April 10th, 2007 Refurbished Chandelier
A big thank you to my mom and dad who, in November bequeathed to us a chandelier they took down when they moved into their new home; they already owned a cherished fixture which they wanted to hang in its place. I brought the chandelier back to Dallas and with the help of an incredibly cute little blonde, blueberry-eyed boy, removed the lights and covers, and prepared it for painting:
After Nicolas and I painted the chandelier a satin black, Jay found a little piece of molding at Home Depot, which we painted to match the fixture, and a couple of weeks ago he installed the whole thing in our dining room which used to look like this:
And here it is, now with the new light in place:
Admittedly, not much of a make-over has yet taken place in the dining room…but at least we have picked a paint color! It will be fun when the walls in here are red…I am really looking forward to decorating this room!
And, I was so thrilled to find out just how simple it is to paint a chandelier and give it a whole new look. When your chandelier just happens to be free, all you spend money on is the can of spray paint (and the optional molding). Quite a deal compared to some of the other projects we’re involved with around the House of Horne!
April 10th, 2007 at 11:53 am
VERY impressive, Trish. It always makes me nervous when there’s a chandelier in a room but no table underneath to keep people from walking into it. I’ll keep my distance until that’s all set up.
But from one home make-over novice to another, VERY impressive.
April 10th, 2007 at 1:23 pm
That looks very nice! I have a chandelier in the attic that belonged to my grandparents. It has a lot of crystal thingymabobs on it (some went missing, I think) and it is in dire need of “something”. You have inspired me to think about it some more! :)
PS…you look lovely in pink! That is a very good color for you.
April 10th, 2007 at 1:45 pm
Andrew - thanks for the kind words. even though it isn’t visible given the picture i chose to post, there is indeed a dining table. so you can visit without fear of decapitating your handsome self.
Leslie - thanks to you too, on both counts! I am actually looking for a vintage chandelier to paint and hang in Abigail’s girlie bedroom…they sell for a LOT brand new, but I think it would be so cute to fix up an old one to use.
April 12th, 2007 at 8:21 am
How nice to see that chandelier looking so lovely in your dining room instead of taking up space in our already overcrowded garage. You and your adorable helper did a great job of refurbishing it!
April 12th, 2007 at 9:18 am
Thanks, Mom! We’re enjoying it!
April 14th, 2007 at 1:12 pm
Very impressive! It looks great. I’m catching up on all things Horne and am also impressed w/ your elliptical find — very inspiring!
Thanks, Tricia, for your comments on my blog.