The Fickle Hobbyist

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About a week and a half ago while Abby and I were at, you guess it, GW, I found these two lamps for $8 marked at 30% off.  Nice!

I really liked the detail in the base.  They look like metal, but they’re actually not.  I’m thinking resin or something.  Anyway, I liked the shape, but I hated the finish.  So here’s what I did.

Grabbed some Rustoleum Oil Rubbed Bronze spray paint and went to work.  I taped up the cord and the actual lamp part at the top and sprayed away.  Be sure when you’re spray painting, to spray on light coats.  Don’t totally saturate your project or it will turn out icky.  (I probably should have done it inside the garage, it was super windy out that day)

Look at the overspray!  After all was said and done, I decided I could have done a better job covering the cord because parts of it are kind of tacky.  Oh well, live and learn, right?

I had picked up two little lamp shades on another trip that I thought would be perfect.  Turns out they were way too small, so I tried to keep a look out for a slightly bigger one.  Today, I happened to find ONE.  Not two, like I need, but one.  And it was oddly stashed in a pile of stuffed animals.  I picked it up for $.99 and tried it on at home. 

Perfect!  And I didn’t even have to re-do the shade.  Yay!

I love how it looks.  I just need to find another shade for the other one. 

-Autumn