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- 01/20/2011
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- Sheri
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Guest Post: Thrifted Lamp
I was excited when Kellie asked if I would consider contributing to her blog once in a while. I love a good DIY and my favorite stores are re-sale shops!
BUT, now that I sit down to do my first post I find myself a little bit intimidated by her – I mean – she’s good, isn’t she?!!! Maybe she got her love for decorating and thrifting from me but the talent is entirely her own!
Anyway, at her suggestion, I thought I would start with a pretty simple project.
This is a lamp I picked up at a local thrift shop for $4.99.
I loved the size, the shape and the fact that it had a little bit of wood at the top of the base. I didn’t like the color.
Of course, I gave it a good cleaning once I got it home. It was missing the lamp harp but Kellie had one on hand that she gave me. No finial though. Guess what? Yesterday, driving home from Kellie’s house, I saw a lamp sitting by the side of the road ready for the trash. I didn’t like the lamp but it did have a finial! YES, I do dig through the trash sitting beside the road!
Next I spent some time picking out the color to paint it. Oh, the possibilities! I finally settled on Krylon’s Bahama Sea. $3.
Then I shopped for a lamp shade. I prefer to find those second hand, too, so I scoured all of my favorite shops but didn’t come up with one that would fit, in the style I wanted. That’s the problem with second hand – you have to buy them when you see them. Kellie and I have had this conversation. How many lampshades do you keep around just because you might find a lamp someday that needs it?! Anyway, I found one at Walmart and spent more than I wanted to. $14.
But isn’t she worth it?!
Now I am thinking maybe some nice trim around the top and bottom of the shade….?
Hello, and welcome to my little blog! What started out as a blog to show some of my scrapbook pages ended up being a blog that shows all of my projects, ranging from scrapbooking to decorating to sewing to photography. I also run a little online shop called
Comments
Haha love this! I was thinking the same thing, how many lamp shades would you just pick up off hand for a random possible lamp redo. nice! I was just thrifting with Beth yesterday and found myself thinking, think like Kellie, think like Sheri! Haha, love hearing of how you find things/what you see!
Oh my goodness how wonderful! It’s awesome that you are contributing, and it’s wonderful that you and Kellie both have the TALENT to see beauty in something that is not yet the final product. There’s a spiritual parallel there for sure! I have not been graced with this ability, so you two amaze me! LOVE IT! And love you girls!!!
Sheri I love it so much! I am so glad you both are doing this, I hear both of your voices while I read and it brings a smile to my face:) The lamp is awesome!
Sheri, I’ve been dying to see what your cute house must look like ever since hearing you guys moved to TN! I’m looking forward to more of your posts! :)
God has blessed you both with so much talent! I love that you are doing projects togther and that your styles are a little different. Love the lamp Sheri, and that little file cabinet table too! Miss both of you.
Thanks for the warm welcome, everyone! My house pictures will be coming – at least the parts of the house that are decent! (some of it we haven’t even touched yet.) I’m having fun with the changes, yes, I am in my element and look forward to sharing it with you.
Deb – Warren HATES the filing cabinet table with a passion! I told him it is staying until I find something perfect to replace it. I orginally bought it to put our printer on in the study but when I was looking for an end table between the chairs…! You like it, Kellie likes it, I like it – I really am disappointed that Warren doesn’t!