Décor on a Dime - Candlestick transformation

Candlestick Transformation

I bought these candlesticks at Kirkland’s a few years ago and they used to fit into my green decor in my living room. But now that I have red as my major accent they were just looking out of place.

I still loved the design and texture of the metal accents.  And I also like the way the green looks antiqued.  I thought I could create that same look but in RED!

I taped off the top and bottom metal brown accents using a plastic grocery bag and spray painted the middle with red spray paint.  But I didn’t want just plain red, I wanted the “streaks” and “spatters” that made them look antiqued.  So after I spray painted them red, I brushed on some leftover stain very lightly. But the stain was black and looked way too dark!  I was going to repaint them red and try something else. But when I spray painted another light coat of red, the black stain streaks were still barely showing through and looked exactly like I wanted them too! :)

(You can click on the pictures to enlarge them if you want.)

Here they are on my mantel! 

I think the red is a definite improvement, maybe even better than the original product.  What do you think?

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