Madeleine Langlois

Syndicated columnist Madeleine (Maddy) Langlois is a respected artist and décor accent designer with 23 years of designing experience and many creative ventures to her credit. Her projects inspire people to transform everyday objects into trendy decorative accents for the home. Her up-to-date and imaginative ideas are due to her combined backgrounds both as a fashion and giftware designer, which have created her trademark and distinctive style.

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Maddy's Columns

• Beach wreaths
• Flea-market Finds and Makeovers: Part 2
• Flea-market Finds and Makeovers: Part 1
• Run rings around summer dining
• Treasure trays
• Gourd birdhouses
• Create your own Celtic pot of gold
• Contemporary beaded throw
• Bring spa style home
• Valentine rose petal heart wreath
• Geometric mosaic vase
• Psychedelic frames
• Decorative snowball
• Silver and ice centerpiece
• "Christmas in Paris" theme table
• Tea-candle castings
• Holiday greetings with all the trimmings
• Sweet containers
• Ghostly Halloween placemats
• Pumpkin creature
• Haunting rocks
• Bring the fall harvest to the table
• Fall copper leaf wreath
• Chic thumbtack creations are a real charm
• Recyling wine boxes into theme boxes
• Box-car frames
• Mosaic gazing ball
• A rocking frame
• A dish that Dad can't resist
• Groovy mod-style Easter eggs are over easy
• Stylish kitchen stools
• Sassy sand candles
• Bejeweled bottles
• Curtain call for the walls
• Pickling wood achieves clean new finish for bathroom cabinet
• Baby gifts with a personal touch
• Plastered mummy-style vases
• Zen harvest centerpiece
• Marvelous moss frames
• Fishing-lure wind chimes
• Hip teen memo boards
• Suitcase-bottom shelf unit
• Turn cracked glass into treasure
• Moonlighting luminettes
• Capture images of nature and let the sunshine in!
• Deck and patio hearth
• Decorative coat rack and hooks
• Dish it up for Mother's Day
• Hopscotch stepping stones
• Textured bird bath
• Have a ball in your garden
• Dressing up pillows for a new season
• Inspiration boards
• Country style tiles
• Paper and skeleton leaf frame
• Simple clay menorah with a modern twist
• Victorian Christmas stockings
• Holiday dishes spread cheer
• Pumpkin mat
• Fall finds make an impression
• A touch of glass
• New life for an old chair
• Light-switch art
• Touch it up with texture
• Barn wood has great shelf life
• Family photos fit into feng shui
• May flowers with flair
• Give mom a garden of memories
• Serve your trays with transfers
• Illuminate your lamp shades
• Coasters with a retro twist
• A fresh start for an old table
• These images are for keeps
• Monotone leaf impressions
• Reunion decorating
• What's on tap in home trends
• Festive holiday accents
• Modern branch Christmas tree
• An inviting holiday table
• Picture perfect advent calendar
• Creepy stone castings
• Put a spin on paperweights
• Painted fabric napkins
• Seashore mosaic frame
• Flower power bench
• Faux-finish toy chest
• A glass act for New Year's Eve
• It's a wrap!
• Pinecone planters
• Modern style lights up a traditional menorah
• Holiday poinsettia mat
• Cinnamon spice box
• Ghoulish votives
• Scarecrow logs
• Buckets of plenty
• Seashell souvenirs
• Patio planterns
• Second sails
• Painting on driftwood