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    Thrift Store Makeovers » Floor Lamp Solar Chandelier

    Floor Lamp Solar Chandelier

    Published by Gail | Published March 8, 2017 | Updated August 25, 2021
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    How to make a floor lamp solar chandelier using bits and pieces of an old lamp and chandelier. Great for the garden or patio. So many options. #MyRepurposedLife #repurposed #floorlamp #chandelier #solar #lightfeature via @repurposedlife

    It’s already time for our Thrift Store Décor Project! It sort of snuck up on me this month, so I challenged myself to get this floor lamp solar light feature done!

    thrift store floor lampI bought this floor lamp last year at Vendors Village in Clarksville Indiana on a shopping spree. It was $10.

    free chandelierI looked and looked for the perfect chandelier, but couldn’t find one. Then this little beauty fell into my lap. My neighbor Rodney was getting rid of it and asked me if I wanted it. It would be perfect for my floor lamp solar light feature!

    gut chandelierAfter I checked to see if it would work with the thrift store floor lamp I got busy gutting it—taking all the wiring out of the chandelier. It’s fairly easy using some needle nosed pliers to snip the wires and pull them out of the arms of the chandelier.

    metallic spray paint chandelierTo see how the floor lamp solar light was really going to look, I needed to paint the two items to match. I used Krylon Metallic Spray Paint. If you look closely at the chandelier, it may look a little different. I removed the bottom portion and used some of it and part of the top of the floor lamp to change up the top a little. It was a lot of trial and error to get the pieces to match up.

    add chandelier to floor lamp postSee how the chandelier will rest right on top of the old floor lamp? All of that took place LAST March! Then it sat in the garage until this past weekend.

    retro-fit solar lightsI purchased these solar lights at the Dollar General Store for $3 each. They won’t work “as is” so I have to retro-fit them slightly. I removed the collar of the light and then put the light back together with existing screw and fitting.

    Funny side note: Looking at this picture it’s obvious that these lights are 2 different styles. All the time I worked on these I never noticed it until I took the final pictures in front of the tree.

    retro-fit lamp partsI needed some nuts to attach to the solar light fitting. To make it all work, I had to snap off the prongs of the original chandelier parts. Using pliers I just bent it back and forth until it broke off.

    secure nut with gorilla constructive adhesiveI used Gorilla Glue Construction Adhesive to attach the broken nuts to the black fitting on the solar light. I simply squirted it in a plastic tray and dipped the plastic fitting into it and placed the nut on it.

    spray paint solar lightsThe housing of the solar lights were metallic, but they didn’t match the chandelier very well, so I taped up the top of the solar lights and used the same metallic spray paint to make them match. I think the floor lamp solar light feature is going to come together!!

    solar light chandelier

    The nuts I tried to secure with the Gorilla Glue Construction Adhesive didn’t hold to the plastic when I attempted to thread them onto the stems.

    solar lights on chandelier[3]_thumb For now I removed the nuts and  simply rested the plastic fitting over the threads of the chandelier. (in this photo the nut is threaded, I removed it)

    testing flameless candles for chandelier[4]_thumbI tried out some flameless candles in the candle cups of the chandelier. That’s the beauty of a project like this, it’s very versatile! I could even have removed the reflective lower portion in the glass globe, and put the flameless candles in there. So many options!

    Floor Lamp Solar Light Feature

    Repurposed floor lamp and a chandelier make a great garden or patio solar light feature. MyRepurposedLife.comBut for now I left the solar lights in tact. You can see that I can also hang the chandelier as it is easily removable from the top of the floor lamp.

    repurposed chandelier solar garden light MyRepurposedLife.com

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    This floor lamp solar light feature was a fun project and if you’re making it for yourself, it’s fairly inexpensive. If I were to sell it, I’d have to ask $25 just to get my money back ($10 for lamp, $15 for Solar Lights). But all in all for a new lawn or garden feature, it’s a good deal!

    Be sure to stop by and see what my Thrift Store Décor Friends have been up to this month . . .

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    My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia Painted Succulent Planter

    Domestically Speaking Spring Thrift Store Basket

    Refresh Restyle Galvanized Cake Stand

    My Repurposed Life  Floor Lamp Solar Chandelier

    Petticoat Junktion Sisal Rope Planter

    See ya next month for another great Thrift Store Project!

    gail

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    Hanging Solar Chandelier

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    1. Jennie

      December 08, 2017 at 7:38 pm

      I love this so much that I did 2 from hanging lights on sheapherd hooks. I kept my solar lights in the little cups by using the globes that I found. The sun in Arizona is so strong after a year maybe 2 the solar lights need to be changed out. I bought the least expensive solar lights .99cents each, they all last the same amount of time.

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    2. Charlotte

      April 24, 2017 at 2:08 am

      Love, love, LOVE this! I am going to be on the lookout for these pieces!

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    3. Jo Miller

      March 30, 2017 at 4:30 pm

      Thanks for these very good instructions on making the solar lamp post. I have an old lamp I want to do this with and so pleased to find good instructions

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    4. Pamela Williams

      March 15, 2017 at 8:58 pm

      I love it! I've been hunting a thrifted chandelier for years.... I gave away two before I thought to do this...And of course I haven't found anything since!

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    5. Bliss

      March 09, 2017 at 7:20 pm

      I love it! Im gonna be on the lookout for parts, that light would kick up my patio a notch.

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    6. suzanne

      March 08, 2017 at 9:32 pm

      You are soooo good!

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    7. Debbie @ Refresh Restyle

      March 08, 2017 at 9:28 pm

      Now I need to look for these two! Love your first photo and you're wearing my fav shoes 😉 This turned out so great!!

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      • Gail Wilson

        March 09, 2017 at 2:03 pm

        It's funny how if you just wait long enough, things come together! I'm still looking for a few tweaks on this project....something to hold the lights on the stems more permanently.

        🙂 hahaha you noticed the shoes! That's my go-to pair. The ones I wore (and will wear again) are a different color.

    8. Donna

      March 08, 2017 at 7:14 pm

      Love it! I have an old lamp and similar chandelier. You are so generous to share your creativeness.
      Happy Birthday you look beautiful and your puppy is adorable. Enjoy every day.
      Donna

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      • Gail Wilson

        March 08, 2017 at 7:36 pm

        Donna,

        Yay! So happy to inspire you to make a new project. 🙂
        Thanks for the birthday wishes. I appreciate it.

        gail

    9. Maryann @ Domestically Speaking

      March 08, 2017 at 4:31 pm

      I LOVE how that turned out Gail... SO clever!

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    10. larry jkelley jr

      March 08, 2017 at 1:33 pm

      ok I clicked on acubborad door and it took me to a lamp

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      • Gail Wilson

        March 08, 2017 at 7:37 pm

        Larry,

        I don't know where you clicked from or why you were taken to the wrong post. Perhaps you were looking for this one?

        https://www.myrepurposedlife.com/easy-cabinet-door-projects/

        gail

    11. kristin salazar

      March 08, 2017 at 1:13 pm

      Oh WOW what a makeover! I have a light I really want to do this too, thank you for all the tips!

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    12. Kathy

      March 08, 2017 at 11:18 am

      Wow, all of that trial and error worked. Love the project and I can totally relate to not noticing the difference in the solar lights.

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    13. Kimberly

      March 08, 2017 at 10:43 am

      Gail, I think you read my mind! Yesterday I was googling "chandelier lamps" for inspiration images about marrying the two things. Lo and behold this morning I open your website to see this. Now I am thinking of doing one inside and one out!

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    14. GirlfromWVa

      March 08, 2017 at 9:15 am

      Awesome project. Love how the chandy can be used on lamp base or hung. The color is very nice.

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