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More Up-Cycled Lamps for 2016...
by
Tim D. (The Retro Den)
(IC: homeowner)
This ain't no Hobby Lobby offering.. Vintage Tea Pot Lamp to capture your attention in any room in the house...
50s cocktail shakers reborn to take your breathe away
Vintage 30's Farberware Percolator now re-invented as an eye catching Retro Den lamp. (NOTE: I plan on taking a video of the lamp shade tonight. You gotta see it to believe it...)
Another vintage 30's Farberware Percolator. Take a good look at the multifaceted glass base candy... I always use rewire the plug with a braided cloth cord and incorporate the plugs if they can be reused.
Very awesome Retro Den Special, Cocktail Shaker (before we started adding in crystal glass bases as accent pieces)... For some reason (IMHO) the horn shaped shades work best. Don't you think...?
Burgundy Shade on silverplated (as in not chromed out) cocktail shaker. Can you imagine if these things could talk... Oh the stories they could tell. Wouldn't you want a piece of modern day history like this in your home?
We are growing...
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Published January 8th, 2016 2:50 AM
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Katrina Warren on Jan 08, 2016@Tim D. (The Retro Den) These are awesome, I have several old teapots, coffee urns, etc.... Never thought about using one as a lamp base! Great job, & good luck at your show!
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Tim D. (The Retro Den) on Jan 09, 2016Send me photos if you want them turned into lamps.
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Tim D. (The Retro Den) on Jan 09, 2016I'd love to see them..
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Katrina Warren on Jan 09, 2016I don't know that I will turn any of my teapots or coffee urns into lamps, but I really like the ideal! I especially think my 1937 gumball looking coffee maker would be cool made into a lamp using an Edison bulb inside the glass globe! =) I have several more teapots than the ones pictured but if you've seen one...... LOL... I have plans to do an Alice in Wonderland/Tea Party themed room one day, so I am a collector of teapots! :)
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Tim D. (The Retro Den) on Jan 20, 2016@Katrina Warren Missed this... I love them,... Check this one out... https://www.instagram.com/p/-sCx-IMyAZ/?taken-by=theretroden
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Tim D. (The Retro Den) on Jan 20, 2016One of my favorites
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Katrina Warren on Jan 20, 2016I actually have an urn like the one pictured above! I think the red/plaid thermos on FB would make a great lamp for a fishing inspired man cave! The one pictured on instagram is really cool looking & will make a great lamp!
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Tim D. (The Retro Den) on Jan 20, 2016I am having so much fun with this stuff. One of my Instagram followers is from HGTV, another is an actress from the TV Show "Fresh off the Boat" and another is a designer from Project Runway. Do what you love and the money will follow.. unless you are digging ditches in Witchita! LOL
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Tim D. (The Retro Den) on Jan 20, 2016Gotta Love anything Retro.. https://www.instagram.com/theretroden/
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