'This' Chandelier Story--A Before and After

For years I've been looking at this (yep, it's dusty)...

Not sitting on my table of course, but hanging above it. ;) 

 ...and for years it has bothered me, made me feel like this inside... 

...until one day I saw this... 

...which got me excited and motivated me to do this... 

...and then this..

...which resulted in this... 

 ...which I love and makes me feel like this! 

The End  

The rest of the story:  I knew that I wanted to paint the chandelier, but kept putting it off.  After reading about how to spray paint it, I was nervous that I would make it look worse than before, if that's possible.  It turns out that it isn't hard at all if you follow the steps and find a way to be patient in-between coats.

These are the steps I followed:

1.  Wash the light fixture well.

2.  Spray 2-3 light coats of primer.  Allowing it to completely dry in-between coats.

3.  Spray several light coats of paint.  Mine took 4 coats of oil rubbed bronze Rustoleum spray paint to cover it.  Let it dry completely in-between coats.  (Tip:  If you are impatient and have a hard time waiting to spray the next coat on, try working on two projects at once.  I  actually had 3 projects I was working on at the same time, two involved spray paint.   This kept me busy so I  wasn't tempted to spray on the next coat before it was completely dry.)

I also painted the other two fixtures in my kitchen.

 A piece of cardboard will hold the screws so you can paint the part that can be seen.

I feel like I got three new light fixtures, all for under $8.  If you have a light fixture you're not happy with, I'd definitely recommend painting it.  It can make such a big difference for such a little cost.

Today's Fabulous Find...Spray Painted Light Fixtures