Personally, I hate gold.
I wanted something more modern.
Something fresher.
Replacing five light fixtures with even the cheapest $10 fixture would be $50. So we decided to spray paint the gold instead for a whopping $7.50 for the entire project. Can't beat that! We used Krylon Oil Rubbed Bronze spray paint. 
We tried to take the fixtures off the wall, but it would have been a lot of work reconnecting all the cables... 
So we took the glass bowls off, took out the bulbs, and loosened the gold rim and taped newspaper around the fixtures and under the rim. 
Then we painted. It was pretty easy and not very time consuming. I think it took about three hours from start to finish. 
And I love the outcome. 
It looks like a whole new fixture.
Best thing we ever did. Love it.
REMEMBER: Turn off the breaker! We did not disconnect any wires but thought it was best to be safe than sorry. We even used an Electricity Tester we borrowed from my dad to make sure the power was off.
10 comments:
It looks great!!!!!
They look great! I don't know who decided that gold ever looked good lol
Wow, what a great idea!!! It looks great!
Look sgreat@
Looks fabulous! We have the same problem with gold fixtures and doorknobs. I need to borrow this idea from you! :)
Brilliant! Why has no one ever thought of this before?! Well, why has no one ever told me this before?! Looks great!
that looks fabulous! and so much easier than disconnecting everything!
looks really good Lindsey!
I hate gold too! That looks fantastic! Great work!!!
I've been following your blog for a few months now. I've never commented before, but I wanted to say these look awesome! I've got the same problem in my house - GOLD! Thanks for the tip!
-Heather
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