My parents bought a “new” house last year and have been making it a home ever since. I absolutely love everything about their new place. One of the best parts, I’ve been able to help my mom with lot’s of the decorating. Which in turn, ultimately, means spending a ton of time together. Who doesn’t love that?! Through this journey together we are always keeping our eyes out for the perfect decor pieces that would look great for her home, be it old or new.

I came across these $2 yard sale candle holders. If I’m being honest, they weren’t the prettiest things I’ve ever seen and they were in rough condition.

Did I mention, they were covered in candle wax? I did love the shape and the height. I figured for $2 and between my mom and myself, we could make these candle holders look amazing.

First, I needed to come up with an easy way to get rid of the candle wax. There’s the obvious, a little butter knife action and the old digging technique. But there is also the not so obvious…How to remove the candle wax drips down the side?

Well, I have an easy solution to transform wax covered candle holders.

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All you need is a hairdryer and some paper towels. Place the candle holder on a paper towel. Then apply hot air from the hairdryer. The candle wax melts away. This method works like a charm. As the candle wax softens and melts, wipe away with a paper towel.

Now you can see, the candle wax has been completely removed. Once the candle holders were completely free of old wax, it was time for a makeover. I gave each candle holder a coat of chalk paint then handed them over to my mom to give a faux finish. The finish was achieved by dry brushing on different colors of chalk paint.

I knew I didn’t like the idea of putting a tall skinny tapered candle back on this candle holder. I found these pretty glass globes at a local store called the Vintage Rose. I’ve also seen them at Hobby Lobby and Michaels. I thought the candle holders still needed a little more character and I didn’t like the big gap between the glass and the holder.

So we added some twine. Use a little hot glue to keep it in place and you are all done.

There you have it….How to easily transform wax covered candle holders.

How to easily transform wax covered candle holders…

Supplies Used

yard sale candle holders
hairdryer
paper towels
chalk paint
twine
glass globes
glue gun
glue sticks

Now you can easily transform candle holders or you can simply use the hairdryer technique to easily remove wax from many different surfaces. If you like this idea, click to tweet below and pin to your favorite Pinterest boards.