Milk Glass Lamp Redo

Last week I shared one of my latest thrift store finds – a milk glass lamp, with the white, wood and brass there was a little too much going on in such a small space… so it definitely needed a little updating!

Prior to painting, we decided to rewire it because of the age (look at that plug!) … we picked up a kit for $10 at Home Depot, safer plus a white cord is a win win!

I knew that I didn’t want to paint the milk glass, but I wasn’t sure about the rest of it … I went back and forth between white and a color. Since it was going on the desk in the office/living room, I eventually decided that it would compete with the trellis lamps and the new pendant shade (coming soon – its in the mail!) for above the desk area, so I decided on white.

I sanded the area to be painted and taped off the the areas that weren’t going to be painted … 

I primed it and then applied two top coats of clear to protect it.

I found a $10 shade at TJ Maxx … looks identical to the one in the bedroom …
 

I purchased some white ribbon and glued it on the edges (hanging slightly over so you can’t see the shade’s edges) As I go I pull very tight so the ribbon doesn’t sag and add tape to hold it in place every few inches.

I left glue off of the the top part of the ribbon, and then added a thin bead of glue under the edge for the green trim under the ribbon.

 And that was it! This was a super simple and quick update to a dated lamp 🙂

If I move it to another location, I will probably paint it a fun color, but for now it makes sense with the pendant to come!

Total Cost:

Lamp             $3.25
Shade             $10.00
Ribbon           $6.00
Re Wiring kit $10.00
Spray Paint (already purchased) 

                   =  $29.25