My Mother in Law, Julie, was getting rid of some old candle sticks that weren’t her style anymore. So of course, since I’m such a nice person, I took them off her hands... because I am so nice ( not because I don’t LOVE free stuff or anything, right?)
I absolutely love the style of them, I think they are beautiful combination of elegant and vintage. I was on a mission to include them in my wedding day decor. The only down fall is that my wedding colors were Plum, Silver, Black and Cream… not bronzed gold- ish. So, I went to the store and picked up a can of this bad boy, Rust-oleum , Ultra Cover, Metallic. 
One problem I have with silver paint is that I don’t want it to look what I call “ Futuristic- Robotic- Super Shiny- Metallic- I can almost see myself if I squint hard enough” Silver. I wanted a more matted looking silver. And since no one could quite figure out what in the world these candle sticks were made of, we just took a gamble, and let me just say that I love this paint. It is so fabulous. 
After you throw your paint drop down, get to work! REMEMBER THE LAWS OF SPRAY PAINT!! 1. Spray from a respectable distance, I cannot tell you how frustrating it can be when you get too close and then you have that odd “wave” of spray paint. 2. Do Not Touch until dry! I know I say this every time I do a spray paint project but that’s because I am all too familiar with it, I will admit that I am always so anxious to touch it and see if it is dry, I don’t know if it is because it is so smooth and irresistible or what, but RESIST! 
Once mine dried I threw on a black glaze. I wanted that vintage look to it ( totally your preference). 
And just like that they were ready for the ball. Beautiful. Simple. Easy. 
LOVE! What did you use for the black glaze?
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