Thrift Shop to Farmhouse House Style: Do It Yourself Upcycled Candle Light Sticks

Hey there to my Home Market good friends! It is an honor that Andrea has asked me to go to again today from my blog siteanderson + giveto share a remodeling that I’m hoping you’ll enjoy.

If you spend anytime at all enjoying Fixer Upper, after that you’ve probably seen Joanna Gaines positioning some chunky repainted candle holders on a mantel, couch table, or nightstand. I’m a substantial fan of her style (as I make certain a lot of you are) as well as like how these sculptural objects can bring a whole screen together. It isn’t also necessary to put a candle light on them all the time as they look elegant just standing there all on their very own.

As someone constantly looking for jobs I can do myself instead of get, I set out on a search for timber candle holders to upgrade at neighborhood second hand stores. And also as is generally the case when I’m searching for something particular with a project in mind, I turned up vacant handed. While a little let down, I was not ready to offer up rather yet.

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A few weeks after my search began, I discovered a whole rack filled up with 2 dimensions of chunky timber candle holders on clearance at Kirklands. Not too poor when you consider how much these can offer for in the store.

If you are just participating in the globe of Do It Yourself, among the biggest lessons you can learn is that your mind must regularly stay open and your eyes looking everywhere since you never know where you may find those prizes to makeover.

I wasn’t always opposed to the timber look of these candle holders, but had my mind basically established on painting them. The painting process entailed layer after layer of paint to get that used, \”I’ve been resting here for many years\” sort of appearance. To make the group look a little bit much more accumulated, the candle holders are painted in various tones of gray and cream, instead of just the same color.

For this project, all the paints used are fromBlend Mineral Paint, my individual fave. You can use any one of your preferred paints, nonetheless, whether they be milk paint, chalk paint, or simply latex leftover from a current room renovation.

I started by massaging various areas with a clear candle where I desired the wood to show with. This enables the paint to chip away quickly when you prepare to distress, yet protects the surface area underneath the wax.

The skim coat for all the candlesticks was Ash. It took just one coat of paint. Because there are even more layers taking place top of this one and the charcoal color is just mosting likely to reveal through the troubled areas, it isn’t necessary to have every little thing perfectly covered.

After the paint was dry, I rubbed different locations once again with the candle wax to permit the next coat of paint to chip away while safeguarding the charcoal surface area under the wax. I repainted with 3 various shades of paint … Champlain (a luscious white), Algonquin (a dark beige), and Stirling (a light grey). Each candlestick took two layers of shade.

You do not desire really much paint on your brush when you do this. You’re not actually repainting the candlestick however rather just highlighting.

Each candlestick was then fined sand to disclose the charcoal color or bare timber beneath the painted surface in various locations. I used a heavy grit sandpaper since I wanted a used and also greatly distressed appearance. If you are simply trying to eliminate a little paint from the sides, make use of a fine grit sandpaper.

As the final rustic touch, I used Miss Mustard Seed’s antiquing wax over the repainted surface to provide the candlesticks some patina. You might long for a cleaner look as well as might simply miss this action.

You can see aware listed below the distinction that the wax can make. Both candlesticks were initially repainted the very same shade. The wax also enhances the upsetting that I finished with the hefty grit sandpaper.

All in all, I could not be happier with just how these candle holders transformed out. To offer a bit a lot more variation to the elevation of your candle holders, use some classic books as risers underneath.

Whether you have the ability to locate a random number of candle holders from a second hand store or you purchase a matching established as I did, I hope that you have actually been influenced to utilize a little paint to quickly change them into something worthwhile of a Fixer Upper design residence.

Jamie Hoover|anderson + grant