When I changed the color of the walls in our family room
from red to brown it caused
a do-over domino effect
on several other items in the room.
All of the lamp bases in this room were black
but now they lacked pizazz against the brown.
I replaced a few lamps using ones I had
in other areas of our home.
And then I gave the two large lamps behind the sofa
a pretty little make-over.
from red to brown it caused
a do-over domino effect
on several other items in the room.
All of the lamp bases in this room were blackbut now they lacked pizazz against the brown.
I replaced a few lamps using ones I had
in other areas of our home.
And then I gave the two large lamps behind the sofaa pretty little make-over.
(And the door sofa table got a fresh coat of paint too!)
First I spray painted the bases an aged brass color,
then rubbed on a glaze to bring out the details.
Then I changed out the shades with ones
I found at the thrift store.
The drum shades originally had a pom-pom accessory
from it's previous owner.
I pulled off the trim,
unfortunately some of the hot glue remained.
After a quick Google search I discovered that
rubbing alcohol helps remove old hot glue.
And it really does work magic!
(There was only a very slight remnant of glue left in spots
where the glue was really hot when applied)
First I spray painted the bases an aged brass color,then rubbed on a glaze to bring out the details.
Then I changed out the shades with onesI found at the thrift store.
The drum shades originally had a pom-pom accessory
from it's previous owner.
I pulled off the trim,unfortunately some of the hot glue remained.
After a quick Google search I discovered thatrubbing alcohol helps remove old hot glue.
And it really does work magic!
(There was only a very slight remnant of glue left in spotswhere the glue was really hot when applied)
I finished off the shades a new,
more sophisticated trim.
Now I'm in love with my lamps once again!
more sophisticated trim.
Now I'm in love with my lamps once again!
Wow, what a difference! They looked cute before but even better now. Thanks for sharing!, Sally @ Enlightenment for the Sleepy xxx
ReplyDeleteThe lamps look great, Joy!
ReplyDeleteYou make it sound so simple and doable :).
ReplyDeleteWhat great tip! Thanx for sharing!
ReplyDeletegreat tip, so glad it worked out, the shades look fantastic!
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