How to update a chandelier

The old chandelier serves faithfully and truthfully, but has long lost its presentability, the design has become obsolete, the paint has become dilapidated, or it is simply bored and no longer pleases the eye. The easiest way to buy a new lamp. However, it is not a fact that a new sample will suit you in terms of price. And the quality, for sure, it will be inferior to the old proven technique. In this case, you can just update the chandelier.

If the electrical component itself is out of orderI have, and you can not use your favorite thing for its intended purpose, you can try to do something out of an old chandelier radically new( some creative decor element).

How to upgrade the chandelier with your own hands

What are the possible options? Variations on the theme of how to upgrade an old chandelier exist a great many, but all of them can be reduced to several basic ones:

1. Paint.
2. Update the ceiling lights.
3. Create new or refresh old lampshades.
4. Make from the chandelier something radically new.

Painting an old chandelier

Under painting, we can mean the renewal of the color of the base, as well as the painting of plastic, glass or ceramic plafonds. Staining is better to produce in several layers and fix the finished work with varnish.

The advantages of painting

1. You can choose color absolutely any, taking into account individual tastes and preferences, the color range of an existing interior, etc.
2. When you get tired of this kind of lamp, it's easy to repaint it again.
3. If you still did not arrange the result, then you can leave the old chandelier. But this is an extreme option.

Than to paint basis

1. with Alkyd Enamel( Oil paint).
2. Acrylic paints in spray cans.

Application process of the latter, of course, faster, more interesting and more pleasant.

How to paint

1. To begin with, remove all removable parts of the chandelier that must remain unpainted( bulbs, cartridges, various decorative elements).
2. Thoroughly clean the chandelier by removing the remains of the old swollen paint, sanding if necessary and degreasing the surface.
3. Prepare a place of work in the yard or on the balcony. Cover the floor with old newspapers or PVC film.
4. Place the chandelier on the litter so that most of it is available for painting.
5. Apply the first coat of paint and allow it to dry.
6. Repeat the staining procedure several times until the paint hides all the defects and the color of the substrate becomes uniform and saturated.
7. Allow the product to dry well and then treat those parts of the chandelier that have remained unpainted.
8. After final drying, return all removed parts to the site, and you can use an updated old chandelier.

Than paint( paint) shades

1. Acrylic paints.
2. With stained-glass paints.

Here you can show your fantasy "in full": abstractions, geometric or ethnic patterns, images of animals, birds and plants. The main thing is that the chosen motive should be in harmony with the general style of the surrounding setting. If you do not have artistic talents, you can use ready-made stencils to create bizarre drawings on plafonds. Secure the image with a lacquer.

How to update the ceiling lights on a chandelier

In addition to painting well-preserved plafonds, you can revive them with various decorative techniques, the choice of which depends on the material, your preferences and imagination.

What can be useful in the process of decoration of plafonds

1. Beads and beads.
2. Ribbons, braid, fringe.
3. Lace. Furs and feathers.
4. Ready-made artificial flowers and butterflies.
5. Paper petals, napkins, cloth scraps.
6. Decorative Chains.
7. Wire.
8. Yarn or cords, etc.

So, we take as a basis that the plafond is old or purchased a new standard plastic or glass. Then proceed according to a simple scheme: choose suitable elements for decoration and attach them to the base with a glue gun or double-sided scotch tape. At the same time, the basis can be covered with decorations in full, but you can put a certain ornament or pattern. Such a method can be successfully combined with painting.

Creating new lampshades

Lampshade from yarn and glue PVA

Very common method, simple and effective.

1. Inflate the balloon of the correct size.
2. In a small plate, pour the PVA glue.
3. Passing a thread of yarn through a container with glue, tightly wind it on the ball.
4. Try to make the winding uniform on all sides of the ball.
5. Allow the product to dry completely.
6. Puncture the ball and remove it from the lampshade.
7. Decorate the new plafond with bright beads, ribbons or fringe.

Lampshade on wire basis

For such variant it is necessary to build a wire skeleton, to tighten it with the chosen material. This can be paper, fabric, vine, etc. It is important to remember about fire safety, choosing raw materials that are resistant to high temperatures, use fireproof impregnations or, at least, do not allow the contact of "dangerous" material with lamps. After the creation of the lamp shade, it should be decorated: embroider, paint, etc.

Lampshade from ready-made unusual things

In this case, it means that as a shade can go ordinary things, unusual in this role, surrounding you. This can be woven baskets, original glass cups and cups from the service with drilled holes in the bottoms.

New life of the old chandelier

If the old-good and beloved chandelier is no longer reanimated in its familiar role, try to use it in a new way. For example, from an old suspended chandelier, it is quite possible to make flower pots for flowers at a dacha. To do this, in place of the bulbs and plafonds, fix the flower pots, fill them with earth and plant the flowering plants. This design can decorate the outdoor terrace of the country house or balcony.

In general, the process of updating the old chandelier is quite a creative and fascinating occupation. The main thing is not to be embarrassed to show your creative thinking. Well, it does not hurt to get acquainted with the ideas already invented and embodied. Fortunately, today the world wide web and the rich experience of self-taught colleagues are at our disposal.

So, study and dare!