Lamp Makeover

Towards the end of last summer/early fall I bought a new duvet cover and sheets for our bed in an effort to motivate myself to finish the master bedroom. Well, the walls are still the dime-a-dozen-let’s-sell-this-place off-white they were when we bought our home. However, I have done a few things since then: put up some neat shelves, added a few cute pics of Hubs and I, and displayed some of my favorite knick-knackery.

The lamps, though, still matched the old duvet cover and looked ridiculous next to our pretty new bed. So I have been looking for new lamps for a while. But new lamps are so expensive! In an effort to save a buck, and put said buck toward the powder room makeover, I started Google-ing. After some research, I decided I could definitely DIY my way to some prettier lamps.

You will need:

Supplies

Lamps to makeover 🙂
painters tape
plastic bags to protect the light-bulb-socket-thing and the cord
Primer spray paint (I used Krylon Primer in Grey)
Pretty paint (I used Krylon Fusion Hammered Finsih in Brown)
Fine grit sand paper
White vinegar
Paper towels
Water
Well ventilated area (outside is best)
Newspaper or something to protect anything you don’t want painted

First, I taped the plastic bags around the cord and the light bulb socket to protect them from the paint.

Protect it!

Next, I lightly sanded the lamps to give the primer something to hold onto. I rinsed any dust off first with the white vinegar, then a wet paper towel, and waited for the lamp to dry.

Now, I applied the primer. Ok, admittedly Hubs did most of the painting because he has a much steadier hand and more experience with spray paint then I do (zilch). I did do a coat on each (one primer, one paint). How am I ever going to learn if I don’t do it, right?!?

Primed.

After the primer dried for a couple of minutes, we added the first coat of the Hammered Brown. I think we ended up doing about three coats just to make sure we got good coverage.

First coat of pretty!

I waited about an hour before I removed the plastic and tape, and took them upstairs. I’m really pleased with the way they turned out. They are a little bit shiny with a soft texture.