Sunday, November 22, 2009

Woo Hoo, look what I found!

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Woo Hoo, I am having a great weekend! I found
this chandelier at the fleamarket yesterday! I saw
one months ago and wanted to buy it, but DH didn't
like it, so I didn't get it. He didn't see the potential I
saw, he just saw "brass"...... Anyway, I showed him
Lisa's at "Prims from Above" so he could see what it
would like painted, so then he liked it. I didn't know
it when I bought it that it is by "Ethan Allen" made
of solid brass in Spain..... Boy is it heavy!....I only paid
.........Are ya ready????..............................


















.............$20 for it!!! That included the dust!
It also has fancy cream colored shades that I
forgot about, so they aren't in the picture......
I was thinking of painting it a gray/pewter color,
then brushing black on it here and there to "antique"
it some......What do you all think? If I don't like that,
I can always paint it black. Anyone else have any
ideas? They had a simple one in Home Depot, that I
almost bought, but I thought it was too modern looking
for what I wanted, so I am glad I held out to find
something else. This guy had another one that was
bigger, that would have been used in a house with
cathedral ceilings....I don't know how much he wanted
for that one (I didn't ask), since it was too big, anyway.....
Well, I have too many things to do, so my make over
will have to wait a week.....

I forgot that I got an old basket full of large pinecones
to sit by the fireplace, so I will have to take a picture
of that and post it next time for you all to see....

Thanks for stopping by and hope you all are having a
great weekend!



Bear Hugs~Karen

6 comments:

  1. Nice find Karen!!!! Csn't wait to see its makeover!
    Hugs,
    Lynn

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  2. What a great find!
    I see the potential and am looking forward to seeing yours finished!
    Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

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  3. Way to go girl for finding that beauty. It looks just like mine. Yep, I chucked the shades to the trash and gave it a coat of black and it was perfect for me. I found some new candle sleeves that were more prim too, but they aren't very expensive. Have fun making it over...it will be BEAUTIFULLY PRIM!!

    Hugs,
    Lisa

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  4. wow you got a bargain..I can't wait to see it all done up..;)

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  5. Nice find! Hubbies should know that we wives ALWAYS know best! LOL! Can't wait to see it when it's finished! Happy Thanksgiving! ~~Annie

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  6. can't wait to see what you do to transform it.. I have not seen Lisa's.. make sure you post pics!
    Andy

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Bear Hugs~Karen