Two Thrift Store Lamps, a Glamorous Makeover Creating Cohesion!
2 Materials
$40
3 Hours
Easy
Two thrift store lamps get a glamorous makeover for my master bedroom! I found these lamps on two different weekends in two different stores and just knew I could make it look like they belonged together. Ever since I started working on my latest Master Bedroom Refresh ( that you guys saw last week) it felt like I really needed taller and larger lamps to help balance out the headboard and the bed. After finding one of these lamps I knew I could find another that was similar and then I spotted it and it was only $3!
I started out having spent only $11 for the two lamps when I realized why the last lamp I purchased was missing a shade and was only $3, the top of its harp was broken!
I could have made it work but I decided to take the opportunity to order a harp that would make the two lamps almost the same height so it really actually worked out for the better! (The new harp I purchased off of amazon was only $7.44)
First I grabbed some leftover gloss black rustoleum and put two coats on the majority of the lamps. From there I made sure to protect the inside of the socket and I taped off the black.
I then painted the bases and the tops of the lamps in a Krylon chrome spray paint and honestly I couldn’t believe how much they looked alike!
For $30 I purchased the two white bell shades from Walmart and then I took the finished lamps upstairs to my master.
All in I spent around $20 for for each lamp and that seems like a pretty good deal to me!
I think they turned out really glamorous and like they belong together!
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Good job! I’m a copycat!❤️
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Great job, impressed!
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Thank you!!
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Thank you. Good advice. Just the look I am after. No prep,right? Just clean tape off and spray?