Prep the chandelier by removing all the light bulbs, lighting sleeves (if desired) and giving it a good wipe down. If the fixture is new, you can leave these components off

If you are leaving the chandelier hanging like I chose to do, you will want to tape off your ceiling above the fixture.

Place a drop cloth under light fixture.

Begin spraying with the Rustoleum Metallic Gold spray paint. This doesn't need to be perfect, just apply a good coat to the fixture.

Do NOT wait for the gold spray paint to dry but rather quickly start applying the RUST-OLEUM Universal Metallic Antique Brass in patches. With the Antique Brass spray paint, you are not covering the whole fixture but rather only applying in areas where the “sun” would have caused the gold to discolour and darken. Applying the 2nd colour while the first colour is still wet allowed them to blend together to create a more authentic antique appearance.

Observe any spots you may have missed and go back over with RUST-OLEUM Universal Metallic Pure Gold. Then again adding touches of RUST-OLEUM Universal Metallic Antique Brass! Have an overall look at your chandelier and see if you like the ratio of the Pure Gold Colour to the Antique Brass colour.

Remember, when you are DIY’ing, it is personal preference and you can tweak things to your exact taste! I went back over mine and applied more Pure Gold where it was to dark and applied more Antique Brass in areas I wanted to look more vintage!

Now re-attach any crystals or beads. I wanted this DIY chandelier to have a more minimalistic feel so I actually left a lot of the crystal off.

For an extra touch, I purchased flame tip light bulbs to give the DIY chandelier a more vintage feel!