DIY Wooden Candle Sticks

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You guys, I have a love of all things wood. If I see it and think I can make it, I will definitely give it a shot. Succeed or fail, at least I tried. On to the story…I do love to make things with wood, from barn quilts to signs to blanket ladders and more. While visiting all of the local vintage markets and fairs around here, I kept seeing these really cute candlestick holders made from old banister rails. So, in my brain, I wondered why you couldn’t make them for a fraction of the cost. So I came home, Googled DIY wooden candlestick holders and found all kinds of different ideas. SCORE for me!!!

The next day, not shocking, I was at Lowe’s Hardware looking at the different options that I could do. And the possibilities are endless. This project is relatively simple and not expensive at all.

Here is a supply list:
2 Wood Bun Feet
2 Square or Round Plaques (I bought a 1x4x6 board and cut 4×4 squares because I was making multiple candlesticks)
Wood Glue
Drill
Stain or Paint of choice (I used Minwax in Early American and Valspar Bright White)

Step 1: Gather together all of your supplies

Step 2: Since the feet that I bought have bolts in them, I found the center of the pieces and drilled holes, with a drill bit the size of the bolts, into the top and bottom pieces, only going about halfway through the wood. This way I could simply screw them together.

Step 3: I screwed the top and bottom to the feet.

Step 4: Next I added just a little wood glue to what would be the bottom of the candlestick.

Continuing with step 4, I added the top half and set it to the side until the glue had time to dry. You can lay a heavy object on top to help hold everything in place until fully dried.

Step 5: The next step I stained all of them in the Minwax Early American Stain. Once that had dried, I painted some of them white with Valspar flat interior Ultra White. The really neat thing about staining then painting them is then to take a piece of sandpaper and lightly sand spots to give it an antique look.

Here are a few where I stained, painted and lightly sanded. I love how they pop.

I thought my favorite would be the stained one, as our home is more rustic, but I am leaning towards the white ones. They just kind of pop. What one is your favorite? I hope that you will try this project and please share with us here, on Facebook or Instagram how yours turned out. I do love these types of DIY’s, they are so fun and then you can say that you have a piece of decor that you made.

DIY Wooden Candlesticks

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