Thursday, August 16, 2012

I Just Had To Have It..Now What?

I have a hard time passing a thrift store and not stopping in.  Being A REAL RETIRED HOUSEWIFE OF FLORIDA, I have lots of spare time to make frequent stops while running errands.

On one of my stops I found this lamp.  I liked it because it was so unusual.


I had all my excuses lined up...it doesn't exactly go with my decor, I don't need another lamp, it cost $75 (kinda high for my thrift store budget) and the wiring was old.  I left the store without it.  But, I thought about it frequently and a week later I returned to the thrift store to see if it was still there.  Yes, I was also surprised that I waited a whole week before returning.  I am working on building my will power...which evidently is not working.

It was meant to be mine.  I took it to a local lighting store to be rewired.  You have to understand, I LOVE LAMPS...ALL LAMPS.  So while waiting to pick up my lamp, I walked around the store looking at the most beautiful table lamps, floor lamps, hanging lamps, EXPENSIVE lamps,  Then I realized I needed a lampshade.  So I grabbed a nice lampshade.  But a few days later, I wasn't loving the shade.  I don't know how to measure for the right size shade, but going by feel...this wasn't working for me.


Several months later, I found a bigger lampshade, again at a thrift store.  It was the right size, but the bright white wasn't working for me...again.


I did some research and found a spray fabric dye.  I figured that changing the color would solve the problem.  Two can of dye later...and it still wasn't working for me.  Plus, I found out that fabric dyeing is not one of my successful crafts.  The shade didn't dye evenly and didn't look good when the light was on.  Honestly, what good is a lamp if you are embarrassed to turn it on.


The last shade I picked up was from Walmart.  Is is okay, but...still not working for me.


Right now it stands:
  • $75 for the lamp
  • $25 for rewiring
  • $49 for the first shade
  • $5 for the second shade
  • $30 for the two cans of fabric dye
  • $15 for the third shade
So that's $200 and I am still hoping that somewhere out there is the right shade for this beauty.

2 comments:

  1. But you see.... The FUN is in the process, trying different things, getting new ideas from online sources and making a journey of it.

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