Remember a couple of days ago when I wrote about the Hotel Surplus Outlet store? The lamp bases shown above were picked up there, for a song. They’re not too attractive, and I imagine they weren’t too attractive when they lived in a hotel room somewhere. But they were cheap, functional and a good size. The urn shape is traditional, and that’s exactly what I was looking for.
So I brought the drab urns home and taped the hardware and cords. I got out some cardboard – to protect the area – and got to spraying…
The gloss turned out great. Now if you’re saying to yourself, “Mikki! Why white? Why so boring, man?” I can answer that. You see, not only did I pick up the lamp bases for a song at Hotel Surplus, I also scored 2 green silk lampshades, also for cheap-o. Put it all together and let there be light!
I’m fairly tickled with the results. And once I paint the danged walls in that room, well, I’ll love it all even more. But I think the best part of this project was the fact that it was so danged quick. I started and finished in one hour. Not a lot of money, and not a lot of time. But a lot of cool. I can dig.