Okay- so those who know me personally know that I get some traits honestly from my mother---one of them being that I have a hard time spending money on something that I can make (better :) myself. I was recently in a thrift shop with my for-mentioned mother and noticed that it was "Lamp Day" - All lamps $1! Well- you can't buy a light bulb for a dollar these days, so of course I had to check them out. Most of them were quite hideous and in ill-repair EXCEPT my little beauty (with some creative imagery)! Here is a before shot---
I loved the oval shade and the base had good bones, so I took my new old lamp home. After staring at it for a few days I had my vision together. The lampshade had gotten a little scrunched up between all the other dollar lampshades and had visible dent marks that you could see when it was turned on. For this reason, I decided to cover it with burlap. A little wood stain, some silk fabric and grosgrain ribbon and VOILA! A new old lamp!
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