This is the story of painting the chandelier green. Hot, vibrant lime green. It just makes my little heart so happy!
My sweet sister sent me a TIKTOK video where a man made a solar “candlelier” out of a chandelier.
Her words were I NEED one.
I quickly sent her a reply with the above picture and asked her if this one would work?
This beauty was gifted to me by a sweet friend, however there was something wrong with the wiring and the Hubs said it would be cheaper to buy a new one than try and rewire it.
So it sat in my office, waiting for a good idea on how to use it to come along.
Of course, sister said yes!
So here’s how the green chandelier came to be.
Step 1
While sister was deciding what color she wanted it to be, I started by removing the candle light socket cover.
Then sniped the wires connected to the light sockets, then unscrewed and removed the light socket.
Once that was done, I removed the light globe at the bottom of the chandelier.
And this is what it looked like.
Step 2
Paint the chandelier.
Sister decided on a bright, vibrant lime green.
I couldn’t have been happier.
After years of painting chandies white, black and turquoise, this was a breath of fresh air.
I mean, it’s going to hang outside from her pecan tree in her backyard.
Why not go bold?
TIP: Use a shepards hook to hang the chandelier from to spray paint the bottom and sides.
Once the bottom and sides were dry, I laid the chandelier on a drop cloth and spray painted it from the top.
Step 3
Paint the solar light puck.
When it came time to attach the solar lights to the candlelier, the black “puck” part looked weird.
I knew I needed to paint them green.
So I removed the globe from the bottom, placed the pucks in styrofoam and taped off the solar panel.
Then sprayed them green.
Once the pucks were dry, I put them back together and it was time to attach them to the candlelier.
Step 4
Attach the solar lights to the chandelier.
To do this I used silicone.
Since the probability of a $1.98 solar light going out is a strong possiblility, I didn’t want to attach it in a way that we couldn’t replace the light.
Silicone was the perfect solution.
It’s weather proof, strong and will hold up to heat.
BUT, is easily removed to add a different light.
Step 5
Add a little bling.
I decided to leave the glass globe off of the painted chandelier.
Sister lives in Oklahoma where the winds come barreling down the plain.
No tempting fate here!
But I did feel comfortable adding a few of the glass crystals back on.
If a few fall off, they are easily put back on.
Painting the chandelier green was so fun and easy.
It makes me wonder why I didn’t keep it for myself?
Until next time….
