Crystal Chandelier Love

I know I am not alone in my love for chandeliers.

I am contemplating where the next one will go.

I have one waiting… but I need Bill's help to hang it.

I thought we could take a look around at the various examples in our home.

The light fixtures in this house were so ugly. We systematically replaced them as we saw them at garage sales or for free. 

This one hangs in our entry way. 

This one is the only one we bought for retail. It was an oops from Lamps Plus. 

Someone sent it out for a custom color and then didn't want it. We got it for a steal @ $90.00 but hanging it cost a fortune. 

$345.00. 

This light needed proper bracing in the attic and a lift to hang it.

Worth it in the long run, but we were both cringing at the bill.

The dining room chandelier came from the Jr. League garage sale. 

It was $25.00.

The scale was perfect for this room but it didn't have crystals.

It was antique brass for years until I painted it oil rubbed bronze two years ago. 

I went all MacGyver on it, adding crystals here and there until it couldn't hold anymore. 

They are wired and hot glued like crazy.

:)

I love it so!

The kitchen chandelier came from the ReStore for $20.00. 

It was a brass color not real brass.

I painted it O.R.B. and added the crystal drops.

They were about $5.98 for packages of 4 or 5.

I actually took the time to drill holes for this one.  

It looks dialed back compared to the dining room even though I covered every possible arm.

The laundry room fixture was only $5.00 at an antique store. 

It was also antique brass. 

(I was convinced antique brass would be the next finish to come back into style.)

Still waiting...

I dabbed it with black paint to cut down on the gold color.

I think my husband thought I was crazy, but it's crazy cute.

The little chandelier over the piano came from a garage sale 20 years ago.

It was 25 cents! It came with some crystals but many were missing. 

I don't understand why people don't put them back on if they fall off during cleaning.  

The guest room has a ceiling fan and the powder room has a bathroom fan with no light. I'd like to put a smallish one up in the powder room but it wouldn't be code for resale. 

The chandelier in Rebekah's old room also came from a garage sale. 

It was 50 cents.

  

It has its original color and candle covers. 

I am wild about this fixture!

 I used to be able to pick up bags of crystals at my favorite thrift store. 

Every time I saw them - I bought them. 

Unfortunately, I don't see them anymore. 

Jonnie's room on our tour is off limits for the time being. 

It's been stripped of its shabby roots since my youngest moved back in. These pictures are old.

This one came out of my step mom's house in Tulsa. 

It was already painted when she bought the house. 

I tried to strip it back to its original pastel blue and pink but this paint would not come off. 

I just love it and now I'm happy the paint was so stubborn.

This room will get a makeover when Jonnie moves back out. 

The last one is my faux bathroom chandelier. 

It wouldn't be code to have this wired and I haven't found candle cups yet. So it waits for its final transformation.

I thought the days for finding vintage, gilt chandeliers were over but as I was driving through a 70s neighborhood, I spied this number out of the corner of my eye. 

There is no shame in rescuing something destined for the landfill.

It has many of its crystals and I'm in the process of getting more. 

Sadly, my Lowes doesn't have them anymore. 

Can you guess where it is going to go?

It means taking down a ceiling fan, which I may regret in August, but I can't wait to see this one in its new spot.

Katie

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