Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Thrift Store Lamp



I have been wanting to try my luck at refurbishing a Thrift Store Lamp for some time and found the perfect one at Goodwill a few weeks ago. 
 
 
It started out as a dark 70's brown, you know the color, the one that looked so good with Harvest Gold.
 
 
The first thing I did was to prime it.
 
 


Then came a couple of layers of spray paint.
 
 





I bought a Lamp Shade Kit @ Hobby Lobby and some coordinating fabric.
 




 
 
 
 
 
 
 
I put it all together and came up with a great looking lamp!
 
 
 
 
 





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17 comments:

  1. Oh my this is darling! I'm your neighbor at Setting for Four LINK UP & would love if you'd stop by to see my upcycled, also turquoise project here: www.creativelyredeemingher.blogspot.com

    -Rachel, living life in small town AR!

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  2. Thanks for stopping by Rachel, I'm headed over to see your turquoise creation right now. By the way, I love your tag line "Living life in small town AR!" 2 years ago we moved from a small town in AR to OH.

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  3. You did a great job on this, I love how you did the chevron print on the shade and the base color is so pretty! (i found your site via hometalk)

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  4. I need to be better about looking beyond the surface of goodwill stuff. I have a hard time seeing the potential under ugly paint...Love what you did with this!

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    1. Hi Loretta! I know what you mean about seeing the potential in things, some days all I see is JUNK! But, occasionally I'm able to take my time and really look at things and see things differently. Good Luck!

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  5. Wow!! That looks great! Thank you for sharing ~ stopping by from SITS Saturday Sharefest!

    Cher @ Designs by Studio C
    http://designsbystudioc.com

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  6. So cute! I love it & chevron's so in right now. You've got me wanting to head to the thrift store today. :D Stopping by from #SITSSharefest.

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    1. Hi Ali! Thanks for stopping by! I can't get enough of Chevron right now!

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  7. Absolutely adorable!!

    Happy SITS Saturday!

    http://apeekintomyparadise.blogspot.com

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  8. Thanks for sharing your gorgeous thrift store lamp at Project Inspired - pinned to our group party pinboard - hope to see you at tomorrow nights party too!

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  9. Hi Lorna, stopping over from Monday Funday - the lamp looks fabulous!! Definitely pinning and thanks for inspiring me to try and make over some lamps I have that I am actually kind of tire of looking at. :) Have a wonderful week! ~Cindy@littlemisscelebration.com

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    1. Hi Cindy, so glad you stopped by! Sometimes all we need is a little inspiration. Lamps are fun to makeover, I have my eye on a few more that need a makeover. Good luck!

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  10. Love the lamp, what a great idea! The base color and chevron gray really pop! Thanks for a great idea and the inspiration! :)

    Krista @ joyfulhealthyeats

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  11. What brand and color spray paint did you use?

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