ever since we moved into our new house we have wanted to replace the chandelier in our dining room.
before
as the light bulbs blew out we didn't even bother to replace them. i guess we figured when the last one went that would be a good excuse to get a new one, haha! well, we decided not too wait till we were in the dark and went ahead with this fun project...
we found this chandelier at a local consignment shop. it was quite a bit more expensive than what i was hoping to spend. but also cheaper and larger than the one i had picked out from lamps plus. so we decided to go for it.
before
we spray painted the entire thing black after covering any exposed electrical parts.
and then we explored michael's for the perfect beads and crystals. the majority of the beads came in a pack of 550 for about $4. the crystals were actually part of candle stands that we took apart. we got two of those which were about $12 each with my 40% off coupons. it was cheaper to do that than buy each individual crystal which were about $5 a piece.
after
we absolutely love our new chandelier and were so glad it turned out so well!!
