I needed a cute lamp for my entryway table. I found this super shiny brass one at the thrift store for $4. It had a hideous plastic shade too so I donated the shade back to the store before leaving.
I primed it with a coat of primer and then followed it up with 3 light coats of my new favorite paint. The Rustoleum universal. LOVE this stuff, I just wish they had it in more colors.
I already had the lamp shade but thought it was a little blah.
So I made a few fabric flowers to make the shade pretty and add some texture.
Love the flowers! I wrote a little tutorial on how to make them and it can be found right here. They are way easy!
Love my new lamp, especially love that it cost me less than $10!
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>I love it! Such a great make-over!
>Brook it's gorgeous now. Amazing what a little spray paint and fabric rosettes can do. Love it and loving the price even more.
>Looks super cute! Great job!
>It turned out cute, love the flowers you added to it.
>Super cute idea and what a deal!
>That looks fantabulous!
You do the cutest things.
Love,
Mrs. Kindergarten
>What an adorable lamp! Looks fab!
>This is so cute. I love it. I would have never thought to paint an old lamp. This is probably the cutest lamp I have ever seen. Feel free to make me one at any time – LOL!
>Very cute! I love love love spray paint! I love going to the thrift store and finding something that is so horrendously ugly just to know I will spray paint it and it will look fabulous!
Super cute!
xoxo
amy
>I love this so much. I have been looking for inspiration for lamps for my master bedroom that i will be making over this summer. I pinned this in my pinterest so I remember. Thank you so much for sharing. I am visiting from whipperberry's linky party. Come and say hi I love visitors and I am doing a really fun giveaway next week so come back and check it out.
A Mommy's Life….with a touch of Yellow
tyandwhitneyulrich.blogspot.com
>Wow, great makeover, love the added touch of the flowers on the shade. Well done!I enjoyed my visit to your lovely blog. I hope you'll stop by Katherines Corner and leave a comment, and maybe even enter the latest giveaway. Hugs!
>fantastic makeover… i featured it today on whipperberry!
kisses
>Fabulous Brooke! It's hard to believe it's the same lamp. Thank you for sharing it with us at Inspiration Friday, we are going to share it on our Facebook page.
Heather
>Wow! I would have never guessed white paint would look so good on that lamp! I didn't even know I was searching for a new project, but your idea is fabulous!
Thanks for putting it out there for the blogsphere to enjoy.
Lee Anne
contentinsenoia.blogspot.com
>Super chic! Love the texture shade with those cute flowers!
>Fabulous make over! Perfect accent to the shade too.
>I saw this on Better After. I love it…you really did a fabulous job.
>You did a fabulous job!
>Really great transformation!
What a great new look! I love it!