Thursday, April 26, 2012

Might As Well Face It I'm Addicted to Lamps (and Shades)

I love lamps. No, I REALLY LOVE LAMPS. This addiction started long ago. My first brand new purchase when I moved out in college was a floor lamp. I still own in twenty years later. It has received several makeovers, but I still have it.
In my living room I have five. In my bedroom two, my family room four...you get the idea. Since I love lamps I also love lampshades. Here are a some of my recent creations:

This one is in the "seaside" bathroom:


Originally I did not have the buttons on this shade, but my friend Teesha suggested them and it looks a lot better. Thanks Teesh!

There are two of these shades (they are for sale):


I love how the light is cast with the chenille.



Another random one...

Here is one I am especially proud of:





I intended to have this as the centerpiece of my baseball window, but didn't get it done in time. I finally mastered drilling holes in baseballs. Whew talk about a fun job.
I took apart a lamp we weren't using and after drilling holes in four baseballs I placed shoved them down the metal lamp rod. I rewired the lamp and topped it with a simple red shade I had lying around (Alright the truth is this is part of my Christmas lampshade collection). Finito!
For now it sits in the baseball window, but it's next stop will be Drexler's mancave.

12 comments:

  1. Love the baseball lamp! So creative!! Megan

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  2. Those are some cute shades, and that baseball lamp is just fabulous! Thanks for sharing :)

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  3. Cool, cool, cool, especially the baseball lamp!

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  4. Ohhh.. I love that baseball lamp! So so cute! New follower from Sundae Scoop. Would love a follow back if you like my site too :)

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  5. That baseball one is super cute. I love baseball so this caught my eye right away. Found you through the link up of Tuesday Tips. Thanks for the ideas.

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  6. Love that lamp. I found you on Polly Want a Crafter and I am a new follower. Come over and visit. Have a great day.

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  7. Super creative! I love it! Well done!
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  8. Very cute! My son-in-law is a college baseball coach, so I think I could probably come up with a few extra baseballs to create one too!

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