When I did my kitchen makeover earlier this year, I decided I wanted a chandelier. I picked this up somewhere, I really don’t remember where.
I taped it up with some ScotchBlue™ painter’s tape. I then primered it and painted it white. That was in February, and I can’t find any pictures of it painted.
Last week, I had a lull, and a little time to kill between projects. I looked around and saw this still hanging from the rafters in the garage. I had decided it wasn’t the chandy I wanted in the kitchen. I started dismantling it. I cut the wires.
After I got the socket out of the way, I had to remove the nut that holds it all in place.
But, I still needed the nut to hold the “cup” in place. I bent the extra piece back and forth until it broke off.
And then I started spray painting it black. I put a candle in the little “cup” and decided I didn’t like it.
So, I removed the nut, and took off the cup. Then I had to break the spray paint again to cover of the brassiness.
I went to look for candles. FIVE candles! Short pillar candles (at Walmart) were $1.89 each! Nuh uh! I opted for these candles instead.
At least when these candles burn down, there won’t be any messy wax to clean up, right?
They really fit perfectly.
I’ve sold one of these every year at Glendale Crossing Days. I felt like I couldn’t go there next month without one. Wnat to see more candelabras and chandelier projects It can be hung from a tree–
Or it can be hung from a shepherd’s hook. I left the label on one jar so that if someone likes the fragrance, they’ll know what it is.
What have YOU repurposed lately?
gail
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Its a very good idea to make over your old light stand to this candle chandelier. The candle will give a great lighing effects from this.
I LOVE it! 🙂
I have a think about chandeliers right now. I currently have 8 hanging from the ceiling in my studio. Love what you did with this one.
That looks great! I think the glass candles will look so nice as they burn down. You also won’t have to worry as much about the wind blowing them out!
Really cute. It would be great to decorate for the holidays with some garland. Did you glue the candles down?
Thank you all!
Anita, no I didn’t glue the candles down. They pretty well balance themselves and weight themselves down. I honestly didn’t think about gluing them.
gail
very cool! and you’re right, those candles are perfect and NO mess! gotta love that!
I can smell those candles all the way over here! I love the black and red, and how smart you were to buy the glass candles! You could even put fake spider web on it and use your silhouette machine and put some scary sayings on the glass…but you know that is NOT necessary, it looks so cool as it is.
GREAT job!! I have done this with regular pillar candles but NOT ones that are in glass; how smart!
Gail, does your mind ever stop or at least slow down….great job, I love it.
I LOVE how it looks hanging from the tree! So Romantical… GREAT job!
Absolutely beautiful!! I vote for hanging it in the great outdoors. Fun to share your thought process with you. 🙂
i love it! it would be so grat for romantic outdoor dining.
This turned out beautiful. You can get those candles at Dollar tree. Walmart isn’t always the place to shop. LOL!
Sharon
Oh I love the idea of candlelight hanging from a tree! Very cool!
What a great idea!! I have passed on several chandeliers because I have no where to put one! We are building a patio and this would be perfect!! Of course, now I probably won’t be able to find a chandelier!!
Love this – great idea!
Hi Gail! What a cool project – the outdoor chandy is so pretty!
So stinkin’ cute! Love this idea, great job as always!
I swear I checked for a new post for yesterday, three times…now I find out there was one after all…off to check it out!
What a BRILLIANT idea my friend. Actually that would work perfectly over my dining room table since Momma’s not gonna be doing any re-wiring from the overhead lighting. Thanks for the great idea : )
Very cute! I love your chandeliers.
Totally Love IT!!
Very cute Gail… love the new look.
You could also dress up the glass a bit too with a cut out on your Silouette.
I have one of these waiting to be done with 12 arms on it… now you got me itching to dig it out and do something with it.
Thanks for sharing.
Hugs, Deb
I really like that! It looks even better black than it did white~and that looked good!