Well hello there! The stomach bug has been going around at school so my little one is home with me today.  I decided just last week that I wanted to change my lamps in the living room back to a neutral color.  The purple was pretty but it limits to what other accessories I can use in the room.

Lamp Makeover

Here is lamp one presented by my little Vanna White…   and lamp two!   The first part of this project is the lamp base.  I wanted a gold edge at the bottom and a glossy white finish on the rest.

Part One: Lamp Base

Step one:  Remove the lamp shade, bulb, and lamp shade hardware.   Step 2: Prep the lamp by wiping it down with a damp paper towel and a light sanding.  Attach painter’s tape on the bottom and around the cord.   Step 3: Lay the lamp on the side and spray paint the bottom edge gold with a few light coats.   If you get too close, the paint will crinkle/bubble.  If this happens, wipe it off or let it dry and sand off, and paint again. (You can see in the below picture, I got a little too close!)   Step 4:  This is important! Wait about a week for the paint to cure, then tape off the gold edge at the bottom and socket hardware at the top and spray paint a glossy white.  Make sure you do a few light coats again.   (So sorry I didn’t take pictures of these steps, I thought I had…)

Part Two:  Lamp shade makeover

Step 1: Add trim to a plain lamp shade by measuring ribbon around the circumference of the shade.   Step 2: Start at the back seam of the lamp shade and add a little hot glue to attach the ribbon.   Step 3:  Continue around the lamp shade with the ribbon, adding a little glue dot about every 6 inches.     Add as many “bands” as you like.  I put two at the bottom and one at the top.   Yipee! All done. Here’s lamp one…   And lamp two…. The adorable “Hello Spring” print is a free Printable from Sandy Toes and Popsicles. Thanks for stopping by today, see you soon,