Upcycled Rustic Pumpkin Candle Holder

Can you recognize what this candle holder was in a previous life?  

  Maybe if I show it to you upside down?

 

  Now just imagine it without paint and with a screw sticking out of the top about 2 inches.  Have you figured it out yet?

 

  It was a foot that screws into the bottom of a chair.   (I apologize that I do not have any before pictures)   I upcycled all four of the feet the same way, creating two sets of pumpkin candle holders.   Now onto how these feet became pumpkin candle holders. The screws were removed with pliers and then they were turned over so that the top was now the bottom. Using a drill bit that would fit the size of a votive candle holder, I drilled a hole about 1 inch deep in each of the four feet.  

  They were natural raw wood and didn't really need any prepping for paint, so I started painting by rubbing acrylic craft paint on them with a t-shirt scrap rag. The bottom color is terra cotta and the top is forrest green.  

 

 

The candle holders were looking a little plain at this point.   I wanted to add something to create the curly tendrils that natural pumpkins have. Rusty wire seemed to be a great rustic option and I already had some on hand! I cut four pieces of wire long enough to wrap around the "pumpkins" and have extra to create the curly part with. I did this by wrapping the ends of the wire around a pencil and stretching the curls out.   They were still looking kindof plain, so my next rustic choice was raffia. I cut a few strands to fit around the top of each one and just tied them in a bow.  

  Those additions were just enough to give the candle holders some charm.

 

 

I kept a pair to use in our cabin and the other pair went into my Etsy shop.

 

You'll probably never look at chair feet the same now.

 

 

'til next time,

   

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Don't Throw that Away - Furniture Salvage Upcycled into a Coat Rack

You gotta love other peoples trash!

 

This piece of furniture salvage was going to be discarded because most of the ornate wood carvings were broken and had fallen off of it. I loved the shape of it and was more than happy to save it from the burn pile.

 

 

 

This is a picture after I had removed the broken trim pieces and had cleaned it up and sanded it. I was able to keep the trim piece in the top center. I like that it adds a little something to it.

 

 

Once this was sanded, I painted it a creamy off-white color, distressed the edges a little and gave it a clear matte finish.

 

 

 

 

Originally I was thinking I wanted to make this piece into a sign that said ANTIQUES on it, but then I changed my mind. Coat rack kept coming to mind now.  The next step was to visit a Hobby Lobby to see if they had any hooks that caught my eye and they did! I grab 4 of these brass hooks while they were on 50% off and also purchased a package of brass screws to attach them with.

 

 

 

 

Attaching the hooks was trickier than it would seem. A five minute task turned into a half an hour task. Two of the screws did not want to screw in. I'm guessing it was because the wood might have had a knot where I was trying to screw them in at. I had to predrill small holes in order to get the screws to go in. Then the head of one of the screws broke off while screwing it in. Now I had to figure out how to remove a broken screw that was sharp and sticking out of the wood. Needlenose pliers eventually did the job of removing the broken screw. Finally, all four hooks were securely attached and the coat rack was finished!

 

 

 

 

I'm always looking at things with a creative eye to see what I can turn it into.

 I love how this piece turned out, but I don't have the room for it in our little log cabin so it's going in my Etsy shop.

 

 

I'm off to start another project!

 

 

'til next time,

Adina

 

 

 

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