Fake These Gorgeous Pottery Barn Candlesticks

Abbie M
by Abbie M
8 Materials
$25
1 Day
Easy

Love Pottery Barn holiday decor but don't love the price? Grab some table legs & terra cotta saucers for this genius trick! Check out the video for more how-to's! icon


First stop - home depot - I purchased 3 different wooden legs at different heights. Then I purchased 6 terra cotta pot saucers for the top and bottom of each. For the longer table legs I purchased two larger saucers for the bottom for extra stability.


Step 1: Remove screws.


To begin, twist off the screws using a pair of pliers. This will leave your legs with a flat surface.


Step 2: Attach & let dry.

Next, attach the saucers using E6000 glue and let them dry overnight.

Step 3: distress.

After your candle sticks are dry, grab a bar of soap and begin rubbing it into the grooves of each leg.

Step 4: paint & let dry.

Next, grab some chalk paint, paint them & let them dry.


Step 5: Sand.

After that, sand the soap off of each leg.

These candle sticks are such a stunning accent to any room, and no one will believe you made them yourself!


Just add a bow and some greenery to dress them up for Christmas!

These are also great after the holidays too - mix and match your candles & decor -- the possibilities are endless!


I hope this inspires you to fake your own high end look today!


Happy Holidays, I'll see you in my next video! icon

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  • Kay Froelke Anderson Kay Froelke Anderson on Dec 17, 2018

    what Height of candles

  • Sally Sally on Dec 10, 2019

    What is the point of the bar soap if you're going to sand the grooves anyway? I didn't understand that.

  • Faye Faye on Dec 17, 2019

    How is the weight of them? Can they easily be knock over by a swipe of a cat's tail? Those saucers you use break easily. I think they have decorative square wooden blocks at places like Home Depot.

    Thanks for the ideas

    Faye

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  • MaryAnn MaryAnn on Dec 13, 2019

    Those are some pretty, fancy candles. Did you DIY those too? Is there a tutorial on those somewhere?

    • Beej Beej on Nov 05, 2022

      Many years ago I made beautiful candles with crushed ice in milk cartons and melted wax poured over. Look on YouTube, maybe

  • Brenda Horton Brenda Horton on Apr 29, 2021

    Beautiful....thanks for sharing.

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