Thrifty Lamp Makeover
by
DeeDee
3 Materials
$7.00
1 Hour
Easy
I found lamps for $2.50 each and made them look like a million, well, I think so!
With 3 sweet kitties in the house sometimes things like lamps don't stay in the upright position! One of our bedroom lamps bit the dust and couldn't be repaired, so I went in search of new ones!
Here's my thrifty find. I got 2 wooden lamps for $5! Now that's a bargain people! They were pretty filthy so I cleaned them up really good first, then got to priming and painting.
First of all, you need to tape off the parts you don't want painted, like the cord and the bulb fittings. I used frog tape this time.
First I primed them with Rust-oleum's white primer. Let that dry really well. I waited for about 30 minutes before I painted.
For the color I used Rust-oleum's Aqua Satin spray paint. I found it at Walmart for under $4. I gave each lamp 2 thin coats of paint making sure they were really dry before the next coat.
This is such a pretty color and I don't think its too girly. I try not to make our bedroom over the top girlie since my honey and I both hang out in there.
I hung one of my necklaces on my lamp just because it matched and gave my side a bit more glam. Just a little sumthin' sumthin'! Now that I think about it, the cats may like the dangle of it all as well. Hmmmm?
I love how our "new" lamps look. Now hopefully we wont have any cat chase scenes through the bedroom anytime soon! LOL!
Want more details about this and other DIY projects? Check out my blog post!
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They look great, also love your nightstand from an old telephone table!
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Thank you so much Sandra! :)
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Really love that color, great job.
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Thank you so much! :)
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