Wednesday, September 16, 2009

I Saw The Light!

(Addendum by a Dumb Dumb: I'm so incrediably embarassed. I'm a college graduate for heaven's sake!! DIY!! DIY!!! DIY!!!! Sheesh!!!)

So my main reason for starting blog #2 (even though I initially said I wouldn't) was so that I could participate in all the DIY days and such that happen on some of my new favorite blogs. So this is my first DIY blog entry on A Soft Place To Land and I'm so excited I could SPIT (I promise I won't!!).

I've lived in my new "hometown" for nearly two years. And for that entire time I've felt disconnected, unsettled and basically like I shouldn't be here. I think a good portion of those feelings came from abandoning my second (third actually) love of junking, antiquing, picking and re-purposing all things cool and preferably old.

So last weekend, encouraged by some of the COOLEST blogs I've seen, including ASPTL and Thrifty Decor Chick, I pulled out some of my once forgotten projects, made a "quick" jaunt to Walmart for some spray paint and let the good times roll!

Several years ago, while living in my beloved Florence, I made WITH MY VERY OWN HANDS all new bed coverings, including curtains. They were all based on a GORGEOUS pattern by Ralph Lauren, but cost about 1/4 of the price (oh yeah, I forgot to mention that I'm CHEAP!). One of the things I needed the most were new lamps.

Enter a Target end cap. I found 2, BEAUTIFULLY shaped wooden lamps for only $10/each. WOOT!!

But they were white-ish and I needed them to be black-ish.

Hello Krylon spray paint.

Now it only took me nearly 3 years to paint them, but I definitely think it was worth the wait. (No, I'm not a slow painter, just a terrible procrastinator.)

(And unfortunately I only have 1 to show because... well... when they tell you to make sure your surface is clean and particle free... turns out they mean it!)

Here's the lamp before:


During


After


And here are some of the items I hope to be working on in the coming weeks


As I mentioned this is part of A soft Place To Land and their DIY day. And it's my first DIY post!! YEAH ME!!

DIY Day @ ASPTL

7 comments:

  1. Welcome to DIY day! I'm addicted :)
    The lamps are way cuter black - nice job!

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  2. Love the lamps black! Great job :) DIY Day is soooo addicting.

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  3. Congrats on your first DIY post!! It looks awesome. :-)

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  4. Yeah you!!! The lamp turned out fabulous. I like it better in black too. Your post was very fun to read as well. Good job!!!

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  5. Welcome to DIY Day! I'm so glad that you linked up. Great job on your project.

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  6. Isn't everything better black? Looks great!

    SMiles!
    Michelle

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