Walking through Goodwill I came across a very unique lamp. I thought it was the coolest. Turns out it was only $5, and all it needed was a shade and a few little repairs. I took my new lamp home and started debating how I was going to spiff it up.
The bottom of the lamp is attached to a very solid base made of marble, which was really scratched and unattractive. I began to take the lamp apart so I could re-finish the base. The taking apart process was not that hard and actually beneficial, because I ended up wrapping the whole entire base in a complementary fabric.
Making a few little repairs to something that suits your needs and is additive to your personality is great when you come across such things. Goodwill is the best place to search for unique pieces, I'm so glad that I walked in that day and found my new lamp.
2 comments:
What a pretty lamp! Nice find.
One of the things I always have problems with when it comes to decoration is when I only need a little bit of something i.e. ribbon but I am forced to buy an entire package at the craft store. Any ideas for storting/using old supplies?
for my lamp.. when I wrapped the base in fabric I actually used an old bed sheet that was the color I wanted. I always look through my mom's stuff as well as grandmas when I'm thinking about decorating things. I guess it's inevitable to buy things when you don't have what you want laying around.
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