Revamped Lamps

Edited to show that I am linking this to Transformation Thursdays over at The Shabby Chic Cottage. The finished product is on my buffet with my newly recieved Christmas gifts, so that should count as a holiday transformation!

I've never been afraid to change something up - paint or re-purpose something to suit the moment or decor. But, I must admit to never having used a specialty type of spray paint before - like a satin nickel. So, yesterday was it. New territory.

The problem: our large Arizona room needs lighting since it's renovation. It was mentioned recently by my Better Half several times.

Well, I got the hint, Honey.

Solution? Here are the lamp bases before: my Love converted them for painting purposes. Hunter green with gold and white. Eeewww.

Taped off with painter's tape. I thought I would put a black on the top portion. And, here with one coat of spray primer.

Now with two coats of primer.

I've opted to do the entire sticks the same for ease and speed. Baby could wake up anytime! So, more primer and satin nickel.

And here is the awesomest news yet! There is now a Surplus City close by - right here in Carlisle, PA! You bet your buttons - and boy do they ever have buttons! And material  - by the bolt, by the stack, by the $1.00/yard. And then the hardware section - full of fun stuff. Not to mention spray paint - where I picked up the primer for 98 cents. [Cheaper then my professional painting Love can get it with his contractor discount, mind you.] Gotta go check it out! That's where I got the lamp shades for less than $3.00 apiece.

Okay, back to the project at hand. My mind is spinning from all the ideas the aisles and aisles of inspiration left me with...

These are the lamps now redone.

Here they are on the buffet that is still awaiting hardware. [Surplus City has hardware too by the way - most for 50 cents a handle! (Sadly, none fit what I am learning is my furniture's odd handle size.) But some were definitely ones that I had seen on websites and in the large stores.]

Ignore the buffet-scape ... just needed to put my newly acquired servingware someplace last night - the ones I wrote about that I got this Christmas - love them! Love the lamps! And so did my Love when he came home!

Hhhmmm.... no more painting lights. Good thing Christmas is here...