How to Revamp a Lamp

I love taking something ugly and turning it into something useful and beautiful. :)

Take this cheap goodwill lamp for instance:

The brass was looking a little tired

and the beige center of the lamp...blah.

But the curves? Ooh la la!! I loved

it's trophy shape look. :)

And here's the ugly shade I bought with it. It was

actually painted maroon and baby blue with

craft paint right on top of the fabric shade.

U-G-L-Y. I paid $10 for the pair

because I could see potential in them.

And here's the after!

After a little oil-rubbed-bronze spray paint

(which I already had), this lamp went

from drab to fab in less than an hour!

All I did was remove all the fabric and glue

from the shade, tape any lamp parts I didn't

want to get spray painted on the lamp base,

and then sprayed 2 coats of the ORB spray paint...

and voila! I realize these photos don't do this

little lady justice, but she seriously looks

like something I bought from Pottery

Barn or Restoration Hardware!

I may end up buying a shade for her in the future, but for now, I'm really loving the exposed lines of the shade. Very chic, don't ya think?

Have a Happy (& Crafty!) Thursday,

Gail