Lamp Redo

Try sprucing up lamps in your house with new paint on the base and ribbon trim on the shade.

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/lamp-redo • Posted by uptodateinteriors

You will need

Lamp Spray Paint Painters Tape Sand Paper Ribbon Hot Glue Gun Scissors

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Instructions

1. 

   Remove the lamp shade, bulb, and lamp shade hardware.

2. 

   Prep the lamp by wiping it down with a damp paper towel and a light sanding. Attach painter's tape on the bottom and around the cord.

3. 

   Lay the lamp on the side and spray paint the bottom edge gold with a few light coats. If you get too close, the paint will crinkle/bubble. If this happens, wipe it off or let it dry and sand off, and paint again.

4. This is important! Wait about a week for the paint to cure, then tape off the gold edge at the bottom and socket hardware at the top and spray paint a glossy white. Make sure you do a few light coats again. (So sorry I didn't take pictures of these steps, I thought I had...)

5. 

   Add trim the lamp shade by measuring ribbon around the circumference of the shade.

6. 

   Start at the back seam of the lamp shade and add a little hot glue to attach the ribbon.

7. 

   Continue around the lamp shade with the ribbon, adding a little glue dot about every 6 inches.

8. 

   Add as many "bands" as you like. I put two at the bottom and one at the top.