I bought these two lamps back in May at a garage sale. $8 for the pair. (Man do I miss garage sale season!)
The color of the wood looked a little dated to me, so I took some paint to them. I brushed it on lightly so that the brown of the original lamp would still come through. Then I covered the bottom (metal) portion with a hammered metal spray paint. (I'm sorry I don't remember the names of the paints I used...I did this part last summer!)
They are now a deep brownish-black. One lives in my upstairs hallway, and the other in my new guest room (still a work in progress!).
I loved everything about these lamps, but the lampshades I bought at W*lMart were a little too gold for me. So I covered the shades with a little burlap (using my method described here) and presto! The evolution is complete.
And it only took me eight months.
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Worth the 8 month wait. I love your table in the hall...it's so welcoming.
Beautiful!!! It probably would have taken me 8 years -- so 8 months is really fast!
Hope you're having a great week!
janet
Love it! I had to laugh about it only taking 8 months. I still have yard sale purchases from this past summer that I haven't done anything with yet either.
So cute! I MUST start going to garage sales - so many potential projects :)
I think I have seen that exact lamp at Goodwill and now I am kicking myself for passing it up. I just recently bought a lamp at an estate sale and am trying to figure out what to do with it. I definitely need to cover the existing shade or get a new one all together. Thanks for the inspiration to get moving on my lamp!
Presto change-o, don't you love quick fixes?
Gorgeous! And I love the burlap shade.
Only 8 months?? That would be record time around here! :) Lol! Looks great, Carrie!
Shilo
Carrie - these look awesome! Wow, I may have to start garage saling! (sp?) =)
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♥Lori
Those turned out AWESOME!!!
& I can't wait till the spring yard sale season cranks up!!!!
I feel a burlap lamp shade coming on now...so inspired! ;)
Very pretty. I love the shade.
And, posts like these make me want to start yard saling. I never have gotten into it.
Always love a good lamp makeover...and I love the moss-y "G" in your previous post...great idea!
Totally miss garage sale season. Do you ever drive down to Monument for the Woodmoor garage sales? Fabulous! I try to play my vacations around it. The Pink Creek one in CS is fabulous too. I've never been to a neighborhood one in Denver or CR. You'll have to fill me in on the good ones. I am pretty much a fanatic about garage sales.
Oh that turned out great! I hear you on taking 8 months to do a project--I think I'm the queen of taking forever to do simple projects, LOL!
~ Sarah
LOL that it only took you 8 months! ;) That's probably not too bad considering you are a busy Mama of 2.
Love the lamp! It turned out beautifully.
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♥Lori
Wow, these look fantastic!
They are so swank!
I saw a lovely lamp n a cahrity shop for £4.50 last week, and I didn't buy it. I am kicking myself. They also had two huge wooden but painted gold, heave candlesticks(for pillar candles) for £15. I should learn to buy things when I see them!
Awesome!! I think lamps are the easiest thing to repurpose. I always see so many great shapes like the ones you did here at Goodwill. Yours turn out beautifully!
Lindsay
I looove revamp'n up old lamps! Yours look beautiful!
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Julie M.
Thanks for sharing - those turned out great! I have two lamps in need of a redo and you have inspired me to get on it!!
Looks great! I love the idea to cover the shade too... makes a *huge* difference! :)
I love the lamps! I have to laugh because I have come across a few blogs lately that are itching for "garage sale season." It makes me laugh because I live in the San Diego area and we have them all year round. It is a SERIOUS perk to our great weather that I had never considered before. In my little town we even have garage sales on Thursday morning...it is an old tradition. I love it!
Better late than never though! I love the whole vingette of your lamp and table. I actually bought a lamp very similar at a garage sale like yours ... same sort of shape. I painted my black - then bought another smaller version at a yardsale too. I'm dying for yard sale season. Just dying!
That looks great! Great find...
It looks do nice. You did a great job.
Don't miss out on my weekly give-a-ways all months long.
Cheri
Just beautiful..love the look...What a great idea...Hope you have a wonderful weeekend..Hugs..
Very cute and perfect for that special corner!
sandy toe
Beautiful! I love everything about this little nook. And I'm for sure going to do the burlap lamp shade trick.
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