Cost: $12 for 2 lamps with shades and a can of spray paint
Time: 30 minutes plus dry time
I have been looking for a lamp to put in my office for a very long time. I found 2 of these lamps including the shades at a small antique store for $3.50 a piece. The shades were in excellent condition. I could not pass these lamps by. I was so excited when I got home that I started painting them right away and so I forgot to take a before picture.
They were originally brass colored. I bought a can of Krylon Metallic Silver spray paint and went to town. After the paint dried, I used a little black acrylic paint to create an "antiqued" effect. I tried painting the black paint on first with a small brush but I found a paper-towel did a much better job to create the look I wanted. I put some paint on a paper towel and rubbed all over the lamp base until I was was with what I got.
See how nice it turned out! The total cost for both lamps was $11 and I didn't have to go out and buy new shades. What a great find!
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