Refurbishing a Chandelier
Hello All!
This is not really a tutorial but merely a "brag" about this beautiful chandelier and how I found it.
I am currently helping a friend redesign her spa and beauty boutique. I was out on a mission to find the perfect chandelier for the hallway of the space. My second trip to the Habitat for Humanity restore led me to this beautiful chandelier. I saw it hanging, and claimed it as mine, luckily, because it had just been hung on the sales floor that day!
I did not take a before picture (not sure why :/) but found one on an Etsy listing, photo credits
The price tag in the store was a whopping $75 dollars! I thought that was a bargain, then I took it to the register and it was 25% off of lighting, soooo in the end I paid $56.25 for this lighting masterpiece!
I took it home, removed all of the crystals and completely took the chandelier apart. I spray painted it chrome with this spray paint, as the brassy look was not really "doing" it for me.
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| Chrome by Rust-oleum |
I soaked the crystals in a mixture of water and windex, wiped them, then dried them on a towel overnight. My mom says you can also put them in the dishwasher. But this seemed too tedious for me.
Then, I put the chandelier completely back together, added new light bulbs and re- attached every single crystal. I tested it in my kitchen using the lighting box that an old chandelier hung from, and viola! it worked. I heart this chandelier! Soooo much. I brought it to my friend at the spa - with tears in her eyes she appreciated it.
For the record - I genuinely considered keeping the chandelier for myself - but knew it would really change the look of the spa so I resisted the temptation to be selfish with my glorious find.
Hope you love this as much as I do.
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Happy building,
Kristen
OMG Kristen that is GORGEOUS! My eyes bugged out and seriously I lost my breath. I wish I could find this kind of stuff at my ReStore!
ReplyDeleteThanks Julie. I LOVED It too! Its soooo my style and what a great price. I don't think they knew what they had when they had it. Who would throw away something like this?
DeleteI have the same chandelier, how much would you charge to refurbish mine in the same style?
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