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Saturday, August 24, 2013

Goodwill Lamp and Burlap Shade

That's my new lamp in the living room.
The lamp came from Goodwill for $4.99 and originally looked like this.
A little paint and sandpaper and I had the chippy painted lamp I had wanted all along.
I took the brass base off of it and added a wood plaque I bought at Michaels to the bottom which 
I painted to match. 
The shade was an old oval one I had sitting around for awhile.
I recovered it in burlap and added some trim.
It's tufted with a few buttons.
These buttons can easily be removed and I can decorate the shade in another manner
in minutes. 
I'll have a tutorial on that next week and show some other lamp embellishments.
Mom gave me the sweet little flower greenhouse for my birthday last month.
We got it at TJ Maxx. Love the TJ Maxx!

I'm joining up with the burlap party!
sharing at

31 comments:

angie said...

tolle dekoration, eine coole lampe!!! alles liebe von angie

Stacey said...

Nita, that looks amazing! I love the tufted shade.

Marty@A Stroll Thru Life said...

Love them both, how fun. Great job on the shade especially, it looks fabulous. Hugs, Marty

Cindi Myers said...

Wow! Absolutely love it!
:D

Amy Chalmers said...

Wow that really came out nice Nita! Glad to see you sharing some of your crafting tips here. I love this lamp!! Did you take pics of how you made the shade? I would like to see how you did that.

Unknown said...

LOVE LOVE LOVE that lamp. I must go find a goodwill lamp now and do the same thing, as I have been looking for something next to my hubbys side of the bed that looks good! Come over and link this and any other of your great posts at our linky party that is live through Sunday. Here is the link - thanks again for sharing this great project!
http://wonderfulathome.blogspot.com/2013/08/wonderful-wednesdays-linky-party-week-2.html

Allison said...

Your lamp is beautiful Nita! I love the burlap shade and the buttons are a nice touch. You did a great job!!

Anonymous said...

The lamp is fantastic! I'm pinning it to my burlap beauty page on Pinterest...and I will be back for the tutorial. Great post!

Betsy Brock said...

you did such a great job! Love it!

Brenda Pruitt said...

I love it, Nita! And the painting behind it is perfect too. You did a fantastic job. That needs to be in a magazine.
Brenda

Ricki Treleaven said...

I love the painted treatment and shade! Too cute, Nita!

Scribbler said...

The lamp is cool, and I love the image behind it. Is that Norma Talmadge? It looks like one of those movie stars from the 1920s or 20s. At any rate, I love the whole grouping. And what you you have it sitting on -- Have we seen that? Maybe I missed it.

Scribbler said...

OK i just blew up the image --it is Clara Bow! At any rate, she's a really gorgeous woman.

http://decoratedchaos.blogspot.com said...

Love the lamp! It looks great!

Jennifer @ Decorated Chaos
http://decoratedchaos.blogspot.com

Adam Hazlett said...

Another wonderful creation by Nita.
You did a great job, especially with the base.

Magali@TheLittleWhiteHouse said...

I love how it looks painted white!

Patti Willey said...

Love the shade with the button tufting! More in love with that Picture on the Wall! Love!

Debra@CommonGround said...

Hi Nita, thanks so much for your sweet well wishes! I'm totally in love with your lamp shade. its just adorable! the tufted buttons add so much. Could you share how you did it in a post. I'd love to try doing this to a couple that I have stashed in the garage! xoxo

RealHouseWifeOfNOVA said...

that is a dramatic difference. so pretty NOW. Great job.

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Doreen said...

Your lamp re-do is absolutely delicious! Love the burlap shade and painted/distressed base.

Laurel Stephens said...

What a great idea to replace the base, and I love those removable buttons. You are so clever!

Simply Simplisticated said...

What a difference some paint,burlap and elbow grease can make!Love this wonderful transformation.

curiositaellya said...

So pretty. Love this burlap shade.
Thank you.

ellya

Jane B. said...

Thanks so much for linking up to Frugalicious Friday!! Have a great week-end :)

Unknown said...

At first I thought you bought the lamp! Great idea to switch out the base too. It looks great. Pinned this.

Unknown said...

I love how your shade turned out, great job!

Kim said...

truly fabulous makeover! Love that shade!
Kim@reposhture

Sharon Rexroad's Bringing Creativity 2 Life said...

How did I miss this post? So glad Jen Rizzo featured you on Fabulously Creative Friday!

Revi said...

Nita, I love your lamp and shade! Nice job. :)
-Revi

LivingVintage said...

Wow! I never, ever would have thought an ugly lamp could be transformed into something so pretty! Great job!