candlestick holder redo

I was browsing around Ikea a while back and fell in love with some silver candlestick holders.

They were very bright and shiny and looked so classy!

I wanted the candlestick holders, but I didn't want to pay that much for them.

So I found these at the D.I. (thrift store) and decided I was going to attempt to redo them...

First, I spray painted them a metallic silver:

And they looked like this:

They didn't turn out quite as shiny and brilliant as I had hoped, so I decided to give them a shabby-chic look.

I wiped them down with a glaze that I concocted:

water

brown acrylic paint

a touch of black acrylic paint

a teaspoon of mod podge

Then I wiped off the excess with a rag.

Here is the finished product, displayed on my newly revamped shelf!

BEFORE:

AFTER:

I am so in love with how they turned out!

Thanks for the inspiration, Ikea!

--Clarissa

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http://www.paisleypassions.blogspot.com/

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