Shady Business
Posted by Brittney | Filed under Decorating
This past weekend we were inspired to do something about our lighting situation in our living room. We don’t have any overhead lighting which is a bummer, so we rely heavily on our little side table lamp.
We were gifted this little Target lamp for our wedding. We still really like it but the shade was looking a little weary. I tried my darndest to vacuum that puppy clean but it wasn’t looking great.
We decided to make a quick swap with a $20 lamp shade from Lamps Plus. After making the inexpensive switch we couldn’t be more happy with it. We both agree it looks much more modern with the round shape and love that it makes the lamp look more streamlined and less traditional than our “before” shot.
This lamp shade is really similar to the $13 ones we scooped up for our master bedroom. We couldn’t be happier picking this shade up at Lamps Plus. The shades are so reasonable there. I couldn’t find one at Ikea or at Target this size for the price. Gotta love getting the most bang for your buck. I’m still deciding if I should paint the lamp brushed nickel. Thoughts?
Tags: apartment decorating, lamps plus, quick fix
August 4th, 2010 at 3:53 pm
I say go for the brushed nickel to match the frames on the table. I used a “stainless” style spray paint for a stove hood in our old house and it worked really well. It had a matte finish that matched the stainless appliances we bought when we updated the kitchen.