Ok, by the title of this post, you already know my glue gun will have a starring role yet again. You all must be thinking, "Most of her house has to be held together by hot glue!"... Well, you wouldn't be far from the mark, but I also use E6000 glue as well! :-) Hehe... Anywho...
Remember the little reading area in our bedroom?
Remember the little reading area in our bedroom?
Well, that little lamp on the three-tier table was a cheapo lamp from Ikea that I attacked with gold spray paint and my low temp glue gun. Here is a before and after:
As you can see, the original lamp was just flat black, which goes great with our French decor in the kitchen, but not so great with the new bedroom decor. Soooo... I taped off the lamp & lampshade, toted them outside and sprayed them both with my favorite gold spray paint. Of course that wasn't good enough, so I decided to glue on some wooden buttons that I found in my Hubby's woodworking supplies:
I love how different the gold spray paint looks on the metal of the lamp and the cloth of the lampshade. I also love how the wood grain on the buttons gives just the right detail without being too ostentatious. They also pick up on the wood of the window blinds just behind...
The little hanging ceramic bird was found at a local junk/estate shop for 25 cents. He was just too darling to pass up! Now the lamp is just right for this little spot and gives the perfect glow in the evening, especially with that gold gleaming!
I hope you are all having a wonderful week!
Cheers!
M J
I hope you are all having a wonderful week!
Cheers!
M J
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