Saturday, August 21, 2010

70's lamp makeover

happy saturday cottage dwellers! today i'm going to show you something a little scary- but don't be frightened, when this tattered, old, sad excuse for a lamp came to me, i didn't know if there was anything i could do to save her. but who am i kidding? i'll just use what i always use on all my VICTIMS, UH, i mean pieces...PAINT!!!! so simple, yet it has given her new life- you might say a reason to live! here she is when i scooped her up off the street {kinda like richard gere did for julia roberts in "pretty woman"} hehe! and here she is NOW!!! i just spray primed her, painted her w/ my fave "sea salt" from s.w. and antiqued her a little! pretty cute, right? i got 2 of those lamp shades off of craig's list for $10. they were white and green print and cute, just not what i was going for. so i ripped of the green fabric and applied this one. i got this at hancock's for about a $1.50! {1/2 yard} so the lamp was free, i bought a can of spray primer -$3.00, i bought the ribbon at wal-mart for $1.97, i had the sea salt paint, {which was free to me in the 1st place} , and a can of silver paint for $3.00. and a shade for $5.00- so, for less than $15.00 i have a cute new lamp! don't look too closely at the ribbon, i haven't actually glued it on yet! so if it's crooked, that's just because it's only pinned on! have a great weekend and keep creating!

26 comments:

  1. Ooooh! Look at the difference! I LOVE the changes!

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  2. A woman after my own heart. I've been creating and remaking lamps for a number of years. You did a great job on that shade...they can be so darned expensive. Thank you for sharing your great project. Cherry Kay

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  3. Actually, I am surprised how well it came out. I just didn't think there was anything that could be done to those 70's lamps to make them look good! You succeeded!!

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  4. This is amazing! I had my doubts too but it turned out beautiful. Now I'll be looking around for a lamp to paint!

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  5. Sooooo PRETTY...you did one outstanding job on this THRIFTY makeover...come by and show her off at my NIFTY THRIFTY TUESDAYS PARTY...hope to see her there:)

    Blessings,
    Linda

    Hop over and enter my GIVEAWAY…I think you will like it!

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  6. Love that fabric! Great job! ann

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  7. Wow!
    That really makes all the difference doesn't it!
    I do love the color too,what did you call that?
    Sea Glass?
    Must find it!
    So your comment on my blog said we are neighbors,I had to search up to see how close we were..lol.
    I have heard of Clovis many times but, I wasn't sure quite where abouts.
    *Waves* Hello Neighbor!!
    :)

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  8. OMG, how beautiful! You did a great job. Thanks for sharing.

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  9. What a miracle! I wouldn't have thought that there was any hope for that ugly duckling. Amazing job.

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  10. That is one fabulous makeover. I love the colors you chose. Beautiful!

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  11. Thanks for the Nice comment on my blog entry, I absolutely LOVE the lamp RE-DO. Thank YOU for the inspiration!

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  12. Thanks for the encouragment on my blog! I was thinking of saving for my bed also. When you cant stop thinking about something or someone it or they must be destined to be in your life.
    {hehe} I was thinking of royal purple accents but I now think your idea of Softer pink is the direction I will go. The picture in my head is amazing! Thanks again

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  13. Hi there,
    I just came across your blog site and am in love with it. thanks for the inspiration!

    Lisa

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  14. I can't believe how that lamp turned out. I think even I would have passed it up ( and I've been told I'd try to up-cycle anything except road kill) but I really love it. It's awesome. You had great vision!
    L.

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  15. I see lamps like this all the time! I never thought to try painting one. It looks so different! Wow!

    Hugs ~ Angie

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  16. Hi! great job on the lamps - isn't paint wonderful? I'm a new follower from Nifty Thrifty Tuesday & glad I stopped by.

    Have a lovely day.

    Marie @ Sally Lee by the Sea
    http://nauticalcottageblog.com

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  17. I honestly didnt think you could save that lamp. I am so shocked. Its really cute and unique.

    Bree

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  18. This is awesome! I love the lamp shade. I would love if you joined my party this week, this is too cute, and you should show it off everywhere!

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  19. Just hopped over from Trinkets and Treasures Thursday~ this is really a great project~ you really updated this lamp! Wonderful transformation!!

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  20. Great transformation! I would never have thought to use paint on the glass. The shade is a perfect compliment to it!
    Annette

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  21. I would have never thought that an old lamp could look so good!

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  22. Thanks for stopping by my blog! This lamp truly looks beautiful!

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  23. I LOVE this! I will be featuring it tonight.
    Bonnie :)

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  24. I nice lamp shade makes a world of difference in terms of the beauty of a lamp.

    lisa

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i love receiving and reading all of your comments! i may not have time to reply to all of them, but please don't let that stop you from leaving them! when i do get the time i will come by and visit you and see what you're up to! i am starting a new business venture so my time will be short for a while, until i get things up and running-thanks for understanding! keep creating!