DIY Brass Chandelier Makeover

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Sarah at A Little Of This, A Little of That contacted me and wanted to show off how she made an old brass chandelier look stunning with a little paint and TLC.  I think that what she did is great, and I love that she reused an old light that might have been discarded otherwise!

I'm excited to share my latest DIY project with you!

I've seen some cool chandelier rescues out in blog land, and have been wanting to try it myself!

Last week I took my frist trip to a thrift store in almost 4 months *gasp!* and found THIS beauty:

Isn't it GREAT?!  I was SO excited!  I probably looked like a crazy lady hauling this huge light fixture through the store, and towing two little ones with me.  This chandelier is pretty big; 10 lights.

The steps I took to a girlie chandelier:

• Do a "Pre Install" to make sure the fixture works!  You don't want to spend time fixing it up if it doesn't work! Light fixtures bought at a thrift store are always a gamble!

• After you make sure it will work......Remove the white covers

• Tape over where the electrical stuff is:

• Prime your chandelier (I chose Krylon primer.  Any primer will do)

• Spray paint it.  I went with Krylon's Ivory

• I then painted the white light covers (Krylon Ballet Slipper)

•  Make a cord cover to hide the top of the cord

• Reassemble the chandelier with the white covers, and cloth cord cover

•  I'm LOVING the contrast between the ivory chandelier, and the girlie pink light covers!

• I also loooove the feminine details of this chandelier....so many swirlies

•  Here it is, hanging up in Miss J's room

• I liked it, but thought it was still missing something.....Crystals!  This thing needed some bling :)

•  Miss J really likes her "fancy lights" as she calls them.

Just another BEFORE

and AFTER

Isn't that beautiful?

I love how sweet and feminine it is now!  I need one for my daughter's room!