We’ll be heading home from Florida today, so this is a good time to show the yardsale chandy I found recently. I absolutely love how it looks in the guestroom AND I even found another cute chandy at the Lovelady thriftstore. They operate a thriftstore and I spotted one for $5 that is going to go in the beachy guestroom, so stay tuned for that soon.
I have to confess…I love pretty light fixtures.
From day one of moving in our home, it has been my mission to change out every single stinkin’ builder’s brass light fixture in the house. And I’ve just about succeeded in doing that. Only a couple more to go. I had bought a cute little flushmount fixture at Lowes on clearance for $10 that was originally in this room (it is now in our masterbath water closet). So, when I spotted this cute thing at the yardsale recently (for $10), I wasn’t at all sure where it would go.
I actually left the sale and came back about 30 minutes later, after it dawned on me that I could make it work in the toile bedroom. So, now it’s up…this one really just about kicked my butt and took me forever to get it up there right. I’ve taught myself how to change light fixtures out, but each of them is a little different and sometimes I really have to ponder over it and fight with it. This one was the worst.
Especially when I decided to add the ceiling medallion I picked up years ago at House Parts in Atlanta. I’ve been carrying this around for a long time and finally got it hung. This thing is made out of fiberglass and I had to screw it into the ceiling. Just call me Tim the Toolman, but I’ve really had to learn a lot being a DIYer. It’s on the job training. I had painted the medallion with my Sophisticated Finishes paint in Blackened Bronze and it’s a great match for the chandy.
It really is a great look in the room and makes it feel cozy. 
You can see I did cover the shades with some of my leftover toile fabric and it is just too cute now.
And I adore it. It’s a perfect just-right petite size for the bedroom. I had to twist a few of the links to shorten it a bit too so my guests won’t smack themselves in the head :), but you don’t really see that when you look up at it. Those things are made of iron and would not budge, so that is why the chain is slightly wonky…I’ll live with it
So, there you have it! There was also a bigger traditional shaped bronze chandelier that was just beautiful, for $25…and I don’t have a place for it! I would have snapped that one up too, but you might remember I changed out my diningroom and foyer chandeliers back in January. You can check out the before and afters if you want…here.
I’ve found several of these flushmount fixtures at yardsales and changed out all the hallways..amazing how many of these you need in a house when you start counting them up & I’ve found plenty. Had to paint out a few of them, but they have all worked out well. All for about $5 each.
Another pride and joy yardsale fixture from last year went over the breakfast table. You might remember this one that I was jumping up and down over….for $20.
So, I was in Lowes recently and spotted this really pretty outdoor fixture on deep discount clearance for $20. I had already bought one last year at a yardsale for $3, but this one was so much bigger and prettier, so I upgraded. This sits outside our garage doors. And I sold the old one at my yardsale. The energy saving bulb was already in there, so I left it, even though I don’t like the look of them.
Hi Rhoda,
This is such a pretty room…I don’t know that I’ve seen it before!
I love your new light fixture!
I agree that the new CF bulbs are ugly…but I think they are making them now in some new shapes. One of the first things we did was change our fixtures in this house. Now I wish I hadn’t gotten in such a hurry cause there’s a couple of them I want to change again. LOL
Diane
Love your new purchase, it looks great in the bed room. Glad you are coming home so I can see beach pictures and oh, by-the-way, I can’t go on vaction without a dog/cat/goat sitter. How about a trip to Texas for a week. HEE HEE!
I love lighting too. I replaced my outdoor light with the same fixture last Christmas! I am looking to do something new in my LR and entry, I’ll keep you “posted!”
The chandelier looks great…I am currently working with a cliet to de-brass her house, everytime we turn around we find another shiny piece that needs to be replaced.
Wow.. you really have great vision.. I am so inspired.
I wish I had a box in my living room ceiling for a chandy. Have you ever added electric to a ceiling? Or maybe you work around it with a nonelectric chandy..
Thanks
I wanta go shopping with you too.
Great finds here. I know when I walk in a room for some reason I always look up. I don’t know if that’s do to me only being 5ft and I’ve always looked up, but I have seen some great lighting by doing so. Have a safe trip home.
Happy Holidays
Blossom
Rhoda you are so good! That new chandy is so pretty. I’ve had a hang up about all of my light fixtures being the same color…I think I’m going to get over it!!
I am ready to change light fixtures too… I need to start looking for those good deals that you are famous for!
they’re beautiful!! Love your home decor! 🙂 Vanessa
Wow Rhoda, what a difference your right and this gets to me to looking in my home, and I’m thinking some things have GOT TO GO! Those light fixtures make the room, don’t they? Love it. Glad you had a great time in Florida, yippeee.
Debbie
Love the chandelier. I’m simply dying to change out the steel and black ceiling fan in our master bedroom but I can’t seem to find anything I can afford.
sigh.
I adore them all too Rhoda… and great bargains too boot.
Have a wonderful Friday!
HI Rhoda!
Some steals of deals you have there!
Oh I love all of your chandies 🙂 I have been on a lamp kick myself lately. Lighting is everything, isn’t it?
Hugs,
Dena
Love all the chandies and light fixtures!
I was wondering…….do you have enough of that toile fabric left to cover your chady’s chain? Maybe it would hide the links that you couldn’t remove?
Have a great weekend!
Lighting is a challenge in my condo. I live in a 1970s apartment to condo conversion (high rise). Ceilings and floors are concrete. Requires a certain level of creativity.
Lighting does make a big difference!
You are the light fixture queen! I don’t know how you’re so brave to mess with electricty like that. My husband doesn’t even like to change out light fixtures!
Beautiful room and I love that new light fixture!
Manuela
The fixtures are great, but all that toile…heavenly!
Lowes is a fantastic place to find lighting deals. I have a light in my foyer – the reproduction tiffany light, that I got for $20.00 on clearance – it was the display! Have you seen my fantastic chandelier that I put in my kitchen? I rewired it myself – my first “job” and it was only $60.00 at an antique mall near Leeds. It is one of my “favorite things!”
Ya know I’m a chandy lover too and use them every chance I get. I bought one at a litle flea market in Charleston earlier this year I’m dying to use over my sink in the kitchen but it’s got to be professionally rewired and that will cost more than the chandy so I’m looking for another one….I really want to use the Charleston one though.
The one we hung in my bathroom was a little long too so here’s a little tip for you if you don’t want to shorten the chain….David took one of those cable twist ties, I sprayed it white (to match the chain) and he just pulled up the chandy to the height I wanted and tied it up with the cable tie -it hangs perfectly straight and you can’t tell the tie thingy is even there, just cut off it’s tail!
Judy