Upcycle an Old Lamp Using Chalk Paint and Embroidery on the Shade
by Florac1
6 Materials
$30
3 Days
Medium
TGIF! Join me for today's project, up-cycling an old table lamp using chalk paint, then using embroidery to dress up the shade. I take you step by step through the chalk painting and the different embroidery stitches.
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I had an old lamp from my daughter's room that she grew out of, but it was from Pottery Barn, so it was expensive. I decided to refresh it to match the guest room at our lake cottage using a little chalk paint, a new shade, and embroidery stitches to decorate the shade with embellishments.
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