I have been looking for THE perfect lamp to add to the guest room. It should be beautiful, stylish and VERY inexpensive. Luckily I had this old lamp form T.J. Maxx circa 1999 laying around crying out for attention.
I love the shape of this lamp. It’s classic curves will look great in the guest bedroom. But the shade and the dark color are not working at all. Lucky for me I remembered reading a post on Isabella and Max Rooms called How To Get A High End Look For Less- Table Lamps. Just a bit of spray paint and a new shade was all it took. So I gave it a go.
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| Paint color is Valspar baby blue |
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| Tada! |
I love this new/ old lamp. Maybe later if I am feeling really crafty I will cover the shade with some fabulous fabric. But first I need to figure out a paint color for this room. Any suggestions??
Thanks for the shout out Sarah. You've certainly proved it is easy to update an old lamp into one that is very beautiful and updated! Love the pale blue color you choose and the shade looks quite classic just as it is!
Good luck finding the right paint color! I gave up a long time ago attempting to suggest paint colors for rooms I'd not set foot in!
Janell
Great job–it does look high end! Pretty color too.
Wow it doesn't even look like the same lamp. Great job!
A very Delightful lamp makeover!
Kathy
Beauty! Love the lamp's new colour!
great job! I've been seeing lots of tutorials lately on fixing up old lamps….I'd like to give it a go eventually
great job! I've been seeing lots of tutorials lately on fixing up old lamps….I'd like to give it a go eventually
It was really very easy. I will tell you that the lamp needs to air out for a LONG time before you can bring it in. The spray paint is pretty stinky.
Beautiful transformation! I'm lovin' the shiny blue! I'm also lovin' the gray-blue color for walls I'm seeing all over blogland. If I can remember it, I'll let you know!
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I love that idea! Will have to look into a gray/blue. Was it a dark or light blue?
LOVE THIS!!!!
And, for what it's worth, I think the shade looks perfect as is.
You did such a great job on this — thanks for sharing
Jenny
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Your lamp turned out gorgeous! I agree with Meg – a grayish-blue for the walls would be really lovely.
The paint did so well that it looks like it was made that way. I am in agreement with the others about the blues and grays.
I make over lamps all the time, and I love that fact that you didn't just run out and buy a new one. You did an amazing job and it's much more updated, with a fresh color!
a can of paint is just like a magic wand! don't you think? with a coat of paint, ugly duckling table lamp could turn into beautiful gem! thanks for sharing.
Amazing how a new coat of paint changed that lamp. The new and improved lamp looks great! And I love the new color. I hope you can stop by my blog and show off your project to my readers on my Show Off Sunday Party.
http://houseofthriftydecor.blogspot.com/2010/10/show-off-sunday-party_24.html
Great job! This might be a stupid question, but what kind of primer did you use? Is it a spray paint primer? (Sorry I've never painted a lamp before, but I will definitely be trying it now!)
I just used Valspars spray primer. Works really well!