I bought this Lamp and lampshade from Goodwill for a few buckaroos.
The plan was to:
1. Paint the base, and
2. Recover the shade!
Doesn't seem like a difficult task at hand...or so I thought!
PROBLEM #1:
The hunt for Krylon Mirror-like paint was a looooong drawn out process! I went EVERYWHERE! I wasn't settling for anything else because I wanted to try this technique that I saw on Pinterest that would give it a mercury glass effect! So, I FINALLY found ONE can...8 BUCKS! Goodness!!! Not what I wanted to spend...nevertheless...it was bought...
Oh yeah, and the mercury glass effect...
FAIL!
Looked more like rain spots! UGH! Oh well...moving on!
PROBLEM #2:
This PROBLEM lamp is living on my bathroom counter for now because of the "dungeon-like" lack of light! Well, the lampshade, as is, kinda diffuses the light and really doesn't let much light through. Because of this "problem", I figured that I couldn't recover the shade because then it would be even darker.
So....I had a thought...that led to action...that led to
FAILURE!
My thought:
Use a sheer fabric around the shade's wire form! I found the PERFECT fabric...my sheer summer scarf!
So I started to cut...
...and cut....
and cut!
This is what I had left!
YIKES! I didn't think that it was two separate pieces. After trying to figure out a way to make this work without actually buying more supplies which would make the cost of this lampshade more than simply buying a new on...
I surrendered!
I bought a new shade for $4 at Wal-Mart!
The lamp is much better now, despite the journey to get it there...
I still want to do something cool with this little lampshade!
I'd love some feedback!
What should I do with it to make it less "plain"...
Leave a comment, I'd love to hear from you!
RECOVERING FROM DIY STRESS,
XO,
