How to Update Your Oil Rubbed Bronze Lamp Bases Using 2 Tbsp of Paint
I recently did a nightstand make-over and then decided to update the bases on my stained glass lamps. The oil rubbed bronze just didn’t gel with my pretty new nightstands!
Step 1:
I cleaned them with dish soap and water. Then I painted a portion of the bases and tops on the shades with mineral paint – in liberty blue – using a precision brush. One coat.
Step 2:
Next I painted the rest of the bases, as well as the little screws at the top, with metallic gold. I did 3 very thin coats.
Step 3:
I did one final coat of gold glitter paint. Just a very thin coat (to match the hardware on my nightstands).
This only took about an hour to do, as by the time I finished one colour the other lamp was dry. So quick, easy and very inexpensive! And I think they look much better! Although I may re-do the blue with a softer colour at some point down the road. That's the beauty of this simple technique - the colour can very quickly change to whatever you choose!
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Love it!!!
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Looks truly Fabulous,would love to TRY something like this,always admired a tiffany lamp!
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I inherited my grandmother's brass lamp. I have to rewire the internal wiring to bring it up to par.
The finish is tarnished and dull. What is the best way to fix that, do I need to get Brasso or do I paint it?
I had a plastic "Tiffany" style lamp shade....I wonder what it would look like painted. It may look pretty with just the raised details and maybe distressed a bit....If I try, I'll post. What are your opinions?
The gold looks great. Where did you use the liberty blue paint? I don’t see it in the “after” photo.