Monday, August 2, 2010

I Have A Confession.

I have a confession. Okay, well, it’s really not a confession if you know me well.  My friends know all too well about this obsession.  I LOVE thrift shops.  Like…love, LOVE thrift shops.  It’s a sickness really.  I have NO shame!  You’d be SHOCKED at all the deals you can score!!  One of my most frequented thrift shops is Goodwill.  I go every other week…sometimes once a week.  Stuff goes fast and you gotta be quick to get a steal!  My destination every trip is the home goods section.  A lot of times I’ll leave empty handed, but there are those occasions when I find something just PERFECT…or something that can be perfect with the right touches.  Take for instance these little lamp bases…

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I found one of these bases one week and when I went back a couple of weeks later, I found the matching twin!  I was ecstatic!!  Now obviously, they don’t look too special or appealing, but I LOVE the overall design and shape.  With a little loving care, a cute shade, and some spray paint TLC, I knew they had BIG potential.  And the best part?!  These little lamps cost me a total of $5 EACH!!!!!!

I was bargain shopping at my FAVORITE store…ROSS…one day, and low & behold, I found a couple of drum shades for a whopping $2.99 a piece!  I acted fast because there were only 2 left!  SOLD!  Total for shades…$6.

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I loved the shades, but I don’t have anything bright white in my room and I really wanted something a little less bright.  I hopped over to Hancock and found a fun, VERY simple fabric that was on clearance!!!!  I was ecstatic to pay $6 for 2 yards of nice fabric!!!  Perfect for covering the shades.

Since I knew these would make the PERFECT bedside lamps, I immediately scoured out some Valspar spray paint to pull out the blue in my comforter.

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I sprayed both bases, recovered the shades, and came up with this…

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I liked it alright, but it didn’t feel finished.  SO, I dirtied the bases up with my favorite Valspar antiquing glaze and VOILA!

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I LOVE the new look!!  They really do make the perfect bedside lamps and I LOVE the way they look with the wall color!  My Goodwill lamp transformation cost me a grand total of $26!!!!  It really pays to bargain shop!!!!

6 comments:

  1. that shade of blue on the base is fabulous!! what a steal!

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  2. Those are awesome!! I posted one of your recipes on my blog and linked back to yours. Hope that is ok. I am friends with Meredith Northcutt. We moved from Dallas about a year ago. Anyway love your recipes and posts!!
    Leslie

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  3. you are so lucky that you have that talent and everything you do turns out so great!

    love the lamps especially up against your wall color!

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  4. WOW! What a beautiful transformation!! I'm following your lovely and creative blog and I can't wait to see what else you have in store! I hope you pop by FFD!! I love having new friends!! All the best!
    ~Terrell @ FrouFrouDecor~

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  5. LOVE the new look! What a great idea! :)

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  6. She Shoots, She Scores !!! Love Them !!!

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