No Bedside Lamp for Me, NO way, NO how, not EVER!

Well maybe he wasn't quite that vehement about it, but sheesh!!
Mr Concrete has certainly been the leader of the "We Hate Bedside-Lamp's Society" for as many years as I can remember. 
Yes, I'm sure that's an actual society...
Maybe.

Well that was until I brought this baby home.

Mmmm... a Pharmacy Lamp!
It's vintage, it's metal, it's charming, it's got an Edison Bulb!!! 
I love it!

And wonder of wonders, so did Mr Concrete. 
As soon as this baby came in the door, he was hooked.

Well, that might be a little bit of a lie.
He might have asked me why I brought that ugly thing home.

I'll fess up.
Here's what it looked like when I stashed it in the garage and hoped he wouldn't see it till I was done.

Yeah, I know.
Plastic, cheap and awful! 
But for $4.48 at the D.A.V., it had potential... hiding deep down... really, really deep.

I used my good friend Oil Rubbed Bronze (Rust-Oleum) on the outside and painted the inside of the "shade" in Krylon Looking Glass spray.

Then something fun started to happen.

See that yummy texture on the inside of the shade?
I call that a happy accident!

I sprayed the inside in Oil Rubbed Bronze thinking since it was Rust-Oleum it'd make a good primer.
Well who knew that "Oil" rubbed bronze was actually OIL based? (yeah, shut up, I can hear y'all laughing!)

As you might imagine, when I sprayed the Looking Glass on top of the Rust-Oleum, the whole thing started to bubble.
Good thing I was outside, cuz I think I mighta squealed with delight. (It's possible I even frightened the wild turkeys that hang out by our pond. Poor lil suckers!)

See... squeal worthy.
Told ya!

It turned out so well, that Mr Concrete has had a whole change of heart on the Anti-Bedside-Lamp obsession.
The paint wasn't dry before he announced it was his and it was going on his bedside table.
Color me shocked and crowing like a peacock!
My green plastic hunk-a-junk has converted my man to a bedside lamp lover!!!! WooHoo!!

And I'm just swooning over my new baby owl.
Her name's Hedwig.
Wiggy for short.

I found a twin to my little lamp yesterday on another trip to the D.A.V.
Green, plastic and nasty.
It nearly killed me to pass her up.
What do ya think, should I go back and rescue another one???

~Jeannine

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Sunday

DIY Showoff ~ Flamingo Toes ~ I {heart} Nap Time ~ Nifty Thrifty Things ~ Twigg Studios ~ Under the Table and Dreaming

Monday

Alderberry Hill ~ Between Naps on the Porch ~ Boogieboard Cottage ~ Debbiedoos ~ Flour Me With Love ~ Holly's Stamping Addiction ~ Home Stories A to Z ~ Serendipity & Spice ~ You Are Talking Too Much

Tuesday

Coastal Charm ~ Cowgirl Up ~ The D.I.Y. Dreamer ~ Elizabeth & Co. ~ Homework ~ My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia ~ Not Just a Housewife ~ Sugar Bee Crafts ~ Today's Creative Blog

Wednesday

Beyond the Picket Fence ~ A Creative Princess ~ Embracing Change ~ Fine Craft Guild ~ Fireflies & Jellybeans ~ Homestead Simple ~ Ivy & Elephants ~ My Girlish Whims ~ {PRIMP} ~ Savy Southern Style ~ Sew Much Ado ~ The 36th Avenue

Thursday

The ArtsyGirl Connection ~ Bliss Ranch ~ City Girl Gone Coastal ~ A Glimpse Inside ~ House of Hepworths ~ It's Overflowing ~ No Minimalist Here ~ The Shabby Creek Cottage ~ Thrifty Decorating

Friday

Common Ground ~ Create Craft Love ~ Finding Fabulous ~ French Country Cottage ~ Jennifer Rizzo ~ My Romantic Home ~ Redoux ~ Serenity Now ~ The Shabby Nest ~ Stuff & Nonsense ~ Tatertots & Jello

Saturday

Classy Clutter ~ Funky Junk Interiors ~ Natasha in Oz ~ Positively Splendid ~ The Prudent Pantry ~ Too Much Time on My Hands