I was searching Pottery Barn the other day and came across these Acanthus Pillar Holders. I just LOVED them and decided I needed some for my master bedroom!
I actually lucked out and had some wooden candlesticks around the house (left over from our wedding). I purchased them at Garden Ridge a few years ago. The tag on the bottom says $14.99, but I think they were on sale when I bought them.
I almost forgot to take a before pic, so here they are about to be spray painted!
I spray painted them with Rustoleum Heirloom White from Home Depot.
I waited about 15 minutes and took some 80 grit sandpaper to them! The paint was dry to the touch, but I think it helped that it wasn't totally dry all the way through.
Love them!
wow love them!!
ReplyDeleteThey look so pretty! I love the shabby!!
ReplyDeleteLovely! =) Good job!
ReplyDeleteGreat knock off! Would love to see you at my linky party tomorrow! http://www.lovelycraftyhome.com
ReplyDeleteGreat knock off and don't you just love the price compared to PB? I have a group that scheduled to be done in a few days.
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these turned out great! love them
ReplyDeleteI love those! I was actually just looking at the PB version and thinking about buying them. We are in the middle of a bedroom redo and I need something substantial to fill a spot on our dresser - but I can't find anything!! I think I will try something like this instead! Thanks! :)
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Those are beautiful! Hope mine will turn out that good when I try them. Thanks for making it look doable. :)
ReplyDeletethese are gorgeous! good job!!! i am your latest follower!
ReplyDeleteHow hard did you work the sandpaper across the sides? Barely touching the pillar holders or more so? I am clueless and love this look. :)
ReplyDeleteHey Gina - I actually started out really light and then pushed harder in some areas to make those areas look more "worn". I did start before the paint was dried all the way through so it came off fairly easily (it was totally dry to the touch though). I put probably 4 coats of spray paint over them since they were so dark, so I did push hard enough to get through the layers of spray paint. It's one of those things you can't really mess up - just go for it! Thanks so much for visiting!!
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ReplyDeleteThese are amazing. I really like that you took something that you had and transformed it! Thanks for linking up at DIY Thrifty Thursday! I featured your candle holders on my blog this week. I would love it if you stopped buy and grabbed an "I was featured" button. :) http://thrifty101.blogspot.com/2011/01/diy-thrifty-thursday-3.html
ReplyDeleteGreat job! Now I'm looking around my house for candlesticks to paint!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the great ideas!
Susan
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