Repurpose Bed Risers into Candle Holders

I just love the way these four candle holders turned out! Grouped together one side spells out "LOVE" and the other side spells "HOME". 


Before
First I painted the wooden bed risers, sealed the paint, and then applied a graphic transfer using a wet transfer method. You can see the step by step process that I used in these other projects:

• Part 1 Paint & Wax, and 

• Part 2 Graphic Transfer. 

Before

Creating the candle holders with mason jar lids

I spray painted mason jar lids to hold the candles. I glued scrapbook paper to the inside of the lids and then sealed the paper with Mod Podge. I wrapped the lids with pip berries. I applied liberal amounts of Mod Podge to the base of the tea lights to create texture and allowed it drip down in spots. I finished the tealights with a small amount of dark wax.

After:

Love

Home

They are actually up-cycled wooden bed risers that I re-purposed into candle holders. I used the same techniques for painting, wax, and transferring a graphic as explained in my previous tutorials:

After I painted each of the bed risers, I applied the graphic transfers. I printed the letters in mirror image and then applied the paper with the print side down with Mod Podge. 

After it was dry I began wiping away the paper with a wet sponge (visit my previous post for further instruction).





They look great on a mantle but also work wonderfully as centerpiece on a table since both sides are finished. I used battery operated tea lights, but real candles would work just as well, too. 


And below are the front views of the final candle holders.

I purchased the bed risers at a thrift store, but if you cannot find a set secondhand then I'll include an affiliate link below to a set sold on Amazon. Thanks so much for stopping by! 

Wood bed risers
Mod Podge
Primer Red
Graphite
Dark wax
Mason jar lids
Tea lights
Colonial pip berries
Printer & paper for graphics