Let There Be Light

While I was in Florida, I stayed the night at Charon's house one night. She had THE CUTEST chandelier hanging over her dining room table. It was a copper washtub turned upside down and I LOVED it. I've seen them in magazines but those are WWWAAAAYYY out of our price range. I'll admit I was VERY jealous when I saw that she had one, 'til she told me that she MADE it. (ok, so her father in law made it, but you get the idea...) So when I got home I decided to make my own. Hers is the bright, new, shiny copper, but that wouldn't go with the decor in my house. I wanted one that was beat to heck with that primitive antiqued look to it. I found one at a little antique mall here in town.
Once I got my tub, Chris and I went to Home Depot to find a light fixture to mount inside it.
Chris mounted everything up for me and then replaced my old chandelier with the new one. I LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!!!! I think it goes perfect with our decor!
Thanks for the idea, Charon!