Quite literally...and this is only about half of it. I found these three lamps at two different thrift stores.
The brass ones were $3 and some cents each and the green one was $6. The story of the brass ones I'll tell later, but here's what I did with the green one (minus progress pictures...sorry).
First, after wiping it down, I taped off all parts that wouldn't mix well with spray paint, namely, the nickel part at the top, the entire socket, and the cord. Then came the fun part, the spray paint. You might be surprised to find out I spray painted it in the first place because it doesn't look that ugly. Well, the truth is that it really wasn't ugly but I had glossy white on the brain and just had to paint it. :)
Here it is today:
I had to persuade Anthony to place it atop "his" dresser to add dimension, filling up wall space we haven't yet filled with picture frames...someday.
Read about other two lamps next week...and our guest room's minor makeover for that matter! As for me, I'm in the middle of spring cleaning our kitchen - organizing cupboards, shining up stainless steel, washing the window, etc...whistling while I work!
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