Mini Chandelier

Chandeliers are all the rage right now and people are putting them in any room from kitchens to bathrooms.  Although we don't have a room suitable for one, it hasn't stopped me from wanting to put one up.  So when I first spotted this "spiderman" light fixture I thought wow that's alot of glass, then wow that's super ugly.  But if you look beyond the glass and the ugly you will see a little chandelier begging to be set free.

I took the whole contraption apart and discarded the entire outer portion of glass.  I used a couple pieces of the base and bolted them together.  All that was needed to complete the transformation was a spray painted nickel finish.  It took some doing to get the light hung because we had to drill new fastener holes and purchase new rod fasteners and screw caps. 

We exchanged our old, dim light in our hallway for the chandelier and the change is dramatic.  Here's a breakdown of the costs:

Thrift store light                                $3.50

Spray paint (already had)                     .00

Fasteners & caps                               5.76

Labor to hang light (husband)        priceless

                                       Total        $9.26