"New" Chandelier

When we decided the put a ceiling fan in the bedroom, we knew it made sense to remove one from the dining room and replace it with a pretty chandy.

I looked for awhile but couldn't find one that was big enough for the space AND we could afford. Enter my brother buying a new house and a big chandelier too big for their dining room. Not to mention brass and ugly.

They shipped it to me last week, all 27 lbs of it, and now I've got a ugly brass chandelier. Just kidding of course. That's not my style.

Enter 3 cans of spray paint, a little poly spray and 12 shades ($3 each at Garden Ridge!) So for about $50 plus a new dimmer switch and plate, so really about $85, a new chandelier!

My hubby got his electrician booty on and wired it up. Not quite as smoothly as the fan, but we're learning. Let's just say I sat in the basement to reset the breaker each time it popped. In which time I cleaned up the basement. It was a lot.

Now for the pics!

Before:

A little primer:

First coat:

And finished!

With the lights on. Glad we went with the dimmer. 12 60 watt bulbs is a lot.

Thanks for sending it mom & dad!