Much like a new hairstyle on an old head, a new light fixture can do wonders to refresh a room. However, much like a new hairstyle, sometimes you don’t get exactly what you wanted the first time around. Don’t we all know that feeling? But there’s not a hairstylist on earth who wants you to be unsatisfied with your new do; they’ll always tell you to come back for a tweak if it’s not quite right.
Do you let your inner decorator tell you the same thing? You should. Tweak till you freak, that’s my motto. Not really, I just made that up four seconds ago. But you should feel free to tweak. You shouldn’t settle for something that’s ‘kinda ok.’ Or ‘sorta along the lines of what I wanted, I guess.’ NO SIR! You deserve better.
Rebecca has been renovating her dining room and was not at all excited about the chandelier that came with it. But she wanted to save money and make the most of what she had, so she had to either suck it up and live with, it or make it work. Guess which one she chose?
She made it work, of course she did! She took four inexpensive wood hoops and wrapped them with jute, then using the thinner pieces of wood as spacers, she created a custom shade to hang over the old chandelier for an entirely new look. Fantastic!
Rebecca is chronicling her renovation on Pinterest! See it all on her design portfolio here.
Cyndy also had a light-fixture conundrum on her hands. She was making over her daughter’s bedroom and wanted an empire-style chandelier that was bold, colorful and fun. The best one she could find on a budget was this $79 version from Lowe’s. It is neither bold, colorful, nor enormously fun. But it had the right shape, and Cyndy had some paint she’d been dying to try, so …
She went right ahead and painted each bead exactly how she wanted it. Hot pink, gold and teal? Does it get anymore bold and fun than that? It’s so fun, I’m taking it as my +1 to the next party I’m invited to.
See more of the cute, cute room this chandelier belongs to on Cyndy’s blog The Creativity Exchange.
3 Comments
Elaine Wagg
April 21, 2016 at 12:48 PMI’s of the chandeliers, particularly the pink and turquoise one. Here in Sacramento it’s so that you devote the overhead space to a fan, so I don’t have any bedroom chandeliers. 🙁
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Janet
April 21, 2016 at 5:06 PMHa ha on the +1 comment! It’s makeovers like this that has me obsessed with making over my light fixtures. I mean, the light is all good and functional (which is all that matters in my hubby’s book) but I just like to change things.
ashley
May 9, 2016 at 12:50 AMGenius!