Thursday, January 12, 2012

Lamp Makeover from beginning to ....End

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Love Glass.  Love Orange.  Found this lamp at the thrift store a while back.  I disassembled it and sprayed the metal pieces with Rustoleum "Hammered".  After letting it dry, I wiped an ebony wood stain over the metal pieces and then wiped it back off with a clean rag.


You can see how just as in glazing, the stain remains in recessed areas, giving it more dimension and interest.  I did a similar technique with another lamp in my living room.


When rewiring this lamp, I chose to use a shorter interior metal rod and forgo putting the top 2 inch metal tube in place.

Kits like this are available at your hardware store.  I sliced it to the correct length using a dremel tool and continued with the rewiring process.  I couldn't use the original because the metal was not threaded all the way down.


Unfortunately three kids and a glass lamp in the family room don't mix:


But she was pretty while she lasted.....



Perhaps someday I'll find a use for the remaining pieces because no...I won't get rid of them and yes... I am a horder.  So for now she looks like this...


...while I try and make some decisions on what to do with my recent purchase.


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6 comments:

  1. what's in the glass jar next to the yellow chair in the photo with the cat in it? I love that green chair!

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  2. It's a venus fly trap. She was so cool. She even bloomed. Yet after she bloomed she kinda withered up and died. Her little mouths were microscopic and we couldn't feed her. I probably shouldn't have let her bloom but it was pretty cool.

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  3. Couldn't you re wire it yet again and have the separate pieces meet, taking out or shortening the rod. I'm sure that would look lovely!

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  4. Couldn't you re wire it yet again and have the separate pieces meet, taking out or shortening the rod. I'm sure that would look lovely!

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  5. Yes! That is totally on my list. I'll let you know how that goes! Thanks so much for the comment!

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