Outdoor Chandelier Makeover

Even though our 

Bravada houseboat is only a year

old, it was time for a makeover of the

outdoor chandelier.  

(Click here for a full tour.)

At the very end of designing the houseboat

I decided I wanted a chandelier over

the second level outdoor table.  It is

covered but exposed on the sides so I

needed to find an outdoor one.

A quick Google search lead me to

a few options and I chose an all-white

chandelier with shell like ornamentation.

Although I had liked the chandelier

for the houseboat, this summer I decided

to remake the all white

chandelier and to add some color punch

to it.  

I started with a Google search for 

aqua chandelier crystals

(isn't the power of a search engine amazing?!!)

and I found a wonderful site

Cristalier

that featured crystals in all kinds of

colors and was very reasonable.

Remaking the chandelier was just like

jewelry making - I took the pieces off

and used the connectors they had on the 

original white chandelier.

This is a picture of the before.

You can see the shell like pieces

and white "crystals".  They were

connected with a coiled wire and

I didn't think that anything hung well.

As I took each piece off, I measured a new

strand of aqua beads with the old strand and 

just replicated it all with colored parts and crystals.

It also seemed to disappear into the white ceiling

and now it pops!

See the difference!  I really like the way

these bead strands hang and 

I love how the beads and crystals capture the lights.

Now it is really a focal point

and so easy to do.

You can watch a portion of the

Destination America

episode on our houseboat.

(Jim, the owner of Bravada Yachts

is featured on this video with his family.

I have to admit some of the prices may be

overinflated in the video.  You know how

these things go, but it is fun to watch.)

I will be posting this on

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