Clear Glass Lamp Redo

I am so thrilled to share my latest thrift store find. This lovely pair of glass lamps were definitely from another decade. But I took one look at them and knew they could easily be updated and be really chic. In fact, I quickly grabbed them off the shelf at Goodwill before anyone else had any ideas. These lamps were MINE!

They had a thin film of amber-colored glass glaze that was flaking off. So I used a razor blade to scrape it all off the glass so they were completely clear.

Better already, right?

Then I took out the old wiring (I was worried about them being a fire hazard) and replaced them with new cords. I also spray painted the bases and all the metal pieces with a Rustoleum Satin Nickel spray paint. After reassembling I just popped on a new shade and BAM!

Gorgeous.

Can you believe that these lamps were only $10 a piece? Add another $11 for each lamp kit and $15 for the shade and you have a grand total of = $36 per lamp!! That's a lot easier on the wallet than this one from Pottery Barn for $199...

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And that's just for the lamp base, folks.

Happy thrifting!

Revamped Lamp!

I had a lamp that was kind of blah. I wanted a new lamp for my desk--something with a bit more color and pizazz. So instead of spending a bundle on a nice new lamp, I decided to revamp the one I already had.

Here's my lamp. Boring. Blah. Uninteresting. The lampshade doesn't even fit in porportion to the lamp. It's in need of a revamp.

So with a little help from my friends Rust-oleum, Design Master, and Krylon...

I taped off (and no, I'm not advertising for Target...but yes, I really love to shop there!)...

And primed, painted, and finished...

And a $10 lampshade from Walmart with a little bit of $1 ribbon from Michael's later...
I now have this.

Ahhhhhh. Much better! Now if I could just give my desk a revamp. Sigh. Another project for another day.
Here's the before and after.

Happy DIY-ing!