repurposed chandelier candelabra

I love  repurposed chandelier projects. This is the first modern chandelier I’ve gutted to turn into a romantic candelabra. Each chandelier is different, but this post will show you how I achieved this look for no money.

Repurposed Chandelier – a Yard Sale Find

Do you remember this chandelier I recently picked up at a yard sale?

There really wasn’t much wrong with it, I just didn’t really need it to be a chandelier.

Begin by gutting all the wires from the repurposed chandelier

I started dismantling it by removing the shades, then removing the two tiny screws that hold the socket into this little brace thingy which unscrews. (after I got the socket loosened I cut the wiring with wire cutters.

After doing that to all of the arms, I turned it over and unscrewed this piece on the bottom that holds all the main pieces together. Be sure to keep all of your parts sort of laid out in order so that you can put it all back together.

As I went, I snipped all the wires, then put it all back together. While I had it apart, I tightened a couple of the arms that were loose. I think this is why they people sold it at the yard sale.

Don’t throw away the spare parts of the chandelier

I tried a few ways to put it back together where it would support candles AND the original shades. This is the only way that worked. I forced the two sides of the silver brace thing into the socket where the light bulb should go.

Then, I then inserted two screws to hold the silver brace thing in place.

I then threaded on the collar thing that makes the glass shade stay on. (that gross looking cat litter jug is what I use to put unwanted screws in. I’ve also scraped stain into it when I’ve stripped furniture, hence the brown stuff)

After I screwed the collar on, I dropped it into the shade.

The silver piece will be protruding out the bottom of the shade.

I then screwed the silver piece onto the original threads.

The socket is reattached, and is now upside down.

Repurposed Chandelier Candelabra

I had some big round candles that fit perfectly into the shades.

So, I hung it from a low branch on my tree so that I could get some good pictures.

I waited for it to get dark.

PIN IT!

Don’t you  think it’s very romantic? It would be perfect on a patio.
Where would you hang it?
gail

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