We picked up these two chandeliers for a screaming deal. The one in front is a smaller than the one you see in the background. We kept the larger one to hang in our stairway and I have already posted a few pictures of it. The one in the front we have painted black for my mom to put up the ranch house over her dining table. I think it is going to look fabulous there.
Here is the one we painted in white and slightly distressed. This thing lights up the whole house on its very own. I am so happy we found it because it turned out just as I had hoped.
The sweet lady we purchased these from gave us these matching wall sconces as well. They are real brass and weigh a l o t! I hope our walls don't fall down once we get them mounted. We have painted these as well and once they are installed I will share the reveal.
Mike finished our fireplace mantel and it is in place and I am sitting by it right now and I am in love. Oh my it is a beauty! Once I get everything in place I will post the reveal as well.
As we have started and completed projects around our home I am so happy that we are making it all our own. Our new home is not big nor does it have every upgrade offered and that is okay. I think something that is always important to remember is that even small spaces can be amazing, clever, whimsical, and comfortable. We still have many things to complete and I have a list of furniture pieces that I am looking for but we are enjoying the journey one project at a time.
10 comments:
Your chandeliers are amazing, the size of the room doesn't mater, if my home was not rented, I would hang chandeliers even in my smallest room.
I can't wait to see your pictures when they are all hanging proud.
Hugs,
Angela.
good lighting
is the jewelry of any room
and these chandys that you found
are gorgeous in a coat of white
well done!
alison
I love these chandeliers- the sconces are going to be gorgeous!
I guess I don't understand why people paint real brass. In forty years, all the young bloggers are going to blog about uncovering old chandeliers and stripping them. I can see painting the really cheap ones, but I cringed when I saw the beautiful sconces. I bought a co-op in New York thirty years ago. There was a dark brown metal 5 arm chandelier hanging in one of the rooms. It was really heavy and thick with no crystals. One of our neighbors was a famous antique dealer and said it was a Czechoslavian bronze piece. I stood on the bed and starting polishing one spot with simichrome. It turned into a beautiful brass color! We took it down and had it professionally polished. It was worth thousands of dollars. Then again, there was a beehive shaped crystal thing in the living room that I told them to take with them because I didn't like it. That was probably worth a lot too. Love the sconces. Ann
Great finds! I love the white chandelier and love that the lady gave you the sconces too! I'm looking forward to seeing the post n them. Sure they'll look beautiful!
Congratulations on your new home. I completely agree--it's not how big or how new the house is, it's how it feels to you and those people who enter it.
Have a great week.
Pam
Love the chandys...and I am anxious to see what you have done with the other one and the sconces...AND the fireplace! xo Diana
Beautiful!! I have the same 3 tiered chandy. However it's 20 feet up and I can't imagine taking it down to paint. Have you ever seen shades put on top? Just curious before I buy 24 shades. Trying to fix it up it's not in the budget to replace.
I understand why people paint real brass--because real brass isn't pretty! I love the chandelier and can't wait to see the sconces when you are done with them. I hope you don't feel bad about the above comment--when you get a good deal there is nothing to feel bad about if you want to paint them. I personally really hate brass.
love that!! what a fabulous find!
Gorgeous Melanie!
Jenny
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