I wanted a pretty chandelier to hang in the guest room. For months I searched the thrift stores, but there was nothing pretty (or with potential to be pretty) to be found. I had to resort to shopping for one at the blue big box home improvement store. I found a reasonably priced chandelier and loaded it my cart. Then I remembered that the other light fixtures in the room had silver finishes and this chandelier had a rubbed bronze finish. There was another, more ornate, chandelier with a silver finish, but it would cost an additional forty dollars! I stood staring up at the selection, pondering my choices. I actually liked the more simplified look of the bronze light better than the very embellished silver one.
What should I do?Then it dawned on me.Hey! I'm that lady who has a blog
that posts about transformations using paint.
I can transform this chandelier!
for a reasonable price and the best part is,
it's a one-of-a-kind!
I unpacked my new light fixture and pulled out my paint brush and silver Rub 'n Buff. I loaded the brush with a little silver and "pounced" it on top of the bronze finish. "Pouncing" allowed a little of the bronze to shine through, which gave it a look of aged silver.
I finished it off with pretty little textured bulbs.With a little work I got the finish I wanted,for a reasonable price and the best part is,
it's a one-of-a-kind!
40 comments:
That looks FABULOUS!!
Gorgeous
That looks just wonderful!
-sandy toe
Woo hoo! Looks great, and I love how your creative mind works.
I love that! And, I love that you were brave enough to do it. So beautiful.
Love the way it looks!
I love it. Mimi
A GENIUS idea....practice what you preach, right?
Awesome!!!
It turned out great! I have spent the past several months looking for a new chandelier for my dining room and found one at a fraction what Home Depot and Lowes was asking!
Hello Joy...
I love your new chandelier...it turned out just gorgeous with your pretty silver finish!!! You are so talented! Are you going to post photos when you get it hung? I'd love to see it in the room!!!
Well my friend, yet another beautiful transformation...thank you for sharing it!
Warmest wishes...
Chari
I can't wait to see how it fits in the room when all is said and done.
AWESOME!!!
Great job.
I did a similar thing with a friend's cast off chandelier-painted it gold and it looks loverly in my dining room with some shades I fancied up :)
Absolutely beautiful!
Way to go!! I love it.
Ooo la la - love the choice! I've been trying to figure out how to get a chandelier in my room for a couple of months now. It just gets so hot here - I dont think I could survive without a ceiling fan in our bedroom! Oh the joys of 115 degree weather :)
Turned out great! Can't wait to see it in the room.
Looks great!
It looks just lovely! I can't wait to see it in the room hanging in all its glory!
Job well done hun!
Les
That looks awesome! I can't wait to see it in its new space. :D
That looks great! I've got a light fixture to try that on. Thanks for sharing.
As always...gorgeous! Love your ideas. Keep'em coming!
Have a good day.
Sandra
Looks lovely! :)
what a great idea, it looks great. It will look awesome in your guest room.
Fantastic idea~beautiful results!~Smiles~Tam!
Love it!
Your chandelier looks so lovely now. Great job. It is beautiful. I just love your blog!
Jen
Hi Joy! Very nice transform!!! I put those same bulbs in my daughter's apartment chandi and they are really pretty lit up! Going to look gorgeous in your guest room!!!!! Sincerely, Jeannette
I LOVE it! I am always amazed how hard it is to find the 'right' light fixture in the right color. I can't wait to see it 'in place'
Gotta love Rub 'n Buff. It looks great.
Wow! It's so pretty!
Very cute...have to take a picture in the space when you hang it!
It turned out amazing....make sure your post pictures once you put it in the room. I am having a huge giveaway...come on over.
It turned out amazing....make sure your post pictures once you put it in the room. I am having a huge giveaway...come on over.
Love it!! I just repainted our awful brassy chandelier that was hanging in our dining room when we bought the house. It was a top priority at the time and a year and a half later I finally got around to doing it. Ha! I'll post pics soon.
Would love to see it in the room...very pretty!
Looks fab!
And it's given me an idea on what to do on the faux brass fixtures on my bedroom furniture!
what a great idea! I did something like this for my little girl's room. I found a silver chandelier and painted it cream. lovely! and cheap!
oh wow! That is wonderful!
Too funny! You went from bronze to silver and I redid a chandy from silver to bronze! We could have swapped and saved us the trouble!;) What fun would that be though. Enjoying looking thru your hone and projects!
Post a Comment