ORB to the Rescue!!

GIVE AWAY & ANYTHING GOES PARTY #12

I love ORB, for you new folks that stands for 'Oil Rubbed Bronze'.  It's really one of my favorite spray paints.  I just used in my new lamp.  LOVE the result.

I found the cutest lamp at Hobby Lobby, and they wanted $60, and that was 1/2 OFF!  I didn't buy it of course.  $40 is my lamp limit, and that has to include a shade.  I'm cheap.

Home Goods did not disappoint, but the lamp was the wrong color, but the right price.  I figured I'll  just paint it, I have a zillion cans of left over spray paint.  So that is  exactly what I did.  Now my $40 lamp looks just like the $60 one, and I save $20! 

Here is the lamp right after I bought it.  Not very exciting, the shape is great and so is the shade.  The color is just kinda okay, a little drab.

I used a plastic bag and some painters tape to prepare the lamp for painting.  I didn't do anything else, no sanding, nada.  I did spray it in the garage, with the door open.  It was 70 here today!

Three coats of ORB later, PERFECTION!  It really doesn't even look like the same lamp.

Now back in place, it makes a statement.  No more drab.  The sconce got a candle this weekend too.

Close up of it's glory!

Thanks for stopping by and checking out my lamp! xx

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Another Sewing Project...

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You would think I knew what I was doing, all these sewing projects.  Really I just go in straight lines and hope for the best!  I don't measure too much or cut to much...I just kinda wing it.

Like my new table runner.  I could have cut it down so it wasn't so wide, but you really can't tell, so I just tucked it behind the buffet.  Problem solved. 

 

All finished, and I lucked out with the fabric, it pretty much matches the framed art above in tone perfectly.

Close up of the pattern, ignore the weird pattern on the wood, this was a Craigslist find and the runner helps cover most of the damage.  I may paint it some day...just not Sunday.

Everything put back in place.  New lamp, HomeGoods.  I love it too, so much big and much brighter than the previous lamp.  New wall sconce, HomeGoods.  I really scored the other day.  I still need to buy a candle for the sconce, but I couldn't resit it.

Perfectly shabby.  That spot that looks like dirt on the wall, is really me just filling nail holes, I still have to touch up paint, but I wanted to show you my finds first! 

Hope you like what you saw!  Thanks or stopping by! xx

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