For a while, I was on the hunt for a pair of lamps for the dining room buffet. They couldnt be overly large, but something that would be unique and add a soft glow. I had brought home a few options, but nothing was quite right. Then one day when randomly shopping at HomeGoods for another project, I spotted this treasure >
It wasnt perfect, but immediately I had an idea up my sleeve.
Could I ever just leave anything alone? NOPE!
My immediate idea was to spray paint the globe, but I wasnt sure what color. Should the lamp be subtle or dramatic? Since the lamps were a nice piece of change (around $30 x 2), I thought a quieter color would live longer. So, I hit up my favorite spot at my favorite home improvement store and chose a taupe color with a hint of gold. Interesting, right?
The color name is Caramel Latte sounds scrumptious (I must have missed my morning coffee that day and got my fix another way, hehe).
Before starting the exciting transformation, I covered all the areas of the lamp that I wanted to protect. So ONLY the basket-style globe was exposed and ready.
Now, I was armed and ready! I started off spraying my new fav color on the black globe area of the lamp. Nope, didnt work.
I wanted it to be lighter, so instead I first spray painted the globe white (basically as a primer)
THEN applied the Caramel Latte Color. Yes, thats what I wanted!
Perfection DONE! well maybe not?
You know me I can never leave well enough alone. I wanted to embellish the shades a little, so I decided to add two rows of ribbon in a taupe and burnt orange color.
In about 10 minutes (well, for me it was 20 because I had two), these lamps got a total makeover and are completely unique for my space!
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