time. Wed, 06 Nov 2019 04:33:24 +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 picture frame molding – Francois et Moi https://francoisetmoi.com 32 32 76357554 Modern Tudor Foyer Reveal https://francoisetmoi.com/diy/modern-tudor-foyer-reveal/ https://francoisetmoi.com/diy/modern-tudor-foyer-reveal/#comments Mon, 04 Nov 2019 18:56:18 +0000 https://francoisetmoi.com/?p=18512 Look around the modern Tudor foyer of Erin Francois, and hear the key updates that made all the difference in their duplex entryway. I’m excited to tell you our summer-turned-fall-turned-late-fall foyer side project is finally finished!! When I think back to where we started in here with the cheap, dirty carpeted stairs and plastic runner over top, naked radiator, and beige walls, the room was functional, per se, but it didn’t make a good first impression–and that, my friends–is the first thing a foyer should do! It’s the first experience someone has in your home, and you want it to be representative of you. Needless to say, this room didn’t flow with the rest of our ‘modern Tudor’ style. However, we did love the original dark woodwork, the black slate floor the previous owner had installed, and the original front door we refinished a few years ago. Scope After nailing down the room’s design direction, we got to work on the scope: Paint all walls Behr/Home Decorators, Whisper White in eggshell finish Remove carpet/refinish stairs with Varathane, Dark Walnut to match existing woodwork. Read about the foyer mid-renovation. Install indoor/outdoor runner — Read more on our decision-making process below. Create […]

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]]> https://francoisetmoi.com/diy/modern-tudor-foyer-reveal/feed/ 4 18512 Modern Tudor Foyer: Design Direction https://francoisetmoi.com/diy/modern-tudor-foyer-design-direction/ https://francoisetmoi.com/diy/modern-tudor-foyer-design-direction/#comments Wed, 15 May 2019 21:12:16 +0000 https://francoisetmoi.com/?p=18067 Modern Tudor Foyer: Inspiration and thoughts surrounding our upcoming foyer renovation. Come weigh in on my design direction! First impressions are everything, and my foyer, in it’s current state anyway, couldn’t charm a fly! See below. Our home is wonderful, if I do say so (with great bias!), but the foyer just isn’t a great indicator of what’s beyond. As you guys know our home is a duplex. (We live on the main floor and rent out the upstairs apartment to our fan-tabulous tenants.) The foyer is the space where the duplex splits in two. Go through the door on the left for our place and up the stairs to the door of the tenant’s unit. If you’re interested in becoming a landlord or buying a duplex, read up on my I Am Landlord series! The foyer has the original wood trim/stringer which I want to keep (and not paint), but the carpet/plastic runner on the stairs has got to go! I plan to refinish the stair treads to match the existing wood trim and paint the risers white. There’s also a great opportunity to make a real focal point on the radiator wall with picture frame moulding and a […]

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