DIY How To Update Old Brass Fixtures

November 10, 2017

Have yous e'er flora something actually cool at a thrift shop too yous convey it domicile too that one petty thing ignites a spark that makes yous alter a bazillion other petty things inwards your house?

Well, that happens to me on a weekly basis. For my ain mental sanity, I should actually simply remain out of thrift stores, but dangit they line me inwards similar a gnat to a porch light.

This yesteryear weekend, I came across a brassy petty lantern chandelier at the thrift store. I had been looking for something similar this for awhile, too thus when I saw a $5 cost tag on the lantern, I mean value I yelped outloud. Seriously, this affair should accept been to a greater extent than than $5.
High-five to the awesome soul who donated this to the thrift store.

Have yous e'er flora something actually cool at a thrift shop too yous convey it domicile too that DIY How To Update Old Brass Fixtures

When I saw this thing, I knew instantly where it would go.

The inwards a higher house motion-picture exhibit is from the first set of renovations I did to our main bedroom. I flora that giant chandelier (also originally brass) too decided that it was ameliorate than the night brownish ceiling fan that was in that place before.
You accept to larn meet the before pic of this room amongst the night forest paneling too erstwhile ceiling fan.

After a spell of living amongst the giant chandelier, it began to actually annoy me. It was simply likewise large.

The petty brass lantern seemed similar a much ameliorate fit.

So, I decided to spray pigment the petty brass lantern, too.
Here's what I ended upward with.

I actually dearest the means it turned out, too the size fits the room much better.

To update the chandelier from brass to brushed silver, I used ane of my favorite silvery spray paints, Rustoleum kitchen and on my bath faucet. I similar it because it creates a brushed nickel destination rather than a chrome silvery finish. So, it's perfect for all sorts of domicile decor stuff, specially fixtures.

Once I had my chandelier hung, it got me on a redo-tons-of-other-stuff-binge. So, I completely redid my vanity area. If yous read my weblog a lot, yous mightiness notice what I did.

I spray painted the vanity mirror silver, too. And I also painted the tabular array satin black, and completely reupholstered the chair.

See how this affair looked the twenty-four hr menstruum I brought it domicile from the thrift shop here.

I dearest the means it looks inwards the evenings, amongst the petty light on. Here's what it looks similar during the twenty-four hr menstruum now.

I similar the novel vanity colors much better. They complement the dark-green carpet too embroidered pillows now.

And that's non all. While I had my spray pigment out, I spray painted unopen to other thrift shop find. I flora a petty aureate mirrored vanity tray at the thrift shop for $2. I sentiment it would live on perfect to concord unopen to of my jewelry.

Most of this junk is from Target too thrift stores. And Forever 21...or Forever 29, every bit I similar to telephone weep upward it.

And ane terminal thing, I decided to sell my erstwhile vanity stool that sat nether my antique flip-down desk. It was likewise small. So, I pulled an erstwhile pianoforte bench out of a storage cupboard too painted it black. It's non a permanent solution, every bit I actually accept no sentiment what to practise amongst this room long-term. But, it's okay for now.

Check out how I after upholstered this stool amongst stripes here.

And those are all of the chamber updates for today!
Thanks too thus much for stopping by!
*To meet a consummate history of the development of this room from the twenty-four hr menstruum nosotros moved inwards to months after this post was written, larn here.