Lamp Makeover from a Car Seat Cover!
Upgrade a cheap lamp with recycled car seat beads! An easy way to make a WalMart floor lamp look totally Pottery Barn. You can use any kind of beads. Pin for later :)
Super quick upgrade to a cheap floor lamp, using wooden beads!
See this post here:
http://www.myclevernest.com/2013/03/car-seat-into-lamp-extreme-recycling.html#
Lamp makeover using wooden beads from a car seat :)
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I was happily surprised by how the beads made a pattern as I wound them up the neck of the lamp.
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"before", yuck! haha
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these beads came from a seat like this
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After! I love this lamp! I'm tempted to pull it out of the guest room so I can see it in the living room every day.
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Consider donating any leftover beads to a local school art program--beads are pricey and always appreciated.
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Love the lamp. It's so much warmer to look at with the extra texture and interest that the beads add.
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