Oh that turned out really well. I am sorry about the "unmentionable" discard LOL...but you and your DH sure made it work. c

The revamped chandelier looks great! You are so lucky to have a DH who's not only cute but also handy (and brainy)

Can you provide me the details a/b the shade & how your DH retrofit it ? The chandelier in my DD's room is too small and I'm thinking of putting a shade around it to make it bigger.

TY!

Congratulations, it looks fabulous! I'm patting you on the back long distance.

I guess it all comes back in style eventually, reworked, new colors, etc. Honestly, if you hadn't stated how old the chandelier is, I would have thought it was brand new Candace Olson or similar.

Kathe

Wow!! I love it! that shade is so perfect! You DH is a wonder!

What a great story with a wonderful ending. It's gorgeous, thanks for sharing.

That looks fantastic! Kudos to you and your DH for doing it on the cheap and making it look very expensive!

Love it! Tell your husband he has a fan club here!

great job and nice save DH, I see you use your GW lingo at home too, even for the neighbors to see...

NO DHL ;) hope that doesn't stand for Love, but cool you get to leave notes for him ;) hee hee, couldnt resist sorry.

Deb, I'd say that's one pretty good Ta Daaa!!!! I love it! I want it. I'm with you and agree your hubby is a bit restranged when it comes to picking his tools. I won't say any more, but just know it's the thought that counts. Right? Ha! ;P

It's perfect. Great story, and the pictures made it fun. :^)

GREAT ideas -- and wonderful results!! :)

Very elegant chandy now! :)

Well done to all!

Jan at Rosemary Cottage

Your post was so funny! The transformation is nothing short of miraculous and what a fabulous chandelier you have now! Pretty fabulous DH, too, I'd say!

OH be still my heart... a 'live-in handiman' is the sexiest man alive! I have one too... Oh what a gift!
that chandwelier came out AWESOME!

Deb, I LOVE the shade on the chandelier! It looks fantastic!! Where did you end up finding the shade? I'm always on the lookout for new sources for lampshades. Did you also alter the shade to work with the new supports DH made?

I guess I missed it, but which fabric did you decide on for the chairs and what color are you going with for the walls?

I still haven't checked out the consignment shop in LaGrange. Let me know if you're interested.

Barb

That's a fantastic transformation and it looks as though it were brand new! You're so lucky to have such a clever DH who could make that work out for you! With that awesome chandy, I can't imagine what other kinds of neat updates you'll be making, but can't wait to see the finished room! It rates a BIG ta=daa in my book!

Very nice! Your DH did good!

Thank you all - I do enjoy our projects. DH always says I come up with the ideas and then expect him to figure out how to do it. That sounds about right!

bella most people who are doing this now are working with chandeliers that didn't originally have drumshades. They take the fixture down and slip the center ring of the shade (called the washer) over the wiring so that it sits on the top part of the fixture then re-hang it. My fixture has 3 holes in it and the decorative brackets then metal rods screwed into those holes and the original shade. I had to find a shade with 3 arms from the center washer (some have 4), DH clipped those short then used a ferrule to connect the new rods and the clipped ones. Clear as mud?

rjinga nice try!!! We have a home based business and used to have DHL as our pick up service - we put the sign in the window so they know don't stop, nothing is going out - no sign means they have a pick up. But we have Fed Ex now - that's what's on the other side!

Barb the shade came from The Lamp Outlet in Des Plaines - Central just west of Wolf. Never in a million years would I have found it - none of my shopping ever takes me anywhere near there. But it's truly a treasure trove - bought 2 other shades there. The woman who owns it (her DH does the repair) is a real character, very brassy personality but she has a great eye. I asked for a bunch of cards from her and have been giving them to everyone I know - I want them to survive this recession, but they've been there 26 years so hopefully they can weather it. You didn't miss anything on fabrics - haven't posted that yet. Walls will be Palace White - big change. LaGRANGE??? That's the other side of the world from me LOL!! Tell you what - you go and let me know if it's worth the trip!

Gorgeous!!!

It's dreadful. Just awful.

Send it to me immediately.

Looks great! I'm glad your DH was able to fix it up!

Loved your story and its ending. Congratulations. Patti

Wow, Deb, I know exactly where The Lamp Outlet is located. I've been there in that location and in their other location when they were in Mt. Prospect Plaza. Why didn't I think to send you there last year when you first began your search? I'm so glad you ended up getting exactly what you were looking for.

I know LaGrange is quite a hike for you. Heck, it's not even that close for me LOL! My job has been keeping me very busy and with the holidays quickly approaching, I'm not sure when I'll get there anyway, but if I ever end up there, I'll give you a report.

Wow, great story and fabulous chandelier! WTG, Deb! You and dh are a marvel.

That's a great looking chandelier -- and a great story too! Good going, dlm2000. Looking forward to the remaining updates.

Wonderful story with PIX to boot!
Nice going Deb, hats off to DH as well.... :)

Well, what's old is always new again right? Looks great Deb. Yep, I love my "inhouse handyman" too!

We had an UDE (lol!) moment of late too...arrrrgh. Put a bunch of stuff out curbside including an old (but nice, traditional, simple) wrought iron flat FP screen with a mesh curtain. TWO weeks later we learn we can now burn wood in our kit FP according to our chimney guy....could we find ANYTHING like this now for a small FP? Of course not. :(((
(We did figure something out with another one I had hangin' about but it protudes more than the other one would have.)

PS: *I* did not want to get rid of it. Mr. M... "why will we ever need this again?"

UDE!

Are you going to show the fabric???? :)

Looks great - excellent handiwork!

So elegant and au courant. :)
Dee

Beautiful job on the chandelier and great story!

Beautiful!

Smiles:)

PS. nice biceps on DH!! :)

Thanks for the instruction!

I love it! Please post pictures as you make progress.

Wow, how beautiful!

Can't wait to see your DR when it's all completed. It looks great now.

BTW, you can send your DH over our way, any time you get tired of him. My DH wants me to call a plumber because a washer needs to be replaced in our kitchen faucet. :(

Your dh is a hunky number (as we used to say.)

Oh, & your "new" light fixture is good looking too!

Oh, what a wonderful story! I'd love to do something similar with a small fixture in my powder room, but it was never designed for a large shade like that. My DH is also an engineer but I seriously doubt I could interest him in such a project. Yours is just beautiful!

Thenks everyone - I smile every time I walk by that light now. You know..... I don't dare tell DH about your comments. Bad enough he knows I posted - he keeps asking if people like the fixture - but he never needs to hear the hunky bicep comments, ok? Just so we're clear!

If I had a dollar for ever time in my lfe I discarded or sold something (furniture, clothes....) while saying 'I'll never use, wear, want this again' I'd be a wealthy woman. I'd KILL to have my fringed buckskin jacket and boots back!

***** Are you going to show the fabric???? :) *****
Geez, Jan - one thing at a time! The back of the back fabric, the dot, is here but I can't start till I have the main fabric. It would be just my luck to pull all the chairs apart and then not have it in time to get the room done for the holidays.

Whoa! How clever is that? You guys did an awesome job, the finished product looks great. Very professional.

Nice recovery! (No pun intended.)

Your "after" looks so Horchow!

Very nice, Deb. I love stories like this where people figure out how to make something look great. The others are right, your DH is a hunk with those biceps!

I love your new 're-do', but I liked the mini shades too. *Sometimes* I miss having a DH...................most times, not. ;o)

patty cakes I did hesitate about using the large drum shade because I love the lines of this fixture and some of it is now covered. I **almost** bought small candelabra drum shades instead. But keeping the shades straight on the bulbs is hard - they get wonky so easily. Some people aren't bothered by that but I am.