What to do with this light fixture?

Question

At one time I had this light in a bedroom done with an antique theme. Now I've restyled that room and don't want it in that room. What if anything do I do with it?

360 Sod (Donna Dixson) · Answer

replace it. Use the cute design as a focal point for a table top setting maybe if you can figure out how to get it to sit flat

Mary Insana · Answer

This would look adorable in your garden if you have a larger tree with a nice limb to hang it from.

You can get some small plastic pots, drill a big hole in the bottom so it sits over the socket where the bulb used to be. Attach the pots with a good outdoor adhesive. you can also drill a few more holes for drainage, Plant some trailing flowers so they hang down. Since its past season for some nice flowers this can be your winter project and debut it in the spring. Or you can put it all together now and use artificial plants until next spring.
If you really want to jazz it up and you have electricity nearby you can drape strings of white Christmas lights in the tree above. 
Put a cute table and a seating area and you have a sweet spot to sit out with a good book and a cup of coffee or iced tea.

***Now I wish I had a big tree in my yard, I want to do what I just told you to do :(

Gail Salminen · Answer

@Mary there are a number of things you could do with this lovely piece. There are some ideas on HT - I posted some links below. If you want to reuse it inside, I would suggest spray painting it in a colour conducive to the decore in the room you want to use it. Get new shades for it or spray paint the ones you have. It could be used in just about any room. Thanks for posting and to update us on your progress/decision. http://www.hometalk.com/diy/solar-chandi-1670398 http://www.hometalk.com/diy/outdoor/lights/diy-solar-light-chandelier-456969 http://www.hometalk.com/diy/outdoor/garden/solar-candelabra-plant-stand-1713605 http://www.hometalk.com/diy/outdoor/lights/repurposing-an-old-brass-chadelier-to-old-iron-for-the-patio-447412/photo/82959

Mary · Answer

I have a chandelier that I use on a branch above my deck outside. The problem I have with solar lights won't work because there's not enough sun to charge them. I'm thinking I should just put it in garage sale.

Tegma · Answer

I think that is a super neat vintage chandelier. I can picture it painted a number of different ways, but.... you didn't mention what style the room is now. The 'bones' of this light, might be sprayed black, silver, or gold, or almost any color in the room. Could the shades be removed and left with just the open bulbs? Yes, if they are the right kind of bulb. Also, the wood could be painted to match the metal parts, or painted a co-ordinating color. And the shoes could be sprayed almost any color, perhaps to match the bedding. ?????? I wouldn't get rid of it myself as it's so unique! It could be quite the conversation piece if painted to work with the style of the room.

Mary · Answer

Thanks for the suggestions. I will consider painting it and just leaving it where it is for right now. I am sending a photo of the room it is in. Maybe you can offer more suggestion. The room has gray walls with accents of silver and yellow.

Tegma · Answer

Wow! What a lovely room you turned that into! I love it! How about painting the metal parts with a rustoleum hammered metal spray paint in a dark gray color? I'd paint the wood a yellow to match the yellow you have in the room, and perhaps the shoes could be alternated in color.... every other one a silver and the other 2 black. Or maybe the shoes could be black & yellow, or silver and yellow, with the wood done in a charcoal gray to match the metal. Whatever, I'm sure you can make it match what you have there. And again, I love the room! It's fantastic! Love the rug, too, the wallpaper or stenciled wall, everything!

Tegma · Answer

A silver chandelier would work, too, with yellow shoes. I'd just recommend leaving the shades off for a more modern look to the lights. Once the shoes are sprayed, they will take on a much more modern look, too. I don't think you need advice on how to paint everything, not with seeing how beautifully you made the room. Wow! It's great!

Tegma · Answer

One question.... is that wallpaper on the walls? If so, where did you get it? 
One more last suggestion, maybe the shoes could be painted to match the zebra print in your bedding.

Tegma · Answer

You've done a great job, Mary! 'Glad to see there's another Senior out there who does the same kind of work I do in remodeling and redecorating. I'll be 72 in a few weeks, and I do it all! I just finished making a pantry door to look like a hutch., and I cut down a table for my entryway as it was too deep. Re-doing the legs was a big job as I don't like the easy way out many take, that of leaving the back legs off and attaching the table to the wall. Anyway, my next project is to put in new lighting in my kitchen. And yes, I do electrical work, too! LOL 
 
I'll have to get that stencil as I love it! I'm sure that was a long process, but we older women have the patience!

Tegma · Answer

Yes, I can imagine keeping the stencil level is difficult. However, I want to give it a try for a feature wall, just like you did! 
As for the hutch door, I don't know what is wrong with my photo software right now, but every now & then this happens, that I can't get any pictures to 'send'. However, I'm sure you would love this project, so if there's someway I can get your email address without the whole world knowing it, I can send you the pin from which I got the idea. Or, you can look for it yourself on Pinterest. I did mine in white rather than their black, but I'm thinking of repainting it in black. It came out much to my delight. However, I was fortunate in that I had two doors kept from an old bathroom vanity I replaced. I used thse for the bottom doors, and then made my top ones. It's a little different from the one on Pinterest, but, I love it, as do others. Let me know if I can email you the pin. It's the only way I can get any pictures out right now, unfortunately, otherwise I'd have it on this site.

Tegma · Answer

Oh, I forgot to ask, did you use one flat paint and one enamel on your stencil, or both the same paint since they were different colors? I think I like it this way, altho' I'm sure it's nice in reverse, too! You sure did a fantastic job on the whole room! Love it!

Loretta Roberts · Answer

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