Thursday

Lamp turned vase

It seems with thrifting most of the time, you have to keep an open mind and think of things having multiple purposes.  For example, you may find a great piece of furniture with fabulous lines but the color is all wrong or a pretty tablecloth that could be turned into great curtains or in this case, a funky lamp that can be turned into a contemporary vase.  I found this lamp and thought it was cool in a funky vintage way but it needed some work.  Definitely needed to be rewired and the base was all rusted.  It was a good deal so I picked it up anyway and figured I could make it over.  Well, I went to take it apart and realized the glass portion alone would make a pretty cool vase.  So, I packaged up the rest of the pieces to save for a later lamp project and cleaned out the glass.  Now, I have a one of a kind vase and a  lamp kit for another project.  Of course, there is a hole in the bottom where the rod went through so I couldn't fill it with water for real flowers but it works great just as it is or with some fake stems in it.

I forgot to take a "before" picture before I took it all apart but it looked a little something like this, only the condition wasn't nearly as good as this one from ebay.  The base of mine was a little different and very rusted but this gives you an idea.


and here's my new vase...



like I said before I packed away the lamp "innards" for another project, buying inexpensive lamps ($2-$3) at the thrift store is way cheaper than buying a lamp kit at Lowe's (around $10).  Pretty good deal for a few dollars don't you think?  


so, next time you are in the market for a vase, why not check the lamp aisle?



2 comments:

Elizabeth @ The Little Black Door said...

What a great idea! I love it.

Dwell by Cheryl said...

Great idea!

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