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June 27, 2014 by: Ashley Greenwood

Spray Painting a Chandelier Navy

She’s navy.

With seed glass.

And I love her.

You may have seen a glimpse of my newest love on our Summer Home Tour last week. It’s our Navy Kitchen Chandelier.

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Updating our kitchen has been on the top of my list for a long time. One of the pieces that had to be replaced was the lovely stained glass pendant that hung over the kitchen table. Here it is in all it’s flowers and grapes and butterflies stained glass glory.

Navy Kitchen Chandelier by 3 Little Greenwoods {3littlegreenwoods.com}

The stained glass was totally not jiving with the light and airy coastal feel I am going for.

So when I stumbled across a “damaged” kitchen light fixture in Home Depot I couldn’t resist taking a peek. Honey and I were shopping for plants for our garden after our anniversary dinner date when I pulled him over and demanded asked sweetly for him to open the box. This post contains affiliate links marked with asterisks. Click here for my full disclosure policy. 

Inside was a mottle brown fixture missing one of the glass shades. It had a great shape and was the perfect size for over the kitchen table. It was also marked down 20% making it $30. The chandy looked just like this 5-Light Chandelier*.

Navy Kitchen Chandelier by 3 Little Greenwoods {3littlegreenwoods.com}

When I casually mentioned to Honey I wanted to buy it, add new glass shades, and I would be spray painting a chandelier navy, he quietly shook his head then loaded the box into the buggy. Seriously love that man!

Navy Kitchen Chandelier by 3 Little Greenwoods {3littlegreenwoods.com}

I couldn’t wait to whip out some spray paint on that puppy! But first I removed the glass shades and carefully cleaned the entire piece with soapy water. Then I covered the light sockets with tinfoil. Outside I used a medium sized box for an easy paint stand.

Navy Kitchen Chandelier by 3 Little Greenwoods {3littlegreenwoods.com}

Let me stop for a minute to rave about this spray paint. Rust-Oleum Painter’s Touch Multi Purpose Spray Paint in Navy Blue* is the best ever. Usually there are drips all over everything I spray paint. But this stuff makes me look like a pro. It has awesome coverage and no drips. Anywhere.

Navy Kitchen Chandelier by 3 Little Greenwoods {3littlegreenwoods.com}

Out in the sunshine, the actual color of the paint may be a bit brighter than the top of the can but I really, really like it.

Navy Kitchen Chandelier by 3 Little Greenwoods {3littlegreenwoods.com}

Tips for Spray Painting Light Fixtures

Use Rust-Oleum Painter’s Touch Multi Purpose Spray Paint in Navy Blue* {honestly you won’t regret it}

Use a light hand when spray painting a chandelier

Allow the paint to dry completely before turning fixture over for another coat

Don’t forget to cover up any wires or connectors before painting! It’s not much fun scraping away layers of paint while you are holding up the fixture with one hand during installation. Sorry Honey!

Inside the kitchen, the chandelier totally looks navy. The Clear Seeded Bell Shades* were a fantastic replacement of the dingy, frosted ones the fixture originally came with. The seeded glass shades were a splurge since five of those cost as much as the fixture itself. But I love how sparkly they look.

Navy Kitchen Chandelier by 3 Little Greenwoods {3littlegreenwoods.com}

Clear light bulbs provide a ton of light for homework and family dinners.

Navy Kitchen Chandelier by 3 Little Greenwoods {3littlegreenwoods.com}

The total cost for this project was about $70. Not too shabby for spray painting a chandelier. Bet I’m the only one on the block who has a Navy Chandelier!

Navy Kitchen Chandelier by 3 Little Greenwoods {3littlegreenwoods.com}

Thanks to the new Kitchen Hutch and the Navy Chandy, our kitchen really is turning into a Space to Smile About!

If you spent you anniversary at a luxury spa or a Mexican getaway instead of at Home Depot buying plants and returned light fixtures ~ just keep that info to yourself. Mmm ‘kay?

                    

Your comments totally make my day! 

They give me huge motivation to keep creating and having fun with my 3 Little Greenwoods! 

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Comments

  1. 1

    Simple Nature Decor says

    June 27, 2014 at 8:39 am

    What a fantastic idea! The chandelier came out great! I also wanted you to stop by my party I featured your Buttom Art here is the link: Hugs Maria http://www.simplenaturedecorblog.com/fabulous-friday-partyinspiring-features/

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    • 2

      3littlegreenwoods says

      June 27, 2014 at 10:35 am

      Thank you so much! I love my navy chandy!
      ~ Ashley

      Reply
  2. 3

    Kim {Pinspired Home} says

    June 27, 2014 at 10:30 am

    Oh girl, if only I had known about this at our last house. I wouldn’t have had to live with a brass version of that monstrosity for 4 years!
    It turned out beautifully!

    Reply
    • 4

      3littlegreenwoods says

      June 27, 2014 at 10:32 am

      It made me SO happy to take down that ugly light! My new navy chandy looks awesome in my kitchen! Thanks for the comment love!
      ~ Ashley

      Reply
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    Deonna at the Child at Heart blog says

    June 27, 2014 at 1:53 pm

    We almost have the exact same one. I am inspired to paint it now and I am glad to know that paint is so great. I spray paint everything and rustoleum knows what they’re doing 🙂

    Reply
    • 6

      3littlegreenwoods says

      June 27, 2014 at 4:11 pm

      Deonna ~ paint that sucker! I’m in love with mine!
      ~ Ashley

      Reply
  4. 7

    Robyn says

    June 27, 2014 at 3:03 pm

    I love the navy color. You did a great job on the makeover! I also loved the house tour!

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    • 8

      3littlegreenwoods says

      June 27, 2014 at 4:12 pm

      As always you make my heart happy with your sweet comments! Enjoy your well deserved summer break!
      ~ Ashley

      Reply
  5. 9

    Linda Todd says

    June 27, 2014 at 4:36 pm

    I love anything that is about decorations. In fact I have a chandelier in my utility that I need to update with paint. I see how you have done this so it makes me want to go and buy the paint. I also love old houses which have been restored or being restored…like this This Old House Restoration.
    Thanks so much for sharing this with us. I love it!!

    Linda Todd

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    • 10

      3littlegreenwoods says

      June 27, 2014 at 9:14 pm

      Thank you, Linda!

      Reply
  6. 11

    Leslie says

    June 27, 2014 at 4:58 pm

    Ahhhhmazing! I love it! You did a great hob. What a great color too.

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    • 12

      3littlegreenwoods says

      June 27, 2014 at 9:12 pm

      Thanks so much Leslie! It looks sooo much better than the original fixture.
      ~ Ashley

      Reply
  7. 13

    Marti @ SewliciousHomeDecor says

    June 27, 2014 at 5:02 pm

    I love it and love the color. It makes a beautiful addition to your kitchen. I’ve never tried that brand of spray paint, but will be sure to check it out. Thanks for the tip! And girl, if we were neighbors I would have given you one that I found at a garage sale for $5!!

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    • 14

      3littlegreenwoods says

      June 27, 2014 at 9:11 pm

      Rustoleum is the BOMB! Not as many colors as Krylon but the coverage is amazing. And no drips!
      ~ Ashley

      Reply
      • 15

        Nancy Carlson says

        January 6, 2017 at 3:51 pm

        For the record, I did a comparison with Krylon and Rustoleum 2X on a piece of bamboo. Rustoleum won hands down – seriously twice the coverage, no runs, drips or errors.

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        • 16

          3littlegreenwoods says

          January 7, 2017 at 4:05 pm

          Thanks so much for sharing your spray paint experiment results with me! What’s the last thing you painted with it?

          {BIG hugs}
          ~ Ashley

          Reply
  8. 17

    Jen says

    June 27, 2014 at 9:30 pm

    It turned out GREAT! I love the seeded glass globes and the navy color – very nautical. I have to agree with you about the Rustoleum spray paint being the best too. I’ve spray painted a ton of stuff and it really is superior.

    Reply
    • 18

      3littlegreenwoods says

      June 27, 2014 at 11:00 pm

      I know! I love Rustoleum. Fabulous coverage and no drips! Lord, I sound like a commercial. 😉
      ~ Ashley

      Reply
  9. 19

    Corey @ Tinysidekick says

    June 28, 2014 at 12:28 am

    This is so cute! I love the colors you used. It was so fun doing the hop!

    Reply
    • 20

      3littlegreenwoods says

      June 28, 2014 at 8:50 am

      Thanks, Corey!

      Reply
  10. 21

    Allie says

    June 28, 2014 at 12:47 am

    So cute!!! I l love the navy look with the sea glass!

    Reply
    • 22

      3littlegreenwoods says

      June 28, 2014 at 8:50 am

      Thanks, Allie!
      ~ Ashley

      Reply
  11. 23

    Kelly says

    June 28, 2014 at 8:23 am

    I really like the blue that you used for this. Lots of ideas are running through my mind for my house now…
    Thanks for sharing,
    Kelly

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    • 24

      3littlegreenwoods says

      June 28, 2014 at 8:48 am

      The navy is perfect for my kitchen! The color looked way brighter outside but inside it’s deep blue. Go paint something fun!
      ~ Ashley

      Reply
  12. 25

    Amy says

    June 28, 2014 at 3:54 pm

    Just used the navy spray paint on my coffee
    Table in the sitting area off my kitchen.
    It looks great!
    Thanks for the inspiration!

    Reply
    • 26

      3littlegreenwoods says

      June 29, 2014 at 9:47 pm

      Amy! I love your navy coffee table! It looks awesome in your freshly de-wallpapered, newly painted sitting room! 😉
      ~ Ashley

      Reply
  13. 27

    Natasha in Oz says

    June 29, 2014 at 6:16 pm

    Your lighting fixture looks so beautiful now-that colour is stunning! Great job.

    If you have a minute to spare I’d be so thrilled if you could pop by and share your post at my weekly Say G’day linky party. It’s on now and this would be a fabulous addition!

    Best wishes for a lovely week,
    Natasha in Oz

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    • 28

      3littlegreenwoods says

      June 29, 2014 at 9:41 pm

      I’m so excited you love my Navy Chandy as much as I do! thanks for the sweet bloggy love and for the party invite. I just linked up! 😉
      ~ Ashley

      Reply
  14. 29

    Heather {Woods of Bell Trees} says

    June 30, 2014 at 3:48 am

    Honey sounds like my hubs…nodding his head when I tell him about one of my projects. I love the color and the seeded glass shades! So gorgeous and it works perfectly!

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    • 30

      3littlegreenwoods says

      June 30, 2014 at 2:19 pm

      Honey knows me so well! So excited you like my navy chandy!
      ~ Ashley

      Reply
  15. 31

    Meredith says

    June 30, 2014 at 9:53 am

    I think it is so boss that you did this–and it looks fantastic, Ashley!

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    • 32

      3littlegreenwoods says

      June 30, 2014 at 2:16 pm

      I know I love it too! I’m the Kitchen Chandy Boss! Ha!
      ~ Ashley

      Reply
  16. 33

    Stretchingittotravel says

    June 30, 2014 at 2:21 pm

    Great idea. I use Painter Touch for everything I repaint!

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    • 34

      3littlegreenwoods says

      July 1, 2014 at 7:23 am

      Thanks so much!
      ~ Ashley

      Reply
  17. 35

    Carrie This Home says

    June 30, 2014 at 4:59 pm

    I agree–that Rustoleum spray paint is the BEST! It goes on so easy and has great coverage! Thanks so much for sharing this at Frugal Crafty Home!

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    • 36

      3littlegreenwoods says

      July 1, 2014 at 7:21 am

      Seriously… the best spray paint ever! I had always reached for Krylon because of the awesome colors but the paint *always* dripped. Thanks so much for hosting!
      ~ Ashley

      Reply
  18. 37

    Gloria // Simply Gloria says

    June 30, 2014 at 10:12 pm

    Ashley, I really love how you revamped this chandelier… you have great taste in color, too!

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    • 38

      3littlegreenwoods says

      July 1, 2014 at 7:19 am

      Hey Gloria! I so happy you love my new kitchen chandy. The color red was my first choice but I thought Honey might keel over if he came home to a red light fixture to hang up. 😉 I’m so happy I went for navy instead!
      ~ Ashley

      Reply
  19. 39

    Selene Galindo says

    July 1, 2014 at 12:29 am

    Fabulous makeover!! I have almost the same light fixture and was thinking of how I can update it..I didn’t know you could switch out the glass over the light bulbs!! Genius! Pinned!

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    • 40

      3littlegreenwoods says

      July 1, 2014 at 7:13 am

      Thanks so much for the sweet comment! The new seeded glass shades totally make the chandy! Plus the navy looks awesome! 😉
      ~ Ashley

      Reply
  20. 41

    Katie says

    July 1, 2014 at 8:12 am

    l love your chandelier!! I need to do this with my dining room chandelier, thanks for the inspiration. I would love it if you linked this up to my Motivate Me Monday linky party at IT’S A ginger SNAP.

    Reply
    • 42

      3littlegreenwoods says

      July 1, 2014 at 2:35 pm

      Thanks so much for the invite. I just linked up! 🙂
      ~ Ashley

      Reply
  21. 43

    Pure Grace Farms says

    July 2, 2014 at 11:44 am

    Stopping by from Creative Spark. Great tutorial. What a difference you have made from boring to BAM! Would love it if you could stop by the Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop (going on now) and Link up this fabulous post. I think it would be a big hit!
    Blessings,
    Shari
    http://puregracefarms.com/2014/07/wonderful-wednesday-blog-hop-80/

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  22. 44

    Pure Grace Farms says

    July 3, 2014 at 1:50 am

    Happy you could make it to the Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop today! “Triple the Love” headed your way!
    Have a wonderful 4th of July weekend.
    Blessings,
    Shari

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    • 45

      3littlegreenwoods says

      July 7, 2014 at 8:42 am

      Love your fun party! Hope your holiday weekend was awesome!
      ~ Ashley

      Reply
  23. 46

    Cindy@DIYbeautify says

    July 3, 2014 at 8:58 am

    Love the makeover Ashley!!! It’s so much better 🙂 I just found an awesome light for my kitchen that will need to be spray painted so this was very timely!

    Reply
    • 47

      3littlegreenwoods says

      July 7, 2014 at 8:42 am

      Painting the chandy was such an easy update! I can’t wait to see your project!
      ~ Ashley

      Reply
  24. 48

    Julie says

    July 3, 2014 at 4:24 pm

    I love, love, love your chandelier. You did an amazing job. Thanks for linking up to the Tips and Tricks Linky party.

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    • 49

      3littlegreenwoods says

      July 7, 2014 at 8:40 am

      Hey Julie! Thanks so much for the kind words about my navy chandy!
      ~ Ashley

      Reply
  25. 50

    Amanda {Burlap & Babies} says

    July 6, 2014 at 4:39 pm

    Love love love the chandelier!! Thanks for sharing at our Motivational Monday party!

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    • 51

      3littlegreenwoods says

      July 7, 2014 at 8:06 am

      Hey Amanda!

      I’m so excited you love my navy chandy as much as me! It looks so much better than all those butterflies, grapes, and flowers. 😉
      ~ Ashley

      Reply
  26. 52

    April G. says

    July 9, 2014 at 9:28 am

    Found this post on Hit Me with Your Best Shot. I love this and the color is wonderful! I need to start looking at things with a different eye. And I love those glass shades too. Awesome job!

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    • 53

      3littlegreenwoods says

      July 10, 2014 at 9:42 am

      Hey April!

      So excited that you found me and that you love our Navy Chandy! Thanks so much for the bloggy love!
      ~ Ashley

      Reply
  27. 54

    Allie says

    July 9, 2014 at 12:24 pm

    Hey Ashley, I’ve featured your chandelier! Come by and grab your button and link up again 😉 http://thecraftiestallie.blogspot.com/2014/07/worthwhile-wednesdays-25.html
    ~Allie

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    • 55

      3littlegreenwoods says

      July 10, 2014 at 9:41 am

      Thanks so much for the feature!
      ~ Ashley

      Reply
  28. 56

    Kathy t says

    July 21, 2014 at 10:01 pm

    I love the color Navy! I just found your blog through a FB post , looked interesting and went to your post. I love your writing style. Your last sentences I actually did LOL 🙂

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    • 57

      3littlegreenwoods says

      July 22, 2014 at 7:07 pm

      Thanks so much for leaving some comment love. I’m still in love with my navy chandy too!
      ~ Ashley

      Reply
  29. 58

    Rebecca C says

    June 22, 2015 at 5:21 pm

    We have this exact chandelier in our dining room and I was wondering if I could update it easily and inexpensively before we list our house in August. This is PERFECT! I don’t think I will use blue considering, but just updating the color and glass will really make an impact.

    Reply
  30. 59

    Gina Brock says

    April 17, 2016 at 10:45 pm

    I’ve been looking all over for some replacement globes just like the ones you used on your navy chandy. Where did you find them?

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    • 60

      3littlegreenwoods says

      April 20, 2016 at 3:56 pm

      Hey Gina! Here’s a link to the exact globes I bought for my navy chandy (aff): http://amzn.to/1Sbp6rD

      Reply
  31. 61

    Pam Jones says

    May 16, 2016 at 11:40 pm

    I saw your post earlier this year. We had the same builder grade (ugly) light fixture in our kitchen. Love, love, love how your idea transformed our little kitchen area. We went with black rather than navy blue and it looks great. I found the seeded globes at our local Lowes – I believe they were even available on line. Thanks for the great idea!

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    • 62

      3littlegreenwoods says

      May 17, 2016 at 1:34 pm

      YAY! Thank you so much for sharing! I’d love for you to post your “new” chandy over on my Facebook page so everyone can see how awesome the power of paint is!

      Reply
  32. 63

    Stephanie says

    June 17, 2016 at 3:10 pm

    I am CONSTANTLY spray-painting flowerpots and other garden accessories I don’t like; why on EARTH have I never thought to do this with that GOD-AWFUL chandelier in the dining room???

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    • 64

      3littlegreenwoods says

      June 21, 2016 at 7:25 am

      Isn’t spray paint the BEST?! So happy you have been inspired. I’d love for you to share one of your spray paint projects on my Facebook page!

      Reply
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    Victoria says

    February 6, 2017 at 1:41 am

    Love the fact you spray painted your chandelier. I recently bought one that was already painted, it is pink, sort of but not quite hot pink. It was on sale for $30, and was exactly what I was looking for. I recovered shades for it and will get it up tomorrow. The one it will be replacing will be painted and hung in another room. I use a lot of paint, spray and other, on different projects around my house.

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    • 66

      Ashley Greenwood says

      February 11, 2017 at 8:46 am

      YAY! So happy you found a chandy that was just what you were looking for. Spray paint is my best friend on all sorts of home decor projects!

      Reply
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    April says

    July 7, 2019 at 7:40 pm

    After recently doing a backsplash and changing the wall color, my light over the dining room table looked woefully out of place. I thought, I like the shape of it, but wish it was a shiny metallic navy blue. So Isearched Pinterest for navy chandeliers just to get some ideas, and came across your post. The chandelier over my dining table is the exact same one as your before picture! Ha! With pictures to prove I wasn’t crazy, the hubs got on board! I’m prepping to paint now.

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    • 68

      Ashley Greenwood says

      July 16, 2019 at 2:06 pm

      That’s amazing! Painting our kitchen chandy was super simple and I still love it. Good luck!

      Reply

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