How to Redo Old Chandeliers

New Paint

• 1

  Cover an outdoor work space with newspapers held down with masking tape.

• 2

  Unscrew all of the light bulbs from the chandelier.

• 3

  Ball up bits of masking tape and stuff them in the openings of the candles on the chandelier, in the holes where the light bulbs were.

• 4

  Wrap all wires with masking tape to protect them from the spray paint.

• 5

  Place the chandelier on the newspapered work surface and spray paint it lightly with an aerosol spray paint made for metal. Spray lightly with back and forth motions, moving the can about 2 inches from the surface of the chandelier. Do not over-spray, as it is difficult to correct mistakes after the spray paint begins to drip. Allow the first coat to dry completely before spraying on a second coat.

Shade Trim

• 6

  Plug a hot glue gun, with a hot glue stick inserted into the back, into a power outlet. Allow the glue to warm up for several minutes.

• 7

  Squeeze glue on the back of fabric fringe trim and press it onto the bottom border of a miniature shade. Continue adding hot glue and wrapping the fringe around the base of the shade. When the two ends of the fringe meet, snip the fringe with a pair of scissors and add one final dot of glue to the end fringe.

• 8

  Allow the glue to dry. Repeat the entire process with all the other shades before placing the new shades on the chandelier frame.

Holiday Embellishments

• 9

  Drape a strand of faux crystals in and out of the chandelier frame. the crystal garland should hang in loops around the frame.

• 10

  Turn off the lights.

• 11

  Unscrew all of the light bulbs from the chandelier frame.

• 12

  Screw colorful bulbs into the chandelier frame — such as pink, red or green — for a colorful holiday display of lights.