Hey there! How’s your September going so far?
Here’s an easy DIY tutorial on how to makeover a chandelier in farmhouse style. I am in the process of making over my dining room in farmhouse style, and the chandelier just wasn’t cutting the mustard anymore:
It wasn’t that the chandelier was all that bad before; it was, well, just kinda there. My favorite thing about farmhouse style lighting is that it has a ton of character, and this chandelier just didn’t pop like I think farmhouse style should. The only problem was that I didn’t want to spend a ton of money to buy a new chandelier. It was time for a DIY makeover!
How To Makeover A Chandelier In Farmhouse Style
Here’s the list of stuff I used to do this makeover:
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Bulbrite NOS60-VICTOR 60-watt Incandescent Nostalgic Victor Loop A19 with Medium Base, Antique – 4 Pack where to buy
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3 Efine Replacement Lofe Minimalist Vintage Industrial Hanging Lamp Cage shade for Pendant Lamp E27 Metal Opening and Closing Lamp Guard Black where to buy
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Deco Art Americana Chalky Finish Paint, 8-Ounce, Relic where to buy
- Wire cutters
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The first thing I obviously had to do was remove the glass light shades and lightbulbs. I was left with the chandelier looking like this, with the ceramic lightbulb sockets sticking out like a sore thumb. No bueno!
I decided to try painting them with the Deco Art Americana Chalky Finish Paint in Relic in the hopes it would look better. It did! 🙂 But I was worried that the paint would smell or burn once I turned it on. I screwed in all the lightbulbs, turned it on and left it on for an hour or so in order to test it. I never smelled any paint (burning or otherwise) and when I turned it back off, the ceramic lightbulb sockets were cool to the touch. I was good to go! 🙂
I ran into another problem at this point: the rings at the top of the shade cages wouldn’t fit over the ceramic lightbulb sockets. My only choice was to snip off the rings with a pair of wire cutters in the hopes that I could figure out seome other way to secure them to the chandelier. Turns out I didn’t need to: the wire cage easily contracts around its top, so all I had to do was put them over the ceramic lightbulb socket and gently squeeze it to clamp it down on the top of the ceramic lightbulb socket. It fits and holds securely. Unless it gets hit with something or someone runs their head into it (both of which are unlikely since it is hanging over my dining room table) these babies aren’t going anywhere!
I popped in the Bulbrite Nostalgic Victor Loop light bulbs into the chandelier and turned it on.
I gotta say- I REALLY like how this turned out!!!
Let me know what you think or if you have any questions in the comments section below!
Michelle I love how great your chandelier finished ! You get the best ideas ! Isn’t it funny how companies are bring back old and making it “new” .. The light bulbs. They remind me of the tubes in an old t.v.
While I was looking at your picture I spotted your curtain rods. Could you take a closer picture of them so I can see how they are hung. I really like the look of them. I have a bay window that I’m going crazy with trying to come up with a way to hang curtains in it. Thank you Diane G. Love your blog..
Thanks so much Diane! 🙂 I’ll email you a pic of my curtain rods in a little bit. Bay windows are beautiful, but they can be such a pain to hang curtain rods in! Basically, I just got two curtain rods, took the finials off of one end of each rod, and then bumped the now-bare ends up against each other in the corner. It’s not the most perfect solution, but it looks fine as long as you don’t look too closely 🙂
Where did you find your wire cage for that I just love that look
Thanks so much Lorna! Here’s the link to the wire cage: http://amzn.to/2czVKUN
I love the transformation! Is your light fixture black? Mine is similar but a brown/bronze & I noticed the web site had black or brown. Neither look the color that is so common in fixtures from 10-15 yrs ago. Do these seem spray paintable?
Hi Rene!
Thank you! 🙂 Yes, you should be able to spray paint these with no problem.
Pinning this to my DIY lamp and lighting makeovers board! LOVE it! And I also wanted to mention that the Wednesday “To Grandma’s House We Go” link party just started over at grandmashousediy.com and I thought you might be interested in joining it, thanks!
Great tutorial ~ thanks for sharing @Vintage Charm! Pinned!
You’re very welcome Cecilia- thanks for hosting! 🙂
Oh I love this, thanks for including where you got everything!
You’re very welcome Margo! 🙂
I love this and as I’m trying to give my house that farmhouse feel myself, these would be perfect! My current lights are almost just like yours were. My favorite part I think are the light bulbs!! Do they put out as much light as a normal bulb would? We’ve gone to all LED because they last so much longer, but they aren’t very attractive. But I’ve already got this pinned to go on my to do list!
Thanks so much for the great ideas and product info!
Hi Candy! These bulbs put out just as much light as a normal bulb. They actually seem to be a bit brighter 🙂 I’m happy you liked this idea!
Hi Michelle. I absolutely love this light fixture. Can you tell me if you flared out the wire cage and if so how did you do it?
Thank you.
Hi Barbara! The wire cages I used are designed to flare in and out easily just using your hands. Makes it really easy to adjust if I ever want to change the look! 🙂
Thank you so much. I look forward to trying this with my light fixture.
You’re welcome Barbara! Thanks for stopping by! 🙂
Absolutely LOVE this! And can be embellished for parties, holidays or any occasion. Saving for use in my next house as I have really low ceilings in my current abode. Great, yet easy project! Thanks for sharing! A+!
You’re welcome Naomie- I’m happy that you liked it! 🙂 Thanks for stopping by!
I have these same wire shades & had the same problem, they did not fit over the socket. I can’t figure out how to or where to fit the wire cutters in order to snip the ring off….?
Hi Phyllis! I snipped the wire off where the wire cage is welded to the ring. I hope that helps! 🙂
love it!
These look great! Do you think the wire cages would stay secure on a fan light fixture with the rings removed?
Thanks!
Hi Barb! That would depend on a lot of things – how big the base of the light fixtures are, how much the fan wobbles when it’s running, etc. so I can’t give you a simple yes or no as an answer. I’d recommend trying it with the rings on first and then go from there. If it doesn’t work with the rings on, you may have to do a little more adjusting than I did with it to get it to work, but just be sure whatever you’re doing is safe and secure and doesn’t come in contact with any of the electrical parts of the light sockets. I hope that helps! 🙂