Today I'm sharing how to decorate a vintage thrift store candle chandelier for Christmas, including how I salvaged it from my local Goodwill store!
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There are some things I come across while thrifting that will always make me look twice. One of those things is a chandelier with crystals.
Lucky for me that while breezing through one of my local Goodwill stores I stumbled across an ornate, romantic-looking metal candle chandelier with crystals!
You can see the orange price tag still wrapped around one of the wires. It cost me $4.99.
It was pretty much perfect -- but for the fact that it had been painted pale green. From what I can tell the original color was probably black.
But the green would never do, so I got to work with my favorite
Rust-Oleum Chalked Ultra Matte Paint in Linen White.
I'd write a tutorial explaining how to paint it -- but it was too
simple. I just used a paint brush and put on two coats of
paint.
However, in order to paint it, I had to hang it from another chandelier --
because painting it while it was sitting on a table would be pretty awkward
since you can't exactly put it down flat.
Once it was painted, I knew exactly how I wanted to hang it. Since there
weren't any spots available for hanging on the ceiling anywhere around the
house, I remembered I had a metal bird cage stand that would make a great
spot on which to hang a chandelier.
If you want the vintage charm of a candle chandelier but don't want to wait to stumble upon one at the thrift store like I did, Amazon has a pretty inexpensive crystal chandelier which I LOVE.
I bought this bird cage eight years ago at
Michigan's Longest Garage Sale. When I bought it it was brass. I quickly
painted it white
and fell in love. Over the years I've used it all around my home in many
different ways. But this time the bird cage had to go!
And what better to replace it with than my freshly painted vintage
candle chandelier? Obviously, the white paint gave the candle chandelier
a much needed transformation. But I knew it needed the Christmas touch
-- in the form of tiny wreaths placed around each individual candle
holder.
I started with a retro bottle brush wreath, followed by a more delicate
-- wait for it -- holiday napkin ring wreath with red berries. They
complimented each other perfectly.
And the candles? Why, Dollar Tree battery-operated taper candles, of
course. I am so glad I bought them when I first saw them because I
haven't seen them since. As much as I love to see beautiful Christmas
decor on Instagram, I have to say that sometimes it makes me crazy to
see people who put real -- not LED-- candles on their Christmas
fireplace laced with garlands both real and faux and LIGHT THEM. It
gives me agita to see it.
Call me an alarmist, but I'd rather be safe. Which is why I was
thrilled to find those battery-operated taper candles at my local Dollar
Tree. Apparently, they're on back order online from Dollar Tree, but
Amazon has some amazing
flickering remote-controlled LED taper candles
you'd probably enjoy even more.
Last year I
decorated the master bedroom in a farmhouse style.
This year I decided to decorate with a vintage, French-inspired
Christmas theme.
My goal was to keep it pretty simple and minimalistic, which is not
something I'm typically known for.
It felt good to be able to concentrate on a few focal points, like the
cathedral arches and the fireplace.
In addition to the simple wreath I added a frosted pine garland
combined with two lamb's ear garlands.
One quintessential French touch is the brass candlesticks and taper
candles on the mantel. And I adore adding jumbo sized sugar pine cones
wherever I can.
You know I threaded in some fairy lights as well.
These stockings from Hearth & Hand at Target add just the right
cozy feel to the room. If you can't find any at Target, Amazon has some
really pretty
white knit Christmas stockings
as well.
I still have to decorate our farmhouse corbel shelf above the bed, but for now, between the lanterns, the LED tapers on my newly refurbished candle chandelier and the fairy lights on the mantel, it's become a warm and cozy spot, especially at night! I love my transformed vintage candle chandelier and overall I'm really pleased with how the Christmas master bedroom turned
out. I love having a faux fireplace to decorate for the seasons!
Well, that's it until next time, friends!
I hope you enjoyed reading about
How To Decorate A Chandelier For Christmas
and that I've inspired you in some way.
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How pretty! There are so many fun ways to decorate chandies--yours looks very festive for the holidays!
Love how you decorated your pretty chandelier. Your Christmas bedroom is gorgeous. I used the lambs ear garland this year and love the softness of it. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving. xoxo
Love this chandelier idea! Very cute and creative. Thank you for sharing!
That's a really pretty way to decorate a chandelier. I have one in my dining room that this gives me ideas to decorate. Thank you and merry Christmas!
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