Garden Chandelier Made From a Vintage Find

Garden Chandelier Made From a Vintage Find

We like to eat outside during the summer months. And we like to eat by candlelight. So what better way to light up the evening with a garden chandelier.

We found this chandelier at a yard sale for $2. It was brass/gold in colour and the wiring had been stripped out of it. Perfect for what I had in mind.

First step was to spray paint it with some glossy white Rustoleum. It’s my “go to” brand because it pretty much covers everything.

Then I took some jam jars and glued the lid and ring together with some clear silicone. Next step was to apply a ring of silicone to the plate where the housing for the light bulb sits and place the ring/lid onto it to create a platform for the jar itself. Some more silicone to the bottom of the jar. Wait till it dries and add some tea lights.

Right now, it’s hanging in the white sumac. But it will find a permanent home hanging above the deck you see in the background above. That’s where we’ll be having dinner under the maples with my BFFs and their hubbies Labour Day weekend.

Easy, inexpensive and fun. So the next time you see an ugly old chandelier at a yard sale, don’t walk by it. Make a garden chandelier for your yard.

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