Here's a fun project if your little one has an older lamp that has seen better days! Here's the before picture. This lamp had a cream base with a dingy white triangular shaped shade. It had been in my daughter's nursery when she was first born. Hello, my daughter is 8 years now, so this lamp either needed an update or had to go! Y'all know me by now...so I chose to revamp this lamp!
I picked up a modern bucket shade from Target. I love these shades, and Target always has a great selection. It's already looking better, but it needs something...
Like these silk flowers I purchased at Hobby Lobby for around $6.00. They had to be pink...my daughters loves pink!
Here are the first two flowers attached. You see where I'm going with this...from bland to ca-ute!
I used small pink brads to hold the flowers in place, also purchased at Hobby Lobby.
The brad pushes through the flower and lamp shade, and then opens up on the other side. After the flowers were attached I simply painted the lamp base a fresh white to go with the other white furniture in the room.
And here it is finished! Overall, I love this new look and think it's a huge improvement! That's why I love Diy projects...taking something old and makng it fresh and new again...it doesn't get any better! And then the smile on kid 2's face, well that's just the best!
So if your looking for a fun week-end project...go shop your house, or better yet go shop your attic! I bet you've got some older lamps in need of a new look. All it takes is a new shade, a little paint and some creativity and your lamp will be as good as new!
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27 comments:
This is SO cute! I really love it!
I wish I had a girl (in addition to my two wonderful boys)!
Have a good week!
Lou Cinda
What a great revamp for a little girls room. Love the flowers on the shade and your daughter is such a cutie. Hugs, Marty
Her smile says it all! Fabulous :).
that's so cute - btw they are called brads.
Well I am sure that big grin was all the compliment you needed. But let me just add one too, it looks great!
Are they called brads?? I dunno...
It looks FABULOUS! You can tell she's so pleased with it. :) It looks like something you could buy in the store. Good job!!
I actually did that, Jane! I was looking in my basement for somethng else and found two lamps I totally forgot I had! I spray painted one black this weekend. I'm making a new shade for it, too. The other one is a wood base and perfect for some paint and scrapbook paper. I will be recovering the shade for that one, but I'm very excited to be using something I already had and just redecorating it.
Your daughters lamp turned out awesome. Just the little simple touches added so much. Thanks for sharing.
Hugs,
Cindy
love the lamp but your daughter is even cuter!
Great lamp makeover!!! And I can tell your adorable daughter is thrilled with it. So girlie!! Love it!
Hugs
SueAnn
Wonderful update on the lamp! Darling with the pink flowers! Your daughter is adorable! She looks so delighted with the results!
Cheers!
Tina
Girl! I love that you choose to re-vamp! AND I love that you went "green" with PINK! (Yeah, girls gotta love pink!)
I am soooo enjoying your blog!
Grins!
Pamm
What a good idea! I bet your daughter loved it~ That is just too cute.... good job!
So adorable!!!!! Great idea, thanks! :-)
That turned out so cute. And so simple to do. Ya can't beat that.
Your daughter is one happy gal. Cute!
Cindy at Lakewood
That's just adorable. I wouldn't have thought of the brads - great idea!
So darling! Your daughter looks happy with her new lamp. I would be too! :)
I, too, love the adorable brads - and your daughter is so cute.
You made this into a darling lamp for a beautiful girl !! Good job!
Love the brad idea to secure the flowers. very neat!
~ Emily N. from "too Blessed to Stress"
Nice and fresh, your daughter looks happy, too!
What a fun and easy idea!
Love the use of those flowers!! I have two girly girls that would love this!
LOVE the lamp revamp! I am going to let my daughter create one. She will love this project!
So very creative! Thanks for sharing today. Thank you also for linking up to Thrifty Thursday!
~Hugs~
Leigh
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You lamp is so cute! What a great idea!
Very cute and I will be doing this to my daughter's lamp. I linked to this in my Friday Favorites. Stop by and get an "I was Featured" button if you like. ~Lanie
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