The editors at This Old House helped make Blair House, the presidential guest house in Washington, D.C., festive for Christmas. Check out the clever, low-cost ideas they used to create a holiday with a little history.
Two lightweight, plaster-coated foam ceiling medallions hang in front of the windows like Christmas wreaths. They've been painted on the cheap by mixing sample jars of traditional green paint into glaze to create the look of pine boughs.
Jefferson ceiling medallion, about $20; Fypon. Ribbon, about $3 a yard; M&J Trimming. Paint samples and glaze by Benjamin Moore.
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