Welcome to Thrifted vs. Styled #156, where I share my latest thrift store and estate sale finds. 

I'm happy to say that it looks like I'm off to a great thrifting start for 2026. That's because I just snagged one of my best thrift store finds e-v-e-r: a vintage Pottery Barn architectural wood pedestal candle holder. While I was definitely drawn to it, I knew I'd be updating it by giving it a refresh, bringing it more in line with my decorating taste.

The refresh was quick, painless and just what this diamond in the rough needed. 

This Pottery Barn beauty was found at Salvation Army for $5.97. I loved it so much I grabbed it and put it in the cart without even looking on the bottom to see who made it. 

Made of mango wood, it was darker in color than what I usually go for. It's hard to tell by the photos but it's huge -- my largest pedestal by far. 

You can really see how dark it is when placed between two of my white pedestal candle holders. 

It wasn't until I got home that I thought to look, and lo and behold, it's from Pottery Barn!

While I'm not 100% certain that it's vintage, the fact that Pottery Barn was selling it for only $39 tells me it was quite a few years ago. (Pottery Barn doesn't seem to sell anything for $39 these days.)

No one should be surprised to learn that for me, the best refresh was to lighten up the dark color with some Rust-Oleum matte chalk paint in Linen White.

Using the chalk paint I dry brushed the pedestal in under 5 minutes. (Dry brushing is just putting paint on the brush, then dabbing some of it off and pouncing the brush lightly over the piece.) 

I'm so much happier with this wooden pedestal in white, with shadows of darker background color peeking through, making it look perfectly worn and shabby. It now fits in with my other two chippy, shabby pedestals perfectly.

And I didn't have to pay Pottery Barn prices for it!

The round wooden tray and boxwood wreath sit atop the candle holder as a sturdy base for my LED pillar candle. 

The other gorgeous candle holder you see on the mantel is also a thrift store find for $2.99. Made of (what I believe to be) brass, with a glass ball, it also has delicately detailed brass flowers. It was put away for a few years until I found it recently and brought it out into the light. I'm in love.

As for the metal pronged saucer on top of the candle holder, if I choose to use LED rather than wax candles, I just remove the little plastic battery cover on the bottom of the candle. Then the LED candle fits easily over the metal prong. Just be sure to remember where you put the battery cover!

 Well, that's it for today, friends!

I hope you've enjoyed reading about my

vintage Pottery Barn architectural

wood candle holder 

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