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rorycn

Before and after lamp update.

5 years ago

Thanks so much for the suggestions to paint it white and add black shades. I never would have considered white.

The only thing this cost me was time and $50.00 total for both shades. I had the Fusion Mineral Paint already and the finishing wax.

I just received the shades today from Lamps Plus and I am pretty happy with the end result. I would have loved to just buy new lamps but really couldn't find anything that I loved that wasn't more than I was willing to spend at this time. So, these will work for the time-being.


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  • 5 years ago

    Thanks all! The Fusion Mineral Paint is awesome and so easy to work with. I have used chalk paint before but mineral paint is 10 times better!

    Fusion Mineral Paint

    Comments (26)

    • 5 years ago

      Much better

      Rory (Zone 6b) thanked KATHY
    • 5 years ago

      Looks Great!

      Rory (Zone 6b) thanked Bumblebeez SC Zone 7

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    • 5 years ago

      That looks great! Love the new shade.

      Rory (Zone 6b) thanked Kitch4me
    • 5 years ago

      Congrats!

      Rory (Zone 6b) thanked Shoemaker
    • 5 years ago

      Wow! I’ll never replace a lamp again! Really beautiful.

      Rory (Zone 6b) thanked Rs S
    • 5 years ago

      Beautiful and unique looking!

      Rory (Zone 6b) thanked Carolae
    • 5 years ago

      Great save and I love the new look!

      Rory (Zone 6b) thanked lizbeth-gardener
    • 5 years ago

      So much better! great job.

      Rory (Zone 6b) thanked nutsaboutplants
    • 5 years ago

      That looks great. (Darn it. Time to go to the consignment store.)

      Rory (Zone 6b) thanked JustDoIt
    • 5 years ago

      Wow - that turned out great!

    • 5 years ago

      Ok time to look around the house and find a lamp to update.


      That looks great.

      Rory (Zone 6b) thanked dinatray
    • 5 years ago

      Very nice!

      Rory (Zone 6b) thanked Joaniepoanie
    • 5 years ago

      Nice - it looks so much better in white!

      Rory (Zone 6b) thanked carolb_w_fl_coastal_9/10
    • 5 years ago

      Nice transformation! I must be way behind the times, never heard of mineral paint but it looks really great.

    • 5 years ago

      Wow and i just spent $300 on a lamp that looks similar. Nice

    • 5 years ago

      Love the new look! Brilliant makeover.

    • 5 years ago

      I have to admit I was a doubter, but that turned out GREAT!

    • 5 years ago

      Those turned out great! The leaf pattern is so much more vibrant in the white and is more noticeable. Very nice.

    • 5 years ago

      Great job!

    • 5 years ago

      Yes!! I do love the results. Hope im not rude to make a suggestion. I might think about defining the leaf patterns with a wipe on-wipe- off gel of some sort.….maybe in a shade to match the antique brass metal. A tiny bit of Rub n Buff might also work. Just never mind if you love the pure white…it is lovely. I’d like to know the advantages you experienced with the mineral paint.

    • 5 years ago

      What a transformation! It went from dated to WOW.

    • 5 years ago

      I love it! It is one of a kind. Nice work. It looks great in it's space too.

    • 5 years ago

      The white base looks fantastic!! Must admit I prefer the shape of the initial shade with this base. (Can shades be painted...? ;-)) Love seeing such projects! Why buy new when you can transform what you already have?! Especially lamps. The good-looking ones are so pricey. Unless you get lucky and find just the right one at HomeSense or the like.


      Can also attest to the ease of working with Fusion mineral paint. I used it for an Ikea Tarva chest a couple of years ago. Love the stuff! I'd paint my walls with it if I could. At the risk of sounding like a shill, they've just come out with 10 new muted colours (wish they didn't retire any...I missed a really cool pink a while back) and I'm itching for a project with a couple of them. This post is making me even more impatient to find a suitable piece. Thanks for the inspiration, @Rory (Zone 6b)!

    • 2 years ago

      Beautiful lamp!! @tartanmeup - I'm interested in your use of Fusion Mineral Paint on Ikea furniture. I'm thinking of painting a Sauder (particle board covered in laminate) desk. I don't want it to peel.


    • 2 years ago

      That is an amazing transformation and a beautiful result. You have also upcycled a perfectly good appliance instead of adding it to a landfill and I congratulate you for that, too!

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