First world problems, I know.
Wondering where I'm going with this? Me too.
What I am trying to say, in the most roundabout way possible, is that when I took my computer in last week and walked by PB, I remembered a project I wanted to share.
So what's the next best thing to Pottery Barn? Goodwill! I kid, I kid but I do kinda love it.
During a not-so-recent trip to Goodwill I found ugly light fixture for $5.99 that I just had to have. When I brought it home J thought I had gone nuts. This was pre-blog so I don't have any before pictures (sorry!) but it looked a lot like this one, only covered in dust and GW stench:
After J stopped making fun of me, I very kindly let him know that it was nothing a little bit of paint couldn't fix. I recently discovered Rust-Oleum's metallic spray paint in Oil Rubbed Bronze and I knew it would do the trick!
So I took the whole light apart, cleaned it, went to the garage, and got my spray paint on. I did a couple of light coats and kept the paint can moving. After it dried and I put it all back together it looked like this:
Looks pretty close to this, right?
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| Pottery Barn $269 |
So while painting the light was a success, the next part of the story was a big fat FAIL. I had planned all along for the light to go in the entry way. J hung it up, we admired it, and I was so proud of myself that I sent my sister this picture.
Notice anything wrong? I didn't.
But my sister, who obviously is more observant, pointed out that the light hangs lower than the door. DUH! How did I not even notice that? So back down it came. At this point it was late so I put it in on our guest room floor to deal with the next day, where it lived for the past 2 months.
This past weekend we finally got around to moving it from the floor to the ceiling!
Not too shabby for $5.99 and a can of spray paint.
Penny likes it too. She says hi.
LLinking up
1 comments:
omgosh it looks ten times better! And it looks so stinkin' close to the pottery barn one! GREAT JOB!
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