75 cent lamp redo

i love immediate results.
my favorite projects are those that i can whip out in an hour.

we needed another lamp in our front room since there are no overhead lights and we are using the room daily now.

i've had a lamp base hanging around for a while and have been checking the thrift store on and off for a new shade.
last week i finally found a shade the right size for the right price . . . 75 cents.
sold.

soooo.....to keep the lamp makeover in the el cheapo category, i used some spray paint that i had on hand to give the base a fun pop of color.

i used valspar tropical oasis {leftover from ruby's high chair}.

also, i taped off the cord and electrical parts with frog tape beforehand. :)
i think i could solve the world's problems with frog tape and spray paint.
and hot glue. obveez.

i looked through my fabric stash and couldn't decide which fabric to use.
so i didn't.
i used them all. :)

seriously, best decision.
this took me a half an hour while we were watching downton.
didn't even fire up the glue gun.
i literally ripped pieces of fabric and tied them on the existing shade.
and if they weren't long enough, i knotted two pieces together and slid the knot to the back.

i looooooove how it turned out.
love the glossy paint on the base.
love that i was able to incorporate so many different fabrics.
love that it required zero measuring & zero cutting.

i think thrift stores are my drug of choice.
i'm slightly embarrassed when i see the employees i know because i go there so often.
but seriously, when you can get a lamp shade for less than a dollar......how do you not become addicted??
on the same day that i got the shade, i found a set of two fleecy sleepers for ruby for 25 cents, total.
hello? i cannot help my self.
i may need an intervention. may.

but that sure is a pretty lamp. :)




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