Moviehole-katietreasures: Brass Chandelier Makeover

I wasn't completely happy with the
French looking chandelier in the kitchen.
I liked it but the scale was off.

I really needed a five arm
fixture instead of a 3 arm.
I wanted something I could transform with
spray paint and crystals.
You can read about my dining fixture here.
I went to one of my favorite junky chandelier stores.

They had about 5 blingy, brass, 90's fixtures to choose from at the Re-Store. They had some nine arm chandeliers but they would have been too big.
They had some 3 arm lanterns.
I sort of wanted a lantern but I went more traditional and classic.
I found one 90's fixture that was sturdy and it had 5 lights. None of the arms were bent.

It had good bones and some detail that I thought would look cute ORB.

I stopped by Lowes on my way home and got a package of long crystals and new candle covers. I planned to recycle the crystals off of the old one. The whole thing only cost $35.00.
I hung it out in the yard on my shepherd's hook.

I did many light coats with Oil Rubbed Bronze Metallic from Rust-Oleum.

I didn't want drips.

I took the big ball thing off of the bottom.

I was able to put a new plate and finial in place of the ball.
The other two fixtures in the room were a little on the brown side of bronze.
They didn't match anymore.

I didn't want to take them down and possibly mar my new ceiling,

so I sprayed the Rust-Oleum on to a piece of paper and dabbed it on the fixtures with a brush.