Childhood Memoirs: Chandelier Makeover

it's a beautiful thing to pull out a pan of PW's maple rolls on a chilly saturday morning and warm them in the oven. add to that the beauty of a quick pan of homemade hot chocolate, and you're starting the day off right.

i added a dash of peppermint to mine. delightful.

you may have seen this chandelier lurking in various rooms of our house. in the settling process, my dear husband has now moved it 3 times. sorry honey...

the chandelier came with the house and it was darling. it was just dated. i've toyed with painting it everything from yellow, to hot pink to lagoon blue, but when it came down to it i went white and i'm so glad i did.

it took about 3 cans of my favorite spray paint (@ home depot).

home depot also stocks a varied collection of ceiling medalions. this 28" one was only $12.48. yes, you read that right. say it slowly: tweeelllvvvee dooolllaarrrrsss. and it's HUGE. these things can get super expensive. it's not flimsy. i don't know what to tell ya.

it's silver now with this leftover spray paint from the console:

i put in very little effort, and did a pathetic job "antiquing" it and making it less one dimensional by blotting this mettalic glaze (also home depot) into the cracks and crevices. i should have tried harder. i just wasn't feeling it, but it still looks ok.

it looks so ethereal.

mmmmkay. it did look good as is, but i found these (you guessed it - home depot. only this time online) they're these super cool thick paper covers for chandeliers.