Most of the yard is looking good but the dining nook need a little TLC. The wood furniture we bought over 10 years ago was showing its age. First I sanded all the surfaces down and applied a coat of tung oil to finish it. Simple enough and now they look refreshed and almost new again.
I have always wanted an outdoor "chandelier" and thought about getting an old one to either retrofit with candles or plug in when we wanted to use it.....but then I looked around the workshop and saw I had several lengths of steel rods left over from various other projects.
And a light went on.
I started by searching for some tea light holders that I could use to hold the candles. From here I bent the metal into a circle that would wrap around the holders.
Then I just started bending the different arms into curvy shapes that ended in a vertical. I wrapped these together with some thinner metal wire and added a hook to the top to hang it.
Voila! Instant (almost) candelabra.
I love the way no two arms are alike and the sense of whimsy it adds to the space. It creates such a nice sparkle that now I can't wait to have guests over to enjoy it!
