I was in Goodwill the other day just cruising the isles when I spied a PAIR of lamps, which you hardly ever see. And....they were a white/cream ginger jar style. AND.....they were $5 each!!! The base was a very rusted brass, but I knew it could be painted. So [like I need ANOTHER pair of lamps], I could not leave them in the store. Which is WHY my basement looks the way it does. Which is WHY my husband might kill me someday.
I did not take a before picture, [haven't gotten this before/after/blog gig in order yet but I am working on it] but here is the after. I unscrewed the bottom so the base would be easier to spray paint black. I actually did find a spot for one of them in my guest room that I am slowing working on.
I wanted a number or letter on it, and I thought that would be easy to find. HA. Because I an SO impatient I ended up going to Home Depot and got the vinyl numbers that you put on mailboxes. I had to carefully cut it out [after butchering the first try with a small knife] but it actually worked. I may change it to a better selection later.
Here are the old apothecary bottles I picked up at the flea market a while back.
The shade was a Target purchase from years ago. I bought at least 10 of them because they were such a great size and linen!
On another note, I was searching on Overstock for some rugs that had red in them and came up with these....
I am loving some red again....
This is the one I like the best
But this one was pretty cool also.
None of them were over 500.00, with the cheapest being 197.00.
Have a great week!