Spray Paint is Magic.
8:43 PM
I love spray paint.
It’s funny; I used to make fun of my mom for wanting to spray paint
everything in the house, but now I understand why. It’s so easy to completely
transform something ordinary to something amazing with a few quick coats of
spray paint.
I spray painted a couple of projects a while ago that I meant to
blog and never did. One was a pair of awesome
lamps. I found them at Family Outfitters (where I got this chair and this dresser) for $2 apiece. Yes, you read that
right! They didn’t have shades but
seriously for that price, I figured I could buy paint and lampshades and still end up on
top. In fact, I saw a very similar style of lamp at Target (tried to find an image online but couldn't) and it cost $49.99 without a shade! I purchased the lamp shades from HomeGoods
for $14.99 apiece. So a few cans of spray
paint, 2 $2 lamps, and 2 $14.99 shades and I have a pair of lovely table lamps.
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| I always forget to take a good "before" picture... |
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| sorry for the crappy cell phone shot. and ignore my table and lack of styling. ick. |
This is the after. But
soon, you might have an after, after.
This was a project I did last summer and now that I’m starting to re-do
my living room (more on that in future posts), I’m getting a better sense of
what colors I want to use. Suddenly, white seems
so boring. I also bought these lampshades Saturday. I’d seen them at
Target a few days before that and fell in love with them…but I wasn’t sure (I’m SO
indecisive which makes decorating just a tad difficult). Then I saw them featured in In Style and
realized I had to have them. Yes, I’m
totally impressionable to glossy, pretty marketing.
I realized after I got home they are the wrong type of shade (Why me GOD?!) but I’m
not giving up hope just yet. I’m going
to take a closer look at the lamps and see if I can finagle something. So there
you have it. I hope I can because I LOVE this shade and I really think re-painting the lamps in a bright glossy color + these stylish shades = super cool lamps.
Next, my look for less mirror…
5 comments
haha, i never style when i take pictures . . . i've been putting off a "apartment tour" until the magical day when our place is perfect. maybe i should stop putting it off?
ReplyDeletei love this DIY- you're so great at repurposing!
well the tiny bits of apartment I've seen in the background of your photos (wow I sound like a complete stalker) are adorable. can't wait to see your tour!!
DeletePS- made the lamp shades fit! :)
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ReplyDeleteI feel like I just rediscovered spray painting! I did it years ago when I was in high school, along with reupholstering some chairs, but haven't done it since. I tend to throw things out and waste money on new things, but no more! It's an addiction. :) The lamps look awesome and the shades are great.
ReplyDeletethanks! Yes, totally addicting. I'm working on spray painting end tables now...Part I was a bit of a fail. LOL. First time spray painting furniture other than a couple of cheap thrift store rocking chairs. Hopefully I can pull it off!
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