Chandelier Makeover with Spray Paint

I have wanted to do a chandelier makeover with spray paint for some time.  Our chandelier is brass with black accents.  It came with the house and I’ve never liked it.  Some time ago I saw Candice Olson on her HGTV show do a chandelier makeover with white spray paint and it was gorgeous, so I decided that’s what I wanted to do.

 The candles and part of the upper center was black  which made it even darker, but I had already painted them before I took this photo.  It has beautiful crystals on it that really sparkle when it is lit up.

 Last weekend I finally got around to doing my chandelier makeover with spray paint.  Do you ever have a idea for a project  and it takes you forever before you actually do it, and when you finally do,  it takes much less time than you thought it would?

On the HGTV show she covered every crystal with foil and then spray painted it while it was hanging from the ceiling.  I have no idea how she ever sprayed it without getting spray throughout the entire room!  I took off all the crystals first. Fortunately  I took a “before” picture  or I wouldn’t have know which crystals went where when I went to put them back on.  Anyhow, I took off the crystals and cleaned them while my husband disconnected the wires.  The only tricky part was finding a place to hang it while I spray painted it.  The hook for the  bird feeder in our backyard worked just fine.

I used Rustoleum gloss white.  This picture isn’t very good.  I need a new camera.  Maybe my husband will read this 

                                                            I love how it turned out.

                                                        It really sparkles when it’s lit up!

You might have noticed there are a few patches of different color paint on the walls.  I was trying to decide between a pale blue or white. I like the look of the living room all white so I think the dining room is going be white too.  As soon as I get the dining room walls painted my spray painted chandelier will look enter better and sparkle even more!

But I have a wedding dress to make for my daughter so all painting  is on hold until I get that finished!

Before I go I just want to encourage you that if there is a small project around your home that you’ve planned to do and haven’t yet, maybe you should just do it.  I’m glad I finally did!

Rhondi xo

Playing With Spray Paint Again

The day was warm, the air was still.  A perfect day to spray paint! 

I covered the seats with fabric left over from a project years ago.

Before...

After

I'm in love with this color!

Rhondi xo

Spring Cleaning

Do you do spring cleaning?  I don't do a big spring clean but I love to change things up when spring arrives. This is what our front hall looked like last week.

As soon as we start to get spring weather I want to bring some of the colors of spring inside and the front hall just looked too dark.  The bunnies can stay but everything else has got to go.

So I got some aqua spray paint and transformed this dark green table.

I rounded up some yellow books from another room and added the cute little bowl and birds that came from Anthopologie.

They look great on the freshly painted table.

   Then I hung one of my quilts on the wall and voila!

When you come in our front door the colors of spring will welcome you.

Come on in and have a visit.  Let me see what else can I paint around here?

Rhondi xo

Red and Blue Spray Paint

Spray paint is one of  the greatest inventions for DIYers. It gives an instant makeover and it's so easy to do. 

I  like tables that have interesting legs.  They are very difficult to paint with a brush but are a snap with spray paint.  Imagine the hassle of painting these legs with a brush.

They are nesting tables beside my hubby's chair in our TV room.

I love theses spindles on the side of this table. Using a brush...forget it!

This little table looks so cute in our guestroom alongside the quilt and pillows I made for the bed.

Is there anything around your home that needs a fresh coat of paint?  There is  probably something.  If you've never tried spray paint, give it a go.  You'll never look back.

I discovered that there is another blogger, named Kathleen at Faded Charm who has been hosting White Wednesdays for 33 weeks and so I've decided there is no need for me to start another one.  If you had joined me last week please go over and see Kathleen and link with her from now on.  I'll probably do the same. 

It might be fun to do a spring spray painting party!  What do you think?

Rhondi xo

Pssst….

I am joining in with Rhoda at Southern Hospitality. And also with Susan at Between Naps On a Porch.

Pssst...that’s the sound of spray paint. I bought these roosters on Saturday at a yard sale, for just $3 for all of them. I bought a can of spray paint, psssst…

And voila! a very elegant pair of roosters.

I put them on top of the china cabinet in the dining room and they look perfect there. They certainly don’t look like a pair of $3 roosters any more.

Too bad it isn’t that easy to transform ourselves!

In case you're wondering what happened to the smallest rooster, it didn't want to be a white rooster :)

It is a very dull day here today, the kind of day you need all the lights on in the house, a very lazy day. Hope you are enjoying your Saturday.

Rhondi xo