I Can Do That

Chandelier Makeover

Annie Sloan is my hero and I love her paint! 

In 2013/14 I had a spot at Daisy’s Designer Alley.  Daisy's was a super cute boutique where you could rent a spot to sell your goodies.  The owner, Judy, had been telling me for days that I needed more light in my spot, so I set out to look for lighting.  I hit Habitat for Humanity and look what I found, this perfect little chandelier, and the best part, it was only $15.00! Now to find the shades.  Well, it just so happens that the Habitat for Humanity in Raleigh has shades out the wazoo, and most are under $3.00!  For those of you who don't do much shopping at your local hardware store, that is a GREAT deal.  Most shades range from $5.00 to $15.00.

So now, I have my cute chandelier and my perfect shades, but how can I change it up?  

This is the easy part!

I just grabbed a can of Annie Sloan Pure White & and a can of Annie Sloan Graphite.  I mixed the two colors and made a nice gray, and then I did a little dry brushing with all three colors.  Topped it off with Annie's perfect furniture wax and here you have it, a fresh new look!

Total Cost

$15 Chandelier

$6.00 in shades

Maybe $5 in paint and wax

and about 30 minutes of my time

I don't know about you, but I don't think it gets any easier than that!

DIY Candlesticks

I fell in love with some candlesticks I saw in one of my favorite stores last Christmas.  I really wanted a large grouping, but didn’t want to spend the money to buy as many as I wanted.  So I hit my locals Goodwills and made my own.  I think that turned out absolutely perfect!

Here’s everything I used.  I just layered and layered until I had just the right finish.  I kind of gunked up the paint to give them lots of texture and then layered more paint.