Industrial Candlestick Holders

There is just something about re-purposing items that have either long been discarded or that were intended for an entirely different life that gives me satisfaction. Today I went to my local hardware store looking for inspiration and found it immediately in six simple pieces of hardware that resulted in two amazing candlestick holders that would look at home in either a loft apartment or condo, or as a visual departure in a more traditional space. I am afraid the photos of today's project don't do it justice. They are, to me, functional art.

The items for today's project can be found online or at your local hardware store. This is what you will need to make the taller candlestick holder:

• 1/2 inch Floor Flange
• 1/2 X 6 inch Galvanized Threaded Pipe
  
• 1/2 X 1-1/4 inch Galvanized Coupler
• A candlestick (beeswax looks great in these)
• Coffee Beans
• Aluminum Foil

Click on the slide show below for step-by-step instructions. Click pause if the slides move too quickly and then the right and left arrows to progress through the slides. See it. Create it.