Drab to FAB Candlestick Makeover

I have had this set of candlesticks for a while, I like them but I have never really loved them.  So, today they got a long awaited makeover.  I can't wait to tell you about it!  This is how they looked before and....

And, ta-da, this is how they look today.  Big change, huh?  I just love it when a plan comes together, don't you?  I am going to enter this in the DIY Club contest here.  If you want to know how I did it read on...

First I gave them a couple (or three?) coats of American Accents Heirloom White spray paint.  Love this color - just a pretty creamy white.  I used to could find this at Walmart but lately I have had to buy it a Hobby Lobby.

After the paint was good and dry I brought them inside to glaze them.  Like many of you out there in bloggersville I used my go to glaze Valspar Mocha.

I used a smallish brush to give it a good coat of glaze, working it into the small details on the candlesticks. 

I then used a way too small t-shirt that I cut up to wipe it off everywhere except in the areas I really wanted to stand out.  I know it seems wasteful to put on so much then wipe it back off but really it is the only way I know to do it.

This is the look I was going for - just a subtle hit of glaze around those gorgeous details.

 

Next I pulled out my new Gorilla Glue and glued some vases I had on hand to the top of the candlesticks. I used to use E6000 for most everything but I learned from some of you that this Gorilla Glue is like the Glue of all Glues! This is my second time to use it and I really do think it is easier to deal with.

 

I put a circle of glue around the top edge of the candlesticks, dampened the bottom of the vases, then put the two together.  I put a couple of heavy books on top and let them dry for 2 hours per the directions on the glue bottle. 

Now they are in the guest bathroom next to the clock turned picture frame project I showed you last week.  If you missed it you can find it here.  In that post I told you I needed to replace the lamp and now I have done it!  I added some pine cones and berry garland just to dress them for fall.

Here is the close-up shot again.  I think I am in love. (Can I really be in love with a pair of candlesticks?) 

And here is another look at the before.  Do you have a pair of candlesticks just waiting for a makeover?  Pull out your spray paint and glaze and hop to it girl!

Hope y'all come back soon!

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