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Hanging Herb Baskets From Thrift Store Lampshades
by
Sadie Seasongoods
(IC: blogger)
2 Materials
Easy
Small, outdated lampshades from the thrift store are easy to repurpose into baskets to hold potted plants and herbs!
Please click over to my original blog post for the full tutorial!
Please click over to my original blog post for the full tutorial!
Strange, small, falling-apart lampshades often litter the shelves at thrift stores- so I set out to do something truly unique with them! They're plentiful, cheap, and come in just about every size and shape you can imagine.
I removed the outer fabric and adornments, exposing the metal shell underneath. I also bent down the inside mechanism (the part that hugs a flame-shaped lightbulb). They were going to make PERFECT little baskets!
I decided to spray paint everything gold to match chain I already had (aff link) using this GORGEOUS gold spray paint!
Then, I placed potted herb plants in each lampshade-basket- how perfect is that?? You can't even tell they were ever lampshades!
I just love how it turned out and it was really easy to make- I'm already thinking about making a second one for my back porch, to hold three different herbs! No worries about rabbits other garden wildlife eating my herbs now...and it's a fantastic repurpose for some otherwise unexciting lampshades. Happy DIYing!
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Suggested materials:
- Small lampshades (thrift store)
- Chain (Amazon.com or hardware store)
Want more details about this and other DIY projects? Check out my blog post!
Published May 31st, 2016 1:25 PM
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Stephie McCarthy on Aug 13, 2019
I love it! Super creative! -- Stephie
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