I’m SO excited to share my most recent project, this fabulous blue lamp with the blue-green plaid lampshade.
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No, I don’t plan to keep it outside, but the guest room where it will live is a little small to show the whole lamp.
The reason I’m proud is that it started off like this…
… an old rusty brassy floor lamp that I picked up at GoodCents for $4.00.
The first thing I did was to prime and cover the rust spots on the base. 
My inspiration for my guest room color was discovered on Houzz.com. Love this site.
No, that’s not my guest bedroom, but the wall color is the same. Anyway, back to the lamp.
A trip to Lowes and I found a blue color that would be a great compliment to my green walls. Not quite the same blue as my inspiration room’s blue, but this Valspar paint is so easy to use. Great coverage, and one of my favorite features of the paint is that I don’t have to struggle to remove the lid. Just an easy turn, a click, and your ready to paint. Great for crafters with hand strength issues.
First I painted the lamp.
I didn’t have a lampshade that would work on the lamp, but one more trip to GoodCents and I found a shade that would be the base for my new lampshade.
I bought this blue-green plaid fabric over a year ago at…you know where… GoodCents for a good 50 cents. The braided trim from Jo-Ann Fabrics & Crafts was most expensive investment in the lamp at a whopping $7. (Not a bad price for beautiful trim that MAKES the lamp.)
Then it was just a matter of taking everything off the lamp frame, using it to make a pattern with the new fabric, and reassemble.
When recovering a lamp like this, work in every other section first and then fill in the empty spaces.
Did mention you need LOTS of clothespins?
Two evenings and a whole tube of E-6000 Quick Hold glue, also from Jo-Ann Fabric & Crafts, and I was finished. I must say, I don’t think I would have been quite as successful with a different glue. This glue dried clear, bonded almost immediately, but, was still easy to remove on those rare occasions when I said… uh-oh…
Like when I realized I hadn’t glued the lining on properly.
I am happy with the finished product. I think it looks very professional. Not bad for my first attempt at recovering a lampshade
Give me a few more weeks and I hope to be able to show a recovered luggage rack. I love the leopard, but it doesn’t work in this room. And after that…. the wing back chair!
Here’s the financial recap:
| Lamp | $ 4.00 |
| Lampshade | $ 1.00 |
| Fabric | $ 0.50 |
| Trim | $ 7.00 |
| Glue | $ 3.99 |
| Paint | $ 4.39 |
| Total | $20.88 |
Now you tell me, where are you going to get a custom lamp, made to order for $21?
Hope you enjoyed seeing my project. You can do it too!!
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