The LONG list of projects we have for this house includes switching out all of the dated, awful light fixtures that lurk around every corner. Unfortunately, this could be a very expensive upgrade if we went out and simply purchased brand new lights for every room! We have definitely been creative so far, in order to save money.
After ignoring our brassy, dusty, and very dated foyer light for almost 2 years now, we decided it was time to make a change….. a very inexpensive change.
I had seen a picture in the Pottery Barn catalog of this light fixture:
But at $270, there was NO WAY we could afford that right now! So, we simply used the Pottery Barn picture as inspiration.
With not much money left in our monthly budget for home repairs, we used what we already had on hand. Spray paint. I always have lots of spray paint in the garage.
Take down the light fixture (please turn off the circuit breaker so that no one blows up)
Dust it and clean it really well. Ours was yucky.
Separate all the parts you can, including screws, so that you can get everything covered in spraypaint.
I did three light coats of spray paint, letting the fixture dry about 1 hour in between.
We also removed the glass completely because, well, the glass was hideous.
We rehung it and it looks so much better already! It probably won’t be a permanent fixture, but it works much better until we can afford something different!
Here is what it was before:
And here it is after! Not quite Pottery Barn, but close enough for us!
Our Foyer before:
After:
Before:
After:
Hayley
Hayley Crouse is a wife, mother and multifaceted designer. Her love of sewing, crafting, cooking and interior design infuses her daily life and naturally spills over into her online presence. She pushes the envelope of her creativity and hopes that others will be inspired to do the same. She currently authors the Welcome to the Mouse House Blog, is the pattern designer behind Mouse House Creations and is a collaborative designer with Willow & Co. Patterns.
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I do love what a quick coat of black spray paint can do for things like this!!! It looks great!
Thank you Karen…. I do love spray paint!
It looks fantastic~ I love it in black! I host a decorating party at my blog on the weekends if you would like to come share sometime! 🙂 It’s going on right now.
GREAT improvement! 🙂
Isn’t spray paint fantastic? So much better. Way to make it work. 🙂
So clever! I think it looks great!
I love it! What a great way to save money. I priced lantern lights and they are not cheap.
Thank you everyone!
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XO, Aimee
Just stopping back by to say thanks for linking up at Feathered Nest Friday!
How did you remove the glass? Planning on doing this to ours that is much larger. Thanks