Shades of grey.....

On a chevron shade!!

Now if that doesn't getcha goin' I don't know what will!  Hee hee :)  I'm just kidding.  I just knew those would be popular search engine words right now!  I haven't even read it, by the way.  But if I ever did - I wish I could be curled up right next to this lamp. (You like that tie-in?!)

This lamp did not start out in bad shape at all.  In fact, I almost felt guilty doing anything to it because someone else may have liked it the way it was already.  The shade.... not so much! 

The shape of the lamp is what drew me to it and I am so happy that I made the decision to re-do it.  I am in love with this lamp!

By using some "interesting" painting techniques, I was able to give this lamp a faux cracked glass appearance. I then covered that in several coats of a clear high gloss.  The results were better than I had even hoped for! 

The frame of the shade was pretty bent up so it took some work to get that back in line, but I kind of like the bulb clip fitter.  Those are hard to find now-a-days!








This lamp has actually been sitting around for a little while and I've been so anxious to be able to list it.

Because of the way I painted the base - it took several days for the paint to set.  There are actually two little spots that I still have the heat lamp on, but I couldn't wait any longer!

 I love this lamp.  It's so trendy and the shape is just perfect.


If you would like some more information on pricing and measurements you definitely should click here and check out my Etsy shop!

I wanna be cool like that.....

Like this lamp that is!

This transformation was so much fun to create.  I was nervous starting it because geometric and black and white and all that is not necessarily my personal style.  However, after I had it all put together I felt like redecorating my house just so I could keep it! :)  I love this make-over!!!

The before shade was old, old, old.  And whatever fabric that was on it, was glued to the whole shade.  It definitely took some work to get it all off without destroying the structure of the shade. 

The lamp base.... Well, as much as I loved that beautiful mauve color - it had to go!  I knew I wanted something super bright and shiny to add a pop of color so why not go with candy apple red?!  I put several coats of paint on to ensure that it would be as smooth looking as possible and covered it in several coats of a clear high gloss for that extra shine.  Do you like how it turned out?!!!

I'm so excited about this one. I stepped out of my comfort zone a little bit and I liked it!

If you love 
 this lamp and feel like you can't live without it (or even if you just think it would look good in your space!) feel free to check it out at my Etsy store, Little Light Shine!

I found another one!

This one is the real deal though - not a replica like the cute lavender set was.

I love how this vintage piece turned out!  It's hard to tell in the after picture, but the gloss finish is sooo shiny!

You may remember the fabric on the shade from another lamp I did - if you saw my Etsy store within the first day that it was open. :)  My mother - in - law snatched that one up right away!  But I thought the fabric was so cute I wanted to use it again.  And I think this was the perfect little lamp for it!!!

Here are some more after photos for you....

For more info on pricing and measurement for this little lamp you can go visit Little Light Shine!

Lesson learned.....

And that lesson is:  You shouldn't rely on other people to do for you what you are perfectly capable of doing yourself!

For instance....

If you are going to ship a large lamp all the way to California - don't have the UPS store package it for you!

H-O-L-Y   C-O-W!!! Talk about dazed and confused.  I walked out of that place so sure I had just run my business into the ground. :)

Luckily, I ran into my friend Kyle from over at Semi-Sophisticated (see how that's highlighted up above? You should click on it!) and he gave me some very good pointers on shipping pros and cons.  The most important being to take the extra time and effort to package your own merchandise.

Sooooo....

This is where you come in!  I am looking for large boxes that are still in decent shape that will accommodate some of my larger lamps.  If you know of a good resource for this please let me know. Or if you are local and just have some laying around please message me and I would be glad to come pick them up!

My girls are not happy.....

When they came home from school and saw this finished product you would have thought Santa Claus had just walked out from the kitchen. :)

Once they regained their composure they calmly asked if they could go ahead and take it up to their room.  Of course, I replied, "you remember... this is mommy's work now."  To which they replied, "but NOT with the PINK mom!" 

And apparently they are not the only ones who are crazy about pink. 

I even painted the hardware on this one because I was so excited to use the "pretty bright pink!" 

Look how young and fresh it makes this little night light look.....

Frankly, I'm a little jealous that someone else gets to keep this little light!



Here are a few more "after" pictures for you.....









 If you have a little girl who would love this lamp then go check out my Etsy store by clicking Here!

Diamonds are a girl's best friend.....

Or so they say.....

I would be more than content with this beautiful lamp sitting next to me while I cozy-ed up with a cup of coffee and a good book!  And I still get my diamonds (at the least the shape of them) in the shade! :)

Take a look at what this used to be....

 This shade had to be from the fifties at least.  It practically fell apart in my hands!  I mean, look at that lace! 

Now the lamp was newer, but definitely outdated.  A fresh few coats of paint and some high gloss shine made all the difference!


Here are some more shots of the finished product....

You can get all the information you need as far as pricing and measurements at my Etsy shop, Little Light Shine. And if you have any questions don't hesitate to contact me!!

Out with the old.....

I'm not even sure which decade this lamp came from, but it definitely was not this one!  I loved the round shape of it but the whole brassy thing had to go.  The shade is pretty cool.  I love things with different or odd shapes and this one kind of has a reverse hourglass shape to it.  Difficult to recover, but the outcome was what I was hoping for!

 I love the warm sunshiny yellow of the base against the navy and white of the shade.  It kind of has a nautical feel to it.

If you would like more information on pricing and measurements for this lamp you can check out my Etsy store here!

I'm on a high.....

Literally!

 I just inhaled fumes from 6 (that's right - six!) cans of spray paint.  Not all at once of course, but even then I'm feeling pretty free at the moment! :)

You wouldn't think it used that much, but this lamp required a lot of extra coverage to turn out the way I wanted it to.  I was going for a very bright, shiny, high end look and I think I accomplished that!

Here are the before and afters.....



You can't really tell from the before picture, but the lamp was pretty nasty - just banged up and dirty.  It took some scrubbing to get it ready to paint. 

I love the little finial at the top.  It wasn't a part of the original lamp, but I had it lying around here and thought it would look perfect with it. 

Doesn't it just make you happy?!

You can get more info on pricing and measurements at my Etsy shop....

First day - first sale!!!

I am so excited to make two huge announcements!

1.  Little Light Shine is now officially open for business!!!!!

2.  We had our very first sale this morning - Yay!!!!!

I still want to show you the beautiful lamp that was sold because it was one of my favorites.  Our good friend Jason Haney at Habitat for Humanity is going to have a great piece for his home!