Chandelier In Bloom - The Reveal - A Favorite Thing

I finally finished this fixture a few weeks ago.

The chandelier was in our dining room twelve years ago. It was moved to the kitchen eat-in area after construction until I found the right fixture for that space. Finally it was moved into "the blue room" which was my study and which recently became Emily's room once the girls decided they needed their own separate rooms.

It blended in but was not perfect. I knew I wanted a different light fixture in this room but did not want to buy just anything and there was no rush. Also, this had a low priority. But as Emily's room started to come together - one can read about the wall decal here - I started to look at the chandelier differently and decided I was not going to put it on Craig's list or ebay but instead transform it.

Shopping at Michaels for something else one day I came across these green petals in the wedding aisle as well as some pink-lilac ones.

I saw the frosted glass sconces as a base around which to create flowers so I removed them. Starting at the narrower end (lower portion) I proceeded to hot-glue the petals with a slight overlap. I did not measure. I glued on 3 layers, ensuring they overlapped and looked like a flower might and ended at the top.

I tested one in the room and liked the look of it.

Love how the color changes with the lights on..more pink.

At night, with the lights on.

I did the lot.

Then I proceeded to glue the green petals in the same way over the base layer so that they looked like leaves.

So far, so good...next I decided to continue with the "leaves" but in order to soften the look of the branches, make it look more natural, I used some wedding tulle to wrap around the fixture first. This would serve as the base on which I glued the other leaves. This was worked on every so often so here is a picture of a break in the project.

I covered the vertical metal piece and chain links with leaves (over the tulle).

Then came the dilemma with the flower bases...how to change the look..all the metal had to be covered/hidden.

Beautiful but still a work in progress.

I found this DecoArt Americana acrylic paint in Foliage Green at my local True Value.

After taping the petals and leaves with Scotch Blue painter's tape I started to paint the metal. I had to use baggie clips (really, these are so very useful) to keep the tulle away from the metal. During this time it was not easy to work around the circular parts and I got paint in my hair and on my clothes.

I found this pretty butterfly at Michaels and decided it would work with the theme of the room. So I clipped onto the fixture so that it was facing the door. 

In some spots the painter's tape did not cover the leaves properly so I got some of the green paint on them and so I decided to add some dimension and paint the outer base of the leaves a little.

The ceiling has some imperfections from when the last light fixture was removed. It was never repainted and I wanted to cover the circular marks left on the ceiling.

I "grew" the leaves upward and onto the ceiling.

Then came this other pretty floral trim (daisies) which I thought would lighten up the fixture in a different way, being white. This was bought at Joann's.

I decided to string it starting from the top.

And lastly, these Martha Stewart crafts floral stickers, again, from Joann's.

And some final pictures of the completed floral chandelier which ties in to the wall decal and the butterfly canvas art in the background.

 

From this..

..to this!

It is a favorite thing!

To recap the list of supplies: 

Scotch Blue tape,

Petals (pink and green),

Wedding tulle

Butterfly clip, 

DecoArt Americana acrylic paint,

Hot glue gun,

Martha Stewart crafts floral stickers.

So, what do you think? Do you like how it looks? It is one-of-a-kind. We love it!

I am linking this up to:

The Girl Creative

the diy club

Making the World Cuter

Passionately Artistic

CraftOManiac

Be Colorful

Home Stories A to Z

Savvy Southern Style

A Diamond in the Stuff

Redoux


Chic on a Shoestring Decorating


At the Picket Fence


House of Hepworths


Somewhat Simple


Serenity Now


Meg & Mum's


It's Overflowing

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Lisa

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Featured on Be @ Home's Best of the Web

It has been just over five months since I became a part of this phenomena called blogging. Prior to that I had never visited one nor did I have any idea what a blog was. Blogging has added to my already busy schedule but I am enjoying it and am always thrilled to receive recognition for my efforts every so often. This week my blog has been included in Be @ Home's Best of the Web series where they highlight interesting websites. 

If you are not familiar with http://pocketchange.become.com/category/home-and-garden, you should definitely visit this blog which features all things related to decor, including ideas on designing interiors, tips on trends and shopping, home care product reviews and occasionally craft projects. Certainly worth looking at for entertaining and gift shopping this holiday season. Other blogs to be found on this site are related to sustainable living, baby items, all things related to pets, fashion and accessories and even one just on footwear! Take a look at all of them here. Together they are a part of  Become, an integrated product search and comparison website.

I also want to thank Uncommon Designs for sharing my fall book pumpkin on their Facebook page. Thank you so much, Trish and Bonnie! And a special thank you to those who first inspired me with their own versions of this little project.

A lot of you will be busy with Thanksgiving preparations next week but please do take a few minutes to visit my site to view my completed floral chandelier which will be shared on Monday. Have a great weekend!

If you require any help with Interior Decorating please click on the tab at the top of my page marked 'Services' or click here for further details.

I would love for you to leave a comment. Thank you for stopping by; please do check back often.

Lisa

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Almost Ready to Show The Completed Floral Chandelier

I have been working on changing the look of the chandelier in Emily's room since about July. I wrote about the initial stages here and here. I am working on getting better pictures of the floral chandelier which I completed a few weeks ago. It evolved over time with no real plan. Although the original fixture served as the skeleton for what I created, the entire concept took shape as I found some key items at Michaels and subsequently Jo-Ann's which opened a few weeks ago about ten minutes away.

I started with almost lilac-pink-like petals just like these green ones. These helped me create the flowers around the sconces. The green petals were used as leaves to shape the greenery below the flowers and around the metal rods over some wedding tulle I wrapped around to give it a softer, more natural look.

Then I was left with this little dilemma. I did not want to leave any metal exposed.

I found this DecoArt's Americana acrylic paint in an almost exact color to the leaves, Foliage Green, and decided this was the way to go.

Some of the other items I found more recently at Jo-Ann's was this trim - pretty daisies..

...and some Martha Stewart scrapbooking floral stickers similar to these but in white. I forgot to take a picture of the ones I had purchased, for some reason.

image via Jo-Ann's

We are experiencing some grey, rainy days but the weekend should be sunny and I will work on some final daytime pictures (besides the nighttime ones I already have) to share next Monday, the 21st. I shall reveal the entire creation with a tutorial. Do stop by and take a look. Lights on!



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Lisa

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A Dining Room for All Occasions

Today I am excited to show you the mood board I created for the Pewter+Sage Mood Board Monday challenge. The challenge was to pick a dinnerware set to use as inspiration for a dining room. I picked the Lenox Fine China Chirp Collection. This watercolor-inspired bird and floral themed dining set boasts numerous bright colors - besides the obvious turquoise color one can see shades of deep pink, reds, orange, sage and brown. I thought the initial challenge would be to narrow my color choices to two or three.

I decided that the dinnerware would be the star of the dining room and therefore I picked just one other item, a large one, in turquoise to tie-in to that. The other colors I picked were a deep orange (rust-like) and shades of a dirty brown (amber-like) and grey. The theme is primarily aviary but also nature...woods, plants, and so on. I chose an elegant yet calm grey, like Valspar's Sharkfin.

The dining table has a bench from the same collection and chairs from a different set. I chose a fully upholstered chair (there are four), tufted, to add an elegant feel to an otherwise relaxed dining space. On the bench I propose a seat cushion made out of the fabric pictured. On the windows I also suggest adding woven shades (natural element) besides rod-pocket drapes. All the fabric in this space softens the room. The additional aviary piece would be the wall sconce which looks amazing and would help illuminate the wall above the console - this would be in place of a mirror. I also thought adding the bubble planters was a fun and interesting way to bring nature indoors and tie that in to the central theme. The candelabra on the table is another lean towards nature without competing with the dinnerware. And the fabulous chandelier illuminates the entire dining table with its brilliance.

Resources

 1. Lenox Simply Fine Dinnerware, Chirp Collection from Macy's.

 2. Aviary Sconce - ZGallerie

 3. Shane Powers Hanging Glass Bubble Collection (Planter) - west elm

 4. Choe Console - Horchow

 5. Birch Leaf Bowl - ZGallerie

 6. Smoked Glassware - west elm

 7. Exeter 16-Jar Pendant - Pottery Barn

 8. Sourav Dining Table - World Market

 9. Rust Tufted Chair - World Market

10. Sourav Bench - World Market

11. Purdy - Robert Allen Fabrics (Slate) - Calico Corners 

12. Mini Candelabra - west elm

13. Cordless Natural Woven Shades - Smith and Noble

14. Rod pocket drapes in Kalah Spice - Calico Corners

I think this dining room is warm and inviting with a touch of global sophistication. I hope you find my mood board as appealing as I found it fun to create. Do check out the other boards created at Pewter+Sage.

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I would love for you to leave a comment. Thank you for stopping by; please do check back often.

Lisa