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Roundup: 10 Stylish Chandelier Makeovers

by on Sep 17, 2012

Most chandelier makeovers we see on the intertubes these days consist of a quick shot of spray paint. Although they’re always fun to see, when I started looking for projects for this roundup, I wanted to find chandelier makeovers that did something that went above and beyond just color transformations. Here are ten that will make you think outside the box. Or should I say ‘can’? 

We had a light fixture in one of our houses that looked very much like Chelsie’s. Brass with dangling glass sheets. Ew. Chelsie spray painted hers in situ (oye!) and then adhered tracing paper onto the glass pieces with wallpaper glue. Then she hand-painted a cool design on the tracing paper itself.

Here it is before:

created at: 09/17/2012

And after:

A chandelier made of glass, framed with metal, hanging by a chain.

Hanna had a one of a million light fixture before her makeover. After inverting it, giving it a shot of spray paint and stringing beads, now it’s one IN a million:

diy brass chandelier makeover before after

Here’s Remodelaholic’s Pottery-Barn inspired re-do:

A lit pendant light with many glass panes.

The barely-recognizable after (click here to see how she did it):

A hanging light with four electric candles in it.

Yet another brass monstrosity. Thanks to Dwellings by Devore, it looks nothing like it did in this before shot:

Antique-style ceiling lamp placed the end of a round table in an overall vintage setting

The amazing after (click here to see how it was done):

Chandelier featuring a paisley lampshade, hanging by chain from a ceiling.

Jen’s makeover is an example of a totally paint-less makeover. She gave her brass chandelier some class with new shades, fabric and some crystals. 

Before:

A chandelier has five votive lights on it.

After:

A fifties style chandelier with lampbshades on 5 lamps softly lights a room.

This next one might look like it is one of those ‘just painted’ projects, but it’s a bit more than that, as Casa Cullen sprayed painted not only the metal parts but the glass parts too (minus the crystals). Click here to see how they did it and how they came to the decision to spray the entire thing. (The first ‘after’ shot after the ‘before’ is worth a look-see.)

Before:

Reference picture for painting a chandelier

And after:

After shot of the painted chandelier in black

Sarah chose to soften the look of her brass chandelier with white and pink spray paint, a pink (handmade) cord cover and crystals. 

Before:

A golden chandelier with electric candles in it.

After:

A six arm chandelier with pink candle style lights and a pink cord.

Check out Katie‘s $3 tag-sale chandelier. She decided to ditch the shades and bling it out with crystals as well.

Before:

A chandelier tilted to the side on the floor.

And after:

A six arm white chandelier with crystals hanging down and lit candle shaped lights in a tan room.

(I love this story.) Anna had a familiar-looking chandelier on her hands that she hated, so she tried to sell it on Craigslist. After a few months of languishing there, she pulled the advert. Good thing she did, because after making it over, it looks amazing, and, most importantly, Anna loves it.

A five arm golden chandelier with white uplights hanging in front of closed white blinds.

And after:

A black chandelier hangs atop a gray room.

And, finally, we have Lindsay’s builder-grade, dining room chandelier. She wanted to bead it, but she didn’t bead it in the way you’d think. Oh, no. 

Here it is before:

A dining room table sits next to a black picture on the wall.

And–BAM–the after (click here to see how she did it):

A colorful rainbow chandilier is lit.

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