Painted Candlesticks – Beautiful DIY Home Decor: See how I turn thrift store finds into beautiful DIY home decor! See this tutorial to learn how to make inexpensive thrift store candlesticks this gorgeous blue color to make Beautiful Home Decor ON A BUDGET!
Hi everyone! Here is easy thrift store decor project – DIY Painted Candlesticks that is super quick, easy and inexpensive to make!
You know how much I love to decorate with style while saving money and saving time! And how much I love to DIY my own home decor accessories to customize them with the colors that I love!
This DIY paint project is one of the quickest and simplest one’s I’ve done – here it is!
Painted Candlesticks – Beautiful DIY Home Decor
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Supplies:
- candlesticks
- 220 grit sandpaper
- 1/2 inch inch artist’s brush,
- this beautiful sea glass blue colored ‘Inglenook’ mineral paint that leaves a silky smooth, flat finish!
Tutorial Directions:
I bought this large chunky wooden candlestick at the thrift store a few weeks ago for $2.99!
I immediately fell in love with the shape of it, all of it’s curves and the fact that it was over sized – the perfect size for a pillar candle…and it’s price!
I gave it a light quick scuff sanding with 220 grit sandpaper .
With a 1/2 inch inch artist’s brush I gave it two quick coats of this stunning sea glass blue colored paint.
I love this blue color! It’s a calm, relaxed watery blue-grey color with a touch of green, a color that reminds me of the ocean.
I love how my thrift store candlestick turned out! It adds the perfect pop of coastal color to my home!
I have it sitting on my beautiful salt-oak finished bookcase in my home office along with more thrift store finds – a thrift store vintage map of Virginia (where we lived for 3 years) that I put in a black frame and pieces of coral we’ve collected at the beaches we’ve visited in the past.
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Ashley ~ 3 Little Greenwoods says
February 16, 2015 at 9:04 amSuch a lovely color! You are making me want to go thrift store shopping… NOW!
I would love for you to share this project at my Show Me Saturday party. My readers would love this DIY!
~ Ashley
Rita says
February 16, 2015 at 9:40 amHi
Love what you did and adore that colour…I’m going to try it….thank you
Rita de Vries
heather says
February 17, 2015 at 11:11 pmYou’re welcome Rita!! Isn’t the color gorgeous?!
Leslie @ House on the Way says
February 17, 2015 at 7:25 amThat color is gorgeous! What an amazing new look. Have a great day!
Leslie
Vanessa says
February 17, 2015 at 8:12 amWhat a great color. I have to give this paint a try. The candle sticks turned out great!
heather says
February 17, 2015 at 11:11 pmThanks Vanessa!! I’m glad you like this color too this paint is so wonderful to apply!
Lisa says
February 23, 2015 at 12:51 amHi This candlestick and color turned out amazing. Coming over from Inspiration Monday Link Party. If you are around tomorrow we also have a Something to Talk About Link Party that goes live at 6 am est and I know our friends would love this. If you have time come join us and link up. Thank you, Lisa at Concord Cottage
heather says
February 27, 2015 at 8:43 amThanks Lisa – I’m so glad you like my DIY and thanks for the invitation to your party!
Angela @ Simply Beautiful By Angela says
February 23, 2015 at 3:21 pmI love that color! It’s one of my favorites 🙂
heather says
February 27, 2015 at 8:40 amThis blue color is so calming and peaceful isn’t it Angela? Thanks for visiting!
Nickeya says
February 24, 2015 at 11:27 pmI honestly really love the color you chose! 🙂 Beautiful! I just love the thrift store because you never know what you can find. 🙂
heather says
February 27, 2015 at 8:34 amI agree Nickeya! Thrifting is like going on a treasure hunt! Lately my thrift store has had all kinds of great things – for a long time it didn’t. I glad you like the color too – it’s so beachy!
Pam says
July 7, 2015 at 1:30 pmI love that color, too! Would you share what kind of paint and color name, please?
Karen says
July 10, 2015 at 7:45 amLOVE THE CANDLESTICK…..what is the COLOR? Have a GREAT DAY!
heather says
August 5, 2015 at 10:17 pmThe color is stunning isn’t it?? The color is in the post see the link! Thanks Karen!!
Nancy says
May 25, 2016 at 7:45 amI have an old wooden candelabra I’m going to try this on! Thanks!
heather says
May 26, 2016 at 8:13 amGreat Nancy!! Your wooden candelabra will be gorgeous with this little makeover!
Vickie Kuykendall says
February 1, 2017 at 4:55 pmLove the color. Will look for chunky candle holders at my local thrift store. More importantly!! Please tell your husband I thank him for his service!!
heather says
February 2, 2017 at 10:57 amThank you Vickie – I will tell him! 🙂
Rebecca says
July 22, 2017 at 1:57 pmYou scored a great find with the candlestick and that color is beautiful.
heather says
July 25, 2017 at 8:19 pmThank you Rebecca! I’m so glad you like this tutorial and paint color!! xo Heather
Cynthia PB says
October 24, 2018 at 9:02 amHeather,
I love recycling things that people don’t need anymore. It so exciting & Fund. The color you chose is perfect and you can always change it anytime you want. The little jar next to it looks like you’ve got a label on it from where the shells are from, this is an amazing idea. Can I see the whole jar?
Thanks for your creativeness & for sharing it with everyone.
Kind Regards,
Cynthia
heather says
October 24, 2018 at 9:31 amHi Cynthia – this is the jar I used to store and display the shell collection!! https://amzn.to/2PNcOZ7