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Need ideas for using grapevines as a wall border
February 6th, 2007
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Full question:
I want to use grapevine as a wall border. I have 60 feet total to cover in space. I have 7 - 15 ft long grapevines (I got extra in case). I’m trying to decide if I should shape them in tight curls or in large ones to stretch around the room. Does that make sense? Will large curls stick out too much or would small curls cover more area? I’ve used grapevine for other things so I know about how to shape them but I’ve never used them to cover the top of a wall before. Before I’ve just pulled them out into big loopes and then soaked it in the tub to loosen it up.
My answer:
I see your dilemma. You have great high ceilings and I think the visual space that the grapevines will take up couldn’t be enough to be overpowering with that height. When I work with grapevines, I don’t do curls. I put them up in waves - lines that go up and down and then back up, versus around in loops of any size. These pictures aren’t focused on the grapevine itself - they are more focused on specific aspects of what I did with them, but maybe you can see what I mean:
http://www.frugalbydesign.com//images/copper.jpg
http://www.frugalbydesign.com//images/copperpot.jpg
Your Frugal Decorating Diva,
Nancy
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Jakob on 1 Aug 2007 at 3:36 am: 1
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margaret curless on 4 Aug 2007 at 10:35 am: 2
Hi, I am wanting to decorate around my front door with grapevine. I bought the grapevine. I comes in a wreath shape and is tied together. It opens to one long piece, but it stayes round. Should I soak it in waater first to make it maluable?
Thank You
answers on 7 Aug 2007 at 6:01 pm: 3
Yes, try soaking it in your bathtub to straighten it out. I have also hung mine around my doors, then attached “stuff” to it (flowers, pumpkins, leaves, birds, etc.). The weight of the “stuff” has helped straighten it out.