Repurposed Furniture Leg Candlesticks With Sheet Metal Shades DIY
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If your candlesticks seem like they will be tippy, add a chunky base to them to stabilize. We used a simple piece of rough cedar leftover from a fence post.
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Drill holes for your candles in the top ends of your furniture legs. You can vary the sizes to hold votive cups, pillars and tapers. I just grabbed a variety at the store.
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Now to make the sheet metal shades! Sheets of decorative stamped sheet metal come in a variety of designs. I had leftover scraps from placing it in old frames. (you can see more ways to repurpose old frames HERE)
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Cut the sheet metal with tinsnips so it is about an inch above the height of your candle. Bend the metal around a spray paint can. When you get your desired diameter to go around candle, use vise grip pliers to hold in place.
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Drill holes and use a pop rivet gun to fasten closed. Pop rivets are fun! You may want to find more projects to use with this tool!
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Finish your repurposed candlesticks with paint or poly. Some of my furniture legs already had great character and chippy paint, so I brushed on a coat of poly to seal. For others, I gave them a couple coats of Miss Mustard Seed Milk Paint and added handpainted details. I was going for a vintage Shiny Brite ornaments look. I lightly distressed and sealed with hemp oil.
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Ready for the big reveal? What a fun repurposed makeover! Just in time for the Christmas mantel!
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For more vintage-inspired Christmas projects and decor, see HERE.