I love it when you are looking for something and it turns out to be right under your nose! That's what happened when I expressed to my mom and dad that I was looking for a pair of lamps for my newly refinished nightstands. (here)
My dad just happened to be restoring one of his rental homes and said that he had 2 lamps out on his trailer headed for the trash! WHAAAAAT!?!
I raced outside right away, and sure enough found these beauties:
Ceramic mint green bodies {plus} golden swirls {plus} glittery leaves {plus} bases with spurts of rust
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SPLENDID CANDIDATE FOR MAKEOVER!
I'm pretty sure my parents thought I was insane.
(But glad at the same time that they had raised a daughter to be so thrifty!)
QUESTIONS:
First things first, do they even work?
[check, even have a 3-way dimmer]
What color do I paint them?
[how about some sort of coral color]
like say,
Krylon Coral Isle...
And the base?
[that's easy, ORB]
I sanded the base a little bit with some steel wool, and since there were some raised paint splotches & splatters on the ceramic, I sanded and scraped those off so I had a smooth surface
A few coats of spray paint, some lamp-shades, and a couple finials later:
One last question that I haven't resolved yet...
Do I paint the patterns or not?
I did on this one:
But didn't on this one:
Soooo, paint or no paint?
What do you think?
{I've also got some plans in the works to pretty up the shades a bit}
Oh Im so glad you stopped by our blog to comment, because now Ive found you! And once Ive found ya....well its hard to get rid of me LOL i kid....i kid... hahaha. I vote painted. I love the swilry detail
ReplyDeleteI like it painted too...a soft color or maybe even muted metalic would be pretty. :) Found you from MMS furniture link party and enjoyed taking a peek at some of your projects. They are lovely!
ReplyDeleteI third the painted design! You do such amazing work.
ReplyDeleteOoo I say paint them. But they look 1000x better with what you've already done. I look forward to what you do to the shades. That's a project I haven't tackled yet. :) And I'm a new follower!
ReplyDeleteyes paint them
ReplyDeleteFound you via Miss Mustard Seed......love the make over of these cute lamps. Yes paint the design...it's part of the character of them.
ReplyDeleteWhy not paint them with a color similar to the nightstands? I think that would be lovely and tie in with the bed and pillows?
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