Friday, June 1, 2012

The light of my life!


I fell in love with the shape of this chandi when I saw it on Pinterest! 


(And you KNOW I like the color!)

So when I saw THIS chandi in somebody's garage while I was buying something else, I had to get it too!


I wasn't crazy about the shiny metal so...


...I took all the crystals off to wash them. While it was a hanging skeleton, I painted it with - what else - Annie Sloan's (AS) Duck Egg chalk paint!


And, of course, I waxed the painted metal (clear wax first, then dark wax, then clear again) to get that aged patina I love so well.  

AS chalk paint adheres to just about every type of surface. Well, put it this way: I've never met a surface it didn't adhere to!




I LOVED IT!




So I hung it in my...


master bath!

(I wonder where else this beauty has hung. Someone's dining room someplace, that's for sure.)



I even painted the metal ceiling plates duck egg!

OH, CHANDI LOVE!

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7 comments:

  1. Good job Cher! We sell SO much of that paint at my store. It is VERY popular right now!!

    Take care,
    Sue

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  2. WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    You are amazing.
    Can I have a bath at your place?
    ;-)
    BB

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  3. I've pinned that chandi to my pinterest board also! Loved it. I love your version too. Nice touch with the ASCP. It looks great in your master bath. Wish I'd come across some chandis like that when I'm garage saling.
    Betsy

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  4. You have so many bright ideas!

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  5. I have no idea how 'estella' got into this!

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  6. Lovely!

    I'm not a fan of gold fixtures either. Years ago, I did the same thing you did: I painted a much smaller chandelier. What a difference it made!

    P.S. Seems as if we are kindred spirits. Many of the ideas on your blog I absolutely love.

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