Chandelier! Impressive!

Something quick for today, too much to do in one morning.

DIY: Fairy Light Hanging Pendant

A darling DIY project to consider next, that couldn't have been any easier.
What you'll need:
Two identical grapevine wreaths and LED Christmas string lights.

Bathe in Luxury

Imagine these two bathrooms without the chandeliers... most probable they wouldn't
even be presented in this blog right now, or even more they wouldn't

DIY: Orb Chandelier

Isn't it a great Chandelier or what? I don't know about you folks but I lurve it! But how much
would this cost? Hmmm... probably I could not afford it.

DIY: How to make a Chandelier

You want to make your own chandelier and you don't know how or you're afraid 

to take the steps? Well, fear no more!

Check out the full tutorial of this great Drum Shade Chandelier here below

that the two girls At the Picket Fence have created.

You will only need a pendant light kit, a drum shade and fabric of your choice. 

It seems really easy to make and it cost them only $45.00. 

And if you have any questions for the process they are willing to 

reply to you all! Cool right?

Stenciled ceiling

Have you ever considered stenciling? Well, perhaps some of you might say "yeah... what's the big deal?" ! But have you ever considered stenciling the ceiling? Well... much harder right? And to make it even harder... what if you happen to have four kids during this process? Luckily some women are not afraid to put their hands - and hair for that matter - into some paint! Stacy from Not just a housewife dared to do that and the results are really rewarding.

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DURING

Quote of the Day: "Our Hiding Place" how to make your own Jar Chandelier

Goodmoring everyone! Today an excellent idea from a lovely couple of Our Hiding Place on how to transform simple jars to a wonderful kitchen chandellier. Here it is:

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Source: Pottery Barn

I know. Beautiful isn't it? Can't you just imagine it hanging in your home? I could too....but NOT for $399. But lucky me has an electrician for a husband!! And here's how I convinced him he was just the guy for the job..our conversation went somewhat like this:

Me: Honey! I have a new job for you that I know you'll be REALLY GREAT at.

Him: What's that?

Me: We are going to make this! (showing him picture) You are the best electrician in the world, I know you can do it! And I will help you!

Him: Oh alright.

Okay, so it didn't take much convincing. After we got all the materials and sat down to start our project, he actually refused my help! Then again, what guy doesn't love DIY projects?

The Pottery Barn version has 16 jars, measuring 35 inches wide by 32 inches high.  Our condo's small kitchen could not accommodate a chandelier that size (which is where we planned on hanging the fixture). So we scaled it down to half the size of the PB version and planned on using only 8 jars (we can also expand it in the future!)

Here's a shot of the transformation of a jar to a light!

Lined up and ready to be wired!

We were smooth sailing until discussing how we would actually mount the fixture to the ceiling, and what type of fixture we would use.  We could have used the back of a vanity light, which was our initial plan, but I felt like it could still be done cheaper and look nicer. Which is when yours truly put her carpenter hat on and decided we the hubby would build the ceiling mount ourselves himself from wood (I was the brains behind the building of it, while he put it together :) But the rest of it was all him!) A little Rustoleum Dark Bronze Hammered Spray Paint gave it the rustic metal finish it needed. I also sprayed one coat of the spray paint on the tops of the jars. This allowed some of the original silver to show through, adding to the look.

And when all was said and done, we were left with this.....

 I love it!  And it added some extra light to our kitchen!

Our very own PB inspired mason jar chandelier...for less than $100.

What do you think? We are so proud of our work! :)
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Well what do you think? They are very creative ah?

xoxo
Olga