Nursery Chandelier

If you've spend any amount of time in one of those swanky baby boutiques or browsed through their online website, you have noticed all of those crazy price tags!!! I mean, r-e-a-l-l-y, does the little prince or princess truly need that "what-the-heck-kinda-price-is-that" changing table? I will admit, in a moment of weakness and sheer laziness, I almost fell for one of those "you-gotta-be-kidding-me" chandeliers for my daughter's room.  I start so many DIY projects that sometimes I just want to buy something new and already-put-together...you know what I'm saying?  These DIY projects can get away from you if you aren't careful.  Sheesh!

A few of my favorites.  I tucked these pics away a long time ago...well before my daughter was born, so I don't remember the source.  Sorry. 
                       

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It didn't take me long though to think about my budget and remember all the light fixtures that I always see sitting on a dusty shelf in my favorite thrift shop. I knew there had to be one worth salvaging and sure enough..... this is what I found.

   

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It was $16...a little more than I wanted to spend, but with the price of the ones I had been seeing, that seemed like chump change! Plus, I just loved it! I had it professionally rewired ($20) for safety reasons. Hung it outside, primed it and spray painted it Rustoleum Heirloom White. Added a few poly top coats. (The yellow you see are grocery bags to protect the chain and electrical during spraying).

This light fixture happened to came with some decent brown beaded shades, so I just switched them out with the paper ones from my own dining room light fixture and traced the shape of the paper shade onto the inside of leftover fabric used for her bedding.

Hot glued some roses that I found while thrifting. Only 59 cents each bag of 15 roses!! They had TONS of them separated into bags so I bought extra just in case!

Finished product...

Changed out the red beads for white ones and hung it on up!

COST

Used light fixture $16

Pro Rewire $20

 Spray Paints $8

 Roses $4

Beads $1

Shades $FREE

 Reused Fabric $FREE

TOTAL: $49

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