Table Lamp DIY

                    Happy Thanksgiving to all my Canadian friends!!


                                         Ever ask this question.....

                       Do I paint or do I buy?  

          Now you wonder where I'm going with this..

           We have these Ikea lamps that I have dreaded 
                   since the day I  bought them. 

              You know one of those impulse buys.

So yesterday I took out my paints and said what have I got to loose.

I started with this base....

Not sure what kind of wood this is but it took the paint great.

Gave it a light sanding. 

Made sure I gave it a light dusting to make sure all the dust was off.

Now they were ready to paint.

I used this paint that I had on hand.

Once I gave them  two coats of paint  and let them 

 dry 24 hours then I lightly sanded

where I thought it would look worn.

Next I applied a clear paste wax. 

Let that dry and polished it up.

Here's a closer look.

You know that I have seen a similar lamp in PB.

My lampshades that came with the two floor lamps and one table were in also need of change.

So I painted

 them.

This is how I did it.

Lamp shades plain white and UGH!!!

So I mixed up some craft paint one part paint to two parts water and applied.

Up and down liberally.

Wanted to give the look of burlap.

 From this 

To this

I give it a thumbs up.

Look what you have and see if painting is the way to go before you throw!!!

As always thanks for visiting!

Linda

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