I love to go "junkin" and looking for cool items I can get my hands on and recreate. My husband and I went junkin a while back and I came across a formal chair that I just couldn't pass up. I only paid $20 for it! The back of the chair is a tad crooked, but I think my hubby can probably fix it....we'll see. Still, I could live with it. I may end up re-upholstering it later, but for now I will keep it as is.
This next little project is a lamp redo. We got 2 old lamps from my husband's grandmother, so the lamps did not cost me anything. Right when I saw them, I knew I wanted to get my hands on them. Kevin (my husband), thought I was crazy at first!
This is the "before" picture. I am sorry for the picture. It's kind of hard to see the lamp with all the trees and straw in the background but I forgot to take a picture before we headed to the woods to paint it. As you can tell, it's old, dingy, rusty, and just plain out-dated.
This is the "after" with the lamp off.
After, with the lamp on.
I used a spray paint called Blue Ocean Breeze. It's kind of aqua-ish. I got the lamp shades from Lowe's for about $12 each. So I ended up with 2 "new" lamps for only about $14 each. I am pretty pleased with the way they turned out.
And voila....the finished look. Crafty- I can do. Photography- not so much. Sorry for the terrible picture quality. I will work on it :)
I just started working on another thrifty project that I am really excited about! It costs next to nothing and I think will look like a very high end piece when I'm done. So, stay tuned for this one!!
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