Re-Vamp That Lamp!

Feeling very Dr. Suess-ish with this title

I do love things that rhyme

But not as much as a cheap, old lamp

I can renovate in no time!

 

While I await my Pulitzer prize no doubt heading my way in the mail after that little ditty ('ditty'? I feel like a pirate, or some sort or medieval idiot carrying a lute...), let me fill you in on the latest addition to my bedroom - the revamped lamp!

Like countless other projects, I was prowling through Pintrest when I was inspired by the variety of beautiful and unique lighting options I could utilise in my bedroom which would follow its general theme (see my earlier wall hanging addition here ). I had an image in my mind about the kind of table lamp I was after but having spent hours looking online and in store I was still yet to find anything which came close to that ideal. The solution? DIY of course!    

I spend quite a while looking through the various tutorial other bloggers have written regarding recovering old lamps (and believe me, there are LOTS!) and it all seemed pretty straightforward. So, several trips to spotlight and a dash to Target during my lunch break later, I was ready to get cracking on my new, fabulously forest-y lamp!




Ta-Daaaaa!

 

In many cases you might have a perfectly good lamp base available but need to freshen up the shade, or vice-versa. However for this project I gave both halves a work over in just a few easy steps!


So, grab yourself a lamp base, an old shade and a sprinkle of imagination and lets make us a some lamp magic!