Friday, April 8, 2011

A Tale of Two Lamps



I picked up a pair of matching lamps at a second hand furniture store last week.


And a couple clearance lamp shades at Target.


I removed the brown trim and glued some yellow bias tape in it's place, spray painted the lamps navy blue and wiped on a coat of high gloss poly to deepen the sheen.


There you have it!  I love my new lamps!

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15 comments:

  1. Those lamps are fabulous!!! You did an amazing job and I love the entire space.

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  2. Beautiful! I love the colors. I saw those shades on clearance at Target, now I wish I picked some up!

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  3. Beautiful pops of color! Well done.

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  4. SO pretty! They look perfect :)

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  5. i wish there was a liking button on blogs like on facebook, cause then i could just click it for every single one!

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  6. i'm so glad you decided to link up to fridays unfolded...these lamps are gorgeous...adore the navy and yellow...well done!

    blessings,

    alison
    stuff and nonsense

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  7. Clever lady.....looks great! Looking forward to more posts. Diane

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  8. Wow what a transformation! They look fabulous. Love the color.

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  9. Lovely makeover!

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  10. How fun to find a fellow paint enthusiast. Love what you've done. I came by way of giller girl.

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  11. These look amazing! I can't believe how they looked before! New follower too.

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  12. What a pretty made-over lamp! Reminds me of summer and the sea! Love it!

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  13. How clever to use bias tape!

    Linked to you here: http://mommysavers.com/boards/your-creative-side/157224-lamp-makeovers.html

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  14. I love them, Nat!

    Do you use wipe on Poly? I need to get into the groove. I've been so bad. I rarely prime and then hardly ever wax or poly. I need to step up my game!

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