Once upon a time I found this lonely ol' lamp while I was Goodwill hunting {my favorite kind of hunting I may add.} We were in need of some lighting for our living room makeover. Right away I knew I wanted to take this little orphan home & show it some unconditional DIY love. It was the perfect size; not too big nor too small & neither too short nor too tall. That's right. We bustin rhymes up in herrrr.
I loved how it's base was chunky & wooden which is perfect for a household that contains the world's clumsiest person. Not naming names or anything
Then the lamp sat for a few weeks as I experienced the craziest lampshade shopping obsession EVER known to man kind.
I don't even think this represents every shade that I purchased & returned during my temporary moment of lampshade insanity. Let's just say no stone was left unturned. I wiped this town clean of all its "shadiness".I finally settled on the burlap from Target mostly because it fit the best & it brought a wonderful new texture to the room. Then I contemplated for a long time on what color I wanted to paint the base. The gold part at the bottom was really throwing me off. Do I paint it all? Leave it alone? Then I found my answer on Pinterest because after all where else does one find inspiration these days?
Found via Your Nest DesignI loved the look of the white distressed paint with the gold bases. So using the same dry paint technique that I used on my distressed coffe table I went to town & gave this little puppy the makeover it was dying for.
Not bad for a $2.99 lamp, huh? Well, $17 if you add in the cost of the lampshade but still much less than if I would have bought something new. I just love how fresh & bright it looks in the room.That empty little gold frame was a 99 cent steal from GW as well. I just haven't decided on whose worthy enough to have their picture in there.I'm thinking it should go to the first person to come clean my house! Any takers out there? Hello? Hello?
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