tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post869425186144402514..comments2024-03-28T10:32:35.496-04:00Comments on Thrifty Decor Chick | Thrifty DIY, Decor and Organizing: Updated 80’s light fixtureThrifty Decor Chickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08387609050626968143noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-57950459001197693552023-07-08T14:21:33.082-04:002023-07-08T14:21:33.082-04:00I just re-read this post and the way you taped the...I just re-read this post and the way you taped the fixture is brilliant! Plus, no you absolutely cant tell the inside wasn't painted. Its beautiful.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15066210483640829174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-4702651453596172372020-10-06T17:44:37.613-04:002020-10-06T17:44:37.613-04:00I love the painted light. I also got two brass cha...I love the painted light. I also got two brass chandiliers at habititate resale shop and hung them in th e kitchen. I love the habitat store. Got two old brass towel racks and use them in the bedroom to hang quilts on when not in use. They fit nicely behind the door .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-21939971587829315202014-04-13T20:30:43.103-04:002014-04-13T20:30:43.103-04:00lol The kitty in the container is the cutest thing...lol The kitty in the container is the cutest thing I've seen lol. But awesome DIY The end product came out amazing.<br /><br />xo<br />Maggie A<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsvsi51ejug" rel="nofollow"> LOVEMAVIN/YOUTUBE </a> || <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/5122995" rel="nofollow"> LOVEMAVIN/BLOG </a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05479660870779798748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-15774328188431461922014-04-12T19:02:07.014-04:002014-04-12T19:02:07.014-04:00I love how easy you made masking the glass. I had...I love how easy you made masking the glass. I had a stain glass lampshade I painted by small paintbrush, and it was very tedious.Sandi Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04114603468699890485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-75647942456923110502014-04-11T10:22:06.511-04:002014-04-11T10:22:06.511-04:001) I absolutely love your ideas, hacks, & inst...1) I absolutely love your ideas, hacks, & installs. They totally inspire me. <br />2) Your "hoarding/storing away" items for future use proves I'm not alone. <br />3) This latest redo looks amazing! I'm completely enamoredMelanie C.http://www.civicthreadsgso.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-49559676011019556342014-04-10T22:25:03.053-04:002014-04-10T22:25:03.053-04:00Don't you love how things have a way of workin...Don't you love how things have a way of working out, this just goes to show you to take your time when decorating your house, I love both light fixtures in their new rooms!!! Looks awesome!!Laurie from Laurie Jones Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10549329957385944618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-85937593042601043542014-04-10T18:17:02.394-04:002014-04-10T18:17:02.394-04:00Hi - Can you tell me about the gray damask comfort...Hi - Can you tell me about the gray damask comforter on the foot of your bed? Maker/store/etc?<br />Thanks!Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16618056364406137160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-82417539423489491792014-04-10T12:16:56.290-04:002014-04-10T12:16:56.290-04:00Awesome change on that light! I love it and wish I...Awesome change on that light! I love it and wish I could find one for my dining room! I haven't painted any indoor lights, but I did do my front and back door lights a couple of years ago. I roughed up the varnish on the brass with sandpaper and then used sander/deglosser. Next they were primed, painted and given a coat of poly. Two plus years later they look brand new!Guerrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01896747944152857012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-78966244595298299392014-04-10T09:25:41.503-04:002014-04-10T09:25:41.503-04:00OOOOOOOOOOOOOOH! That looks so nice! I'm gonna...OOOOOOOOOOOOOOH! That looks so nice! I'm gonna be on the hunt for one of those now that you opened my eyes to the beauty:) Great post. P.S. Your cat's mad at you for not leaving the lamp on the table.<br />;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-14606819205967819542014-04-09T17:02:09.444-04:002014-04-09T17:02:09.444-04:00You have such a good eye! I'm not going to lie...You have such a good eye! I'm not going to lie, the before picture of the light was terrifying. I wouldn't have even looked at it, but what you turned it into is beautiful! I need to open up my eyes (and mind) and see the potential. Thanks for the inspiration. Lacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574824066043354570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-7864521340994853312014-04-09T15:19:55.181-04:002014-04-09T15:19:55.181-04:00Another beautiful job! You're so inspiring to ...Another beautiful job! You're so inspiring to me!Tammigirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04000047709047394034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-52480358350639145222014-04-09T15:11:19.737-04:002014-04-09T15:11:19.737-04:00You did such a great job! I'm amazed at your ...You did such a great job! I'm amazed at your patience with the taping. Our dining room chandelier is one I found out on someone's curb. They had put a sign on it that it was free and it worked, so I took it, painted it and now it hangs in our dinning room. Our house was a foreclosure and when we moved in there was no chandelier in the dinning room, so I'm very proud of my free chandelier!Cat @ MaryMarthaMamahttp://www.marymarthamama.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-22795849791956609152014-04-09T15:08:33.313-04:002014-04-09T15:08:33.313-04:00I love that chandelier in your bedroom, it looks w...I love that chandelier in your bedroom, it looks wonderful. I have to ask though, the one you used to have in your bedroom, would it not work in the library?Rebeccanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-35070038311604112762014-04-09T13:28:47.963-04:002014-04-09T13:28:47.963-04:00Great update to the light! And I love the one in y...Great update to the light! And I love the one in your bedroom; splendid idea to switch around what you have. <br />The kitty photo made me laugh.<br />Cool True Value 'gun' thingy for spray paint. I'll bet it helps keep from getting a tired hand.<br />ChrissySteelers6https://www.blogger.com/profile/12259433761178851023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-65852284473315237492014-04-09T12:12:54.142-04:002014-04-09T12:12:54.142-04:00The light looks great, and seems to fit well with ...The light looks great, and seems to fit well with the room. But what I'm dying over is the cat inside the fixture. I have a cat on my lap right now ... and I really need to get up and get something ... but she's so cute and cuddly ... and I hate to move her. Always good to have a helper ... or not so much!Hollie @ I'm Busy Procrastinatinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15186733812673111574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-77884524009414820052014-04-09T11:30:25.346-04:002014-04-09T11:30:25.346-04:00Looks great, amazing what a little spray paint wil...Looks great, amazing what a little spray paint will do! I've done the same to some old brass lamps that were going to be thrown out. Just cleaned them up, sprayed them white and added new shades.<br />~KylieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-47056080353504585302014-04-09T11:23:29.823-04:002014-04-09T11:23:29.823-04:00You're probably getting tired of me telling yo...You're probably getting tired of me telling you you're a genius but you are!! That light in the dining room is great and the taping idea is....genius! The chandelier in the bedroom is absolutely gorgeous. I hope you don't mind that my bedroom will look just like yours as soon as I can get into my new house and start decorating. Love it!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17917839178944601336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-11909795476138388932014-04-09T10:38:21.633-04:002014-04-09T10:38:21.633-04:00I love it so much!! And I love your little helper...I love it so much!! And I love your little helper!Heatherhttp://www.thatredheadedsister.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-12807926701465494702014-04-09T09:48:55.490-04:002014-04-09T09:48:55.490-04:00So crazy! The honey and I just ORB'd an outsid...So crazy! The honey and I just ORB'd an outside light fixture that was screaming for help. It was silver many moons ago and now its ORB. LOVE it! <br />Your fixture looks great. A friend and I went to a yard sale last year and she bought a HUGE brass 8 light chandelier (from the late 80's early 90's) for $6.50. She sprayed it ORB and it looks amazing. It looks like it cost her hundreds. I'm now on the lookout for one.<br />VeeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-35723733715526793842014-04-09T09:45:04.676-04:002014-04-09T09:45:04.676-04:00I have spray painted brass lamps and have looked a...I have spray painted brass lamps and have looked at simple chandeliers at Habitat to spray paint as well. I have always passed on the ones with the glass inserts b/c I had no idea how to paint them. You have inspired me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-79799850695348716362014-04-09T08:30:12.819-04:002014-04-09T08:30:12.819-04:00Wow...great results ! That chandelier in the bedr...Wow...great results ! That chandelier in the bedroom is stunning!swtpeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06260186556561384321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-82227747580910062922014-04-09T08:12:46.968-04:002014-04-09T08:12:46.968-04:00Great idea for taping! pinning that! And the cat -...Great idea for taping! pinning that! And the cat - so lucky you have such help!!! JuliaJulia@Happy House and Homehttp://happyhouseandhome.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-58646795377814889872014-04-09T01:56:33.562-04:002014-04-09T01:56:33.562-04:00It looks really cool with the yellow tape actually...It looks really cool with the yellow tape actually!! I painted our outdoor light fixtures a few years ago to change them from brass to black. They look much better on the house. I noticed after this brutal cold winter they are peeling. So WILL be spray painting, time to touch them up. I love how your cat "helped." My boy cat helps all DIYs. (ugh, sorry about the "comment removed by author"- nothing offensive! used wrong profile)Debhttp://www.indiapiedaterre.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-25460454749425105712014-04-08T20:55:34.682-04:002014-04-08T20:55:34.682-04:00I have two questions that I hope you can help me w...I have two questions that I hope you can help me with. #1 How did you ever get the inside of the fixture taped and painted since the inside and outside show? Also, we just bought a house and I want to replace some fixtures. I have no experience with anything like this, so how likely am I to be able to do so successfully?Mady and Jacks Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05487092798100751120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-67581016502859034002014-04-08T20:17:04.635-04:002014-04-08T20:17:04.635-04:00This light looks AMAZING!!! I wasn't really w...This light looks AMAZING!!! I wasn't really with you at first - I have a terrible brass fixture in my dining room! But you've honestly made me reconsider it as not that bad.. maybe it could work in my entry or pantry with a little spray paint too! I'm also so envious you have ceilings for a chandelier in your bedroom - it looks gorgeous!! Michelle | Birds of Berwickhttp://www.birdsofberwick.comnoreply@blogger.com