How to cover up a chandelier

How to cover up an ugly outdated chandelier with tiered DIY drum shades made of cane webbing. This is the perfect tutorial for renters who want to cover up a light fixture or update an existing chandelier that they can’t spray paint or remove. The wooden embroidery hoops and cane webbing make the chandelier look like a boho beauty for the fraction of the cost of a new chandelier or pendant light.

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Materials needed:
• measuring tape
• various embroidery hoops depending on the circumference of your chandelier (I used four 18-inch wooden quilting hoops and two 23-inch wooden quilting hoops) https://www.joann.com/wood-quilt-hoop... and https://www.joann.com/wood-quilt-hoop...
• roll of square cane webbing https://amzn.to/3LlBJ30 or you could use hexagon weave cane webbing https://amzn.to/3MrpJNi (I used a 24-inch by 7ft piece)
• metal wire
• small eye hooks
• drill
• scissors
• saw
• clamps
• tape
• small screw driver
• pliers
• pencil
• utility knife
• liquid nails https://amzn.to/36NaTSa or clear E6000 glue https://amzn.to/3kchM2y (both work)
• light bulbs that don't get hot
• several wooden paint mixing sticks

0:00 introduction
2:59 materials needed to make chandelier cover
3:04 building the different sized drum shades with embroidery hoops and cane webbing
9:35 hanging the DIY drum shades to cover the old chandelier
10:49 the finished new pendant light covering the chandelier in our bedroom

MUSIC
Title: lo-fi hip hop
Artist: WinnieTheMoog
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