I’ve been pretty M.I.A. lately with all my projects around the house. I thought I’d get so much done on my maternity leave, but my baby girl has pretty much consumed my every breath, in a very amazing way!
My parents saved their old brass lamps from the 1970′s all these years – it’s a good thing my dad keeps things like that. My mom said they paid a good penny 30 years ago – around $150 each – so I can’t even imagine what they’d cost today! They graciously gave me the lamps since 2 of 3 of mine had broken recently, which I repainted with a champagne-silver metallic paint.
The lampshades were another issue because I needed them to be 14″ tall, which is a hard size to locate. We found these round drums with very small pleats at Lowe’s for a extremely low price and my husband wasn’t feeling the pleats at all. I told him I can cover/update the shades, but it was the size I was more concerned about and these were the perfect height. So we brought them home and once we actually put them on the lamps, we both loved the look they created and decided to keep them as-is for now. The height they add to my tall living room is fantastic and they just lighten up the space and help reduce the “asian” feel my room has accidentally taken. Turned out to be an easy and cheap project!
