I came across two great candle stick tutorials at DRAB to FAB and BROWN PAPER PACKAGES
I just had to make me some of these for my front entrance and guest bathroom.
You can make some too....they're super easy to do.
You can make some too....they're super easy to do.
{WHAT I USED}
* a piece of 4x4 wood cut into any height you fancy
I made a set of three pillars
* six pieces of 5 x 5 wood for my tops and bottoms
Or you can use a fence topper like I was originally going to do...then I changed my mind
Sand all your wood using this little miracle worker.
It's definitely something to put on your Christmas list if you're planning on more wood working projects.
I assembled all my tops and bottons to my
4 x 4 using my Weldbond glue.
Normally I would've painted these using my Rustoleum "flat black" spray paint however, it's way too cold for that, so instead I used Behr "Black Suede" Satin paint from Home Depot.
As you can tell I didn't do a great paint job since I knew they would be distressed once dry.
Ohhh I love this part....take your sweet sanding friend and distress those candle holders. You see, I like mine very worn looking so I went CrAzY with my sander.
UPDATE: I decided to stain my candles with Mini Wax's walnut brown stain and I'm SO happy I did. They look so much better.
{BEFORE THE STAIN}
{AFTER THE STAIN}
Wow! THose are gorgeous! Love what you did! Very crafty. Not expensive either. Great job!
ReplyDeleteWonderful job and wonderful idea! They look fantastic. Thanks for sharing.
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