I am a chandelier hoarder. When I see an old one with a great shape, I must bring it home with me – even if I don’t have a place for it at the time. I stick them in corners of closets and in the attic crawl space until the perfect ceiling presents itself to me. It’s gotten to the point that my husband, Tom, has asked that I not bring anymore home. Oh, like that is going to happen!
Generally, the light fixtures that I hoard need some sort of attention – cleaning up, new wiring or an updated paint job. The challenging thing about painting a chandelier is getting the underside, the side that you can see when you stand underneath it. Chandeliers aren’t exactly easy to balance upside down.
So, I’ve devised a system in my garage to make the job easier. Here’s how to paint a chandelier:
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