I shared this over at the DIY Club a few weeks ago but wanted to share here too. When I saw this Martha Stewart image…I loved the coordinating colorful candles and candlesticks.
So, I started collecting wooden candlesticks from thrift stores and yard sales…
I wanted a fun colorful accent to go with our family room plans:
What I used:
- Wooden candle sticks
- Candles (color matching my Patio Paints)
- Deco Art Patio Paint (dark eucalyptus green, waterfall, fuchsia, buttercup)
- Deco Art Patio Paint reusable Home & Garden stick on stencils
- dark glaze (TransTint Dye by Rockler)
How I did it:
1. I gave my wooden candlesticks a few coats of Patio Paint each. Because I didn’t sand the wood, I used a dry brush technique. I preferred an antiqued look. I let the candlesticks dry between coats.
2. I brushed on and wiped off my glaze (TransTint dye) to give it an old finish.
3. The Deco Art stencil was sticky (and reusable) making stenciling super easy:
Ta-da!
{fabric is waverly santa maria desert flower – I’ll be using it for my drapes}
Love them – fun colorful accent to add to our family room…if I can ever get back to working on the makeover!
love ’em Roeshel! the colors are sooo pretty! great job.
gail
Your colorful candles and sticks are darling. I have a suggestion for you today. Are you ready? Go and look at your past posts and projects. I’ve just spent the last 10 minutes doing that and I’ve been awed and inspired! Such fabulous ideas and photos. If you are feeling down, or feeling like your blog isn’t amazing just go and take a look… oh my goodness! You should give yourself a huge pat on the back and a mocha latte. Honestly, thank you for the inspiration you’ve given me this morning! jules from bles-id
I love this idea! [another one I’m gonna have to try!!]
Love this!! What a great idea. Its awesome that you matched something as random as candlesticks to that fabric- brilliant!
These are so much fun and adorable!
LOVE them…just did something similar on my blog with old candlesticks, spray paint and mercury glass votives…great color choices on your project!!…xo, Mariaelena
Very cool! I love how they look with that fabric! Your family room is going to look amazing!
I really that while you took inspiration from that Martha Stewart photo, you made the idea your own by collecting thrift store candle sticks and used your own colours. They turned out great.
I loved these too and saved them in my archives to copy! Pretty colors:)
Oh, so lovely! I really like the look of the candles almost matching the candlesticks. And I LOVE that fabric. I’ve been flirting with it for a while now. Can’t wait to see your drapes and living room!