Turning trash to treasure for the garden is a great way to up-cycle old lamps an chandeliers.
I started with a dated brass floor lamp and a typical 1980's chandelier. Both of which I got at my local thrift shop and ReStore. Below is a quick replica of the chandy I found. Sorry got excited about doing this project and didn't get a good before picture of it before we took it apart.
Once we had the floor lamp and the chandelier dismantled, we started playing with what piece worked where.
A couple of coats of spray paint later and I had a nice piece to work with.
Now at this stage I can add solar powered lights, or candles.
Or I can even glue some pots and have a really glamorous planter for some garden annuals.
I decided on candles for this project. So off I went to find something to hold tapered candles to my newly revamped lighting piece. And I actually found that plastic furniture cups work!
These are the plastic leg covers people buy to protect their furniture legs or floors from getting scratched up. The 7/8" inch size fit my tapered candles rather snugly, so they came home with me.
FYI - I found these at Home Depot for only a couple bucks a pack.
A little E 6000 glue later
I experimented with paint for a bit and did a quick white wash on it so it would pop outside.
I can see this thing getting repainted almost every year depending on where I put it and my mood, can't you?
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