Industrial Pendant Light Makeover (Wayfair DIY Blogger Challenge)

Hello, friends! How have you been? I've been swamped with life, love, and other mysteries. Actually, I've been busy, busy, busy with work. Not too exciting or romantic, huh? We've made lots of progress on our master bath reno, too. The flooring has arrived and will be going in soon...I hope! After that, we can finally get the vanity, tub, etc. put in. Yay!

One exciting thing is that I was asked to participate in the Wayfair DIY Blogger Challenge. I was able to pick between three items, and I went with this fabulous white pendant light. It's metal, super light weight, and has a great industrial feel. For this challenge, I wanted to create a sophisticated, masculine feel so that it would coordinate with the antique lab table in my workspace. With a gift card provided by Giftcards.com, I purchased all the goodies for the project. 

I put on my painting mask, gave the fixture a light sanding, and then sprayed the inside an antique gold.

Once the inside dried, I flipped it over and coated the outside of the light fixture and the cord with a couple coats of chalkboard paint. I love the matte finish. Plus, if I wanted, I could decorate it up with an artistic chalk pattern. Hmmm...I'll save that for another day.

Here it is above the vintage lab table. It's a bit difficult to see the light now, but that's what I like a about it. It blends into the chalkboard behind it. Perfect!

Loving that gold on the inside.

The new colors make it feel right at home amongst the industrial feel of the rest of the space. Thanks, Wayfair and Giftcards.com, for inspiring me and letting me participate in your DIY Blogger Challenge! Visit Wayfair on their site, blog, Facebook, and Pinterest.