DIY Rustic Wood Candlesticks

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I was at Lowes the other day finding some wood for a different project and came across these cute wood bun feet. Can I just say that it's super weird to actually call them that :) I was toying around with the idea of what to do with them, and decided that if they were placed together they would make the perfect candlestick! So, next I went to Michaels for another project, and found these perfect circle plaques. I know I could have cut my own, but when they are on sale for 60 cents a piece, it's a no brainer.

This project is pretty simple to do and you can get a cute, large candlestick out of it for about $15!

Here's the supplies:
2 Wood Bun Feet
2 Wood circle plaques (about 5-6" in diameter and 1" thick)
Wood Glue
Drill
Finishing supplies (I used Walnut wood stain, petroleum jelly, white acrylic paint, sandpaper)
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Step 1:  Since the feet have bolts in them, instead of spending the time trying to get them out or cut them down, I decided it would be perfect to screw them into the wood plaques instead. So, I found the center of each plaque and marked it.
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 Step 2: I then found a drill bit about the same size as the bolts, and drilled a little over halfway through the plaques. I tested each hole with the bolt to see if it was deep enough, if it wasn't, I drilled just a tad bit further until it fit flush.
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 Step 3: I then glued all the pieces together. I placed glue in the holes and around the bottom side of each plaque. I also placed glue in the middle of the bun feet. Once everything was glued, I sat it on the counter and put a couple of books on top to weigh it down until the glue had time to adhere properly.
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 This is what it looked like all put together.
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 Step 4: Finish it. First, I applied walnut wood stain to the entire piece. I actually loved it this color, and kept it that way a for a few days. But, my curiosity got the best of me and I wanted to see it painted and distressed.  So, I added some petroleum jelly to strategically random areas of it.
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 I then painted it with white acrylic paint. This took about 3 coats for full coverage.
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 After it was completely dried, I took some sandpaper and started sanding. The places that come up easily is where the petroleum jelly was placed. I sanded until I was happy with the amount of distressing.

The white fits my decor beautifully...along with all my other candlesticks.
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 Here it is in brown. I seriously love this brown. I'll be going back to get all the supplies to make a few more of these so I can keep a couple in brown :)
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 You would never have thought this came from two bun feet! It adds the perfect farmhouse decor element to any vignette.
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 I can't wait to play around with these more throughout the house. Either using them by themselves as cute little plant stands. Or....possibly, as they are intended, with actual candles on them :) lol
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I just love wasting time at hardware stores finding stuff that could become something else!

Which one is your fave? The brown or the white? I can't decide!

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1 comment

  1. What a cute idea! It's great what you can pick up at Lowe's and The Home Depot to make other things. I am in the process of turning an old oak TV cabinet, it is very large, into a kitchen island. I went to The Home Depot to buy legs to raise the cabinet to island height similar to the pieces you bought and corbels. I'm just waiting for the weather to warm a little so I can work in the garage. We still can't seem to get out of the 30s in Western NY. It will be on my blog when it's done.
    Anyway, back to your candle holders, I prefer the white one, but the brown is nice too!

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happy DIYing! Alicia