Cat Mishap Gives Lamp a New Look
by
Julie
(IC: homeowner)
2 Materials
My cat Roxie is highly active and very rambunctious. When she moved in, shelf items moved into boxes and stored. (Still are, almost a year and a half later). One of the items Roxie knocked over, was a tiny lamp with a glass shade. The shade was cracked and had to be tossed out. The lamp fits tiny nightlight bulbs, so I use it at night. (Can't see a finger in front of me without it). It's been awhile since I did this project, but I still have the photos and thought I would share.
Started with a lamp and no shade. Love to shop at Thrift stores, so when I found a cute little lantern that looks like a flying insect and that opened at the bottom AND was also unbreakable, I knew what I wanted it for.
My next phase was to start tearing apart this lantern that used a battery operated light.
The lantern has been dismantled and now ready for its new home.
You see those two little screws in the lamp? I saved those after I had taken the shade holder off. Those little screws came in handy to fit this lantern on top.
I attached the lantern to the shade using those two screws. I didn't paint it or anything. I liked the distressed look it already had.
The project was way to easy. When I bought that lantern, I wasn't so sure it would work, but the way the bottom came out, it was hopeful.
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Suggested materials:
- Lantern (Thrift store)
- Lamp (Inherited it.)
Published January 16th, 2017 9:43 AM
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Miriam Illions on Jan 17, 2017That is such a cool piece!
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Diana Wearing on Jan 17, 2017Love it!
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