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By Grace. Posted September 4, 2008 at 5:14 am. Filed under DIY Ideas, Repurposed, Vintage Design and tagged , , . Permalink. Subscribe to this post’s comments. Post a comment or leave a trackback.

Vintage Chandelier + Bird Cage Stand = DIY Repurposing Project

Once upon a time, a nomadic renter named Grace had a deep obsession with chandeliers.  Without a ceiling to call her own, she thought of other ways she could gloriously live by the light of vintage chandeliers.  One day, she came upon a vintage chandelier that needed some TLC…with handfuls of Swarovski crystals (alas, sets of vintage ones are hard to find), re-wiring efforts, and hours of patient love later…voila!  Grace had a chandelier perfect for hanging on a repurposed vintage bird cage stand.

The moral of the story?  Even without a ceiling, you too can enjoy living by the light of a chandelier creatively hung on any re-purposed stand!

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  1. 1
    Lari
    September 4, 2008 at 5:37 am
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    OMG Grace…I LOVE the lamp you made and the entire room!!

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    Sally
    September 4, 2008 at 12:11 pm
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    Too pretty! Can you share how you attached the fixture to the top of the irdcage stand?

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    Rachel
    September 4, 2008 at 2:24 pm
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    So clever! And it turned out so well.

  4. 4
    Grace
    September 4, 2008 at 4:11 pm
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    Thank you so much!

    Sally — The bird cage stand conveniently had a small “j” hook already attached to the top (to hold the original bird cage). But if the stand does not come with one (or you choose to use a stand other than one for a bird cage), I would recommend using a no-installation “s” hook, as long as there is somewhat of a flat part on the top of the cage.

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    Sheau
    September 4, 2008 at 4:53 pm
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    Very nice Grace. Love how bright it is in this room during day time. Then, at night the glowing crystal rain drops must be mystical.

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    cocomomo
    September 5, 2008 at 1:35 am
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    Good work Grace! is that a real bird cage??? It’s beautiful ^_^

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    Grace
    September 5, 2008 at 2:21 am
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    Thank you Sheau and Ayang! I do really enjoy sitting by the light at night…you are right Sheau, it does have a magical quality ;)

    The bird cage on the side table is real, and the stand was used to hold a bird cage in the past. Now, thankfully no more birds have to live in these cages!

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    Amy
    September 5, 2008 at 5:34 pm
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    So very clever and beautiful, Grace! This really adds so much dimension to a room… a wonderful combo of texture and light!! *ooh la la*

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    Suzanne
    September 8, 2008 at 1:02 am
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    Simply ~ gorgeously beautiful, Grace! What a beautiful corner.

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    Grace
    September 9, 2008 at 1:38 am
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    Thank you so much Amy and Suzanne! :) It is so fun to share with such equally inspirational, creative, and kind people!

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    September 20, 2008 at 12:25 pm
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    Love it! Great idea, and perfectly done!!

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    September 24, 2008 at 10:21 am
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    I love this light. Incredible. I want one. Will watch and find one and create. Lovely!!!Pat

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