It's time for us to share our lighting adventures with each other! I've been looking forward to this day for a while. I'll go first...
Remember the chandelier from the yard sale two weeks ago for $25?
I grabbed some brick red spray paint and when I got home I read the can and it said it was brown primer. Oh well. As long as it looks deep dark red, they can call it whatever color they want.
I found an inspiration page in the latest Pottery Barn catalog. Love the blues and the salmon mixed with white and wood. I'll be trying to copy this feel in my office at the new house {moving in two weeks!}.
So, the top coat is done but I want to add in a little pinky salmony red to the base coat with a brush and some craft paint. But I'll wait till it's hanging in my new office to do that.
The chandelier is wired to a plug so I can even light it up and see how it looks.
Then I hung it on a hook to see how it was in the air. Love it.
Your turn. Mr. Linky is here thanks to Kristen. Link up to the exact post {click on the title of the post in your blog to get the permalink} on your blog. If your link is just to your blog and not the post, I'll have to delete it. Don't understand? Email someone who's link is up there or look at their links and I know you'll figure it out. Feel free to grab the Lampapalooza button, I'm not with it enough to make a code for it. And let your peeps know what you are doing by linking to this post here. I'm gonna pick a few of my favorite posts and award tassel prizes. No promises that I'm making them all from scratch though. I'm moving, remember? Can't wait to see your lamps!
Need more party? Rhoda at Southern Hospitality is hosting a Burlap Party! She has burlap lampshades people! Talk about creative.
69 comments:
Love what you did with it! Can never go wrong with red, I say!
I hope Mr. Linky plays nice today.
I love all your lampy friends! Sooo pretty. Those blue chairs just sing to my heart!
Oh, my. I love that chandelier. And I love your color descriptions--"pinky salmony red." Now that's a description that conjures up a real image. I appreciate that you speak in a language that we can understand.
And thanks for hosting this party. I've been excited about participating, especially since I'm doing my first giveaway. I may only get a few entries, but it's fun to give it a try.
Blessings on you!
Love the chandelier. Love the inspiration page. Love that you painted it with primer and you don't care.
The chandelier is amazing -- now I'm going to have to search my pottery barn magazines for that inspiration page. But I also LOVE your button! I think it is the prettiest party button I have ever seen. And now it gets to be on my post. Yeah! Can't wait for another great party!
such a great find, and I love the color, primer or not :) Thanks for hosting!
Love the Brick Red .. I've been doing alot of changing using black.. thinking I may need to add some of that red now. Awesome difference.
Thanks for hosting.. can't wait to see what everyone is showing today.
Hugs,
Debbie
What a fun party! Love the chandelier. I'm sure it will look wonderful in your new office!
I absolutely love that chandelier. It is just gorgeous. Painting it red is such a fabulous idea. Hugs, Marty
Terrific..terrific job. I love lighting & tend to get addicted as I do buying chairs. Weird I know. My last ebay find I turned around & resold & made $400. from my $68. buy. Love those kind of finds!
Thanks for hosting this fun party! So glad to see Mr Linky is working for you. I was about to cancel my Hooked on Fridays party tomorrow because of his inability to commit, but if it's working for you, maybe he'll play nice for me, too.
What a great chandelier! So pretty.
Love how your new chandelier came out! It beautiful all lit up! You find the best treasures at yard sales. I'm going to keep my eye out for one that I can paint to go over my Master Bedroom...and when I do, I'll post about it and say I was inspired by The Nester!
Happy Lampapalooza!
Susan
I love your chandelier! Thanks for having a "party" and good luck with the move.
Red is fabulous!! Great find!
LOVE your new chandy, Nester! I have found SO many great chandies at yardsales & it's always a blast to find another one. I think I'm done now. :) You are really going to enjoy that one in your new place. Thanks for the shout out on my party.
Oh, there is a page in my new Traditional Home magazine showing the aqua blues with corally reds and it is really pretty! If you don't have it, I can scan it & email to you if you'd like.
Okay I have to admit I am a little embarrassed that I have only one lamp today on my Lapalooza party, but I tried to make up for it with a recipe I just came up with out of my head the other day. Thank you for hosting this! Looking forward to some "enlightening" ideas about lamps!
That is so gorgeous!
That chandelier looks so good! I love it. Can't wait to see it in your writing room office.
I can never get enough lamps, I have so much to do today and yet I can't stop looking at all these great lamps! Love what you did to your chandelier, what a great find!
LOVE your "red light" now!!!- what a fun party!- I hope I linked correctly??!!-
Many Blessings!
Love that chanelier! The red looks great-who cares if it's primer-I've often thought primer gray is a great color!
Wonderful transformation! A can of spray paint can work miracles! I added my post to Mr. Linky. Thanks for doing this, how fun!
I can't believe you are moving and still were able to make that chandelier so incredible! Good luck with your move and thanks for hosting a fun party!
Love it! It's gorgeous!
I have been so excited for this party! Not because I have a lamp to share, but because I need inspiration to try my very first lamp makeover.
Hopefully next time you host one, I will be a participant and not just a copier! ;)
Beautiful! I'm sad you are moving but so excited to see what you'll do next!
Absolutely fabulous! Can't wait to see it in your new space. Thanks for hosting this fun party Nester.
~Amanda
That blue and red is my new favorite color combo! I think that's the direction we're going when we redo my son's bedroom, which will have a nautical flair to it as well. That red light will look fabulous in your office. Happy moving!
I adore painting lamps too. I did one up as a faux chandelier for a garden wedding last year (gerbers instead of lightbulbs) and then turned it into a Halloween lamp this year (skulls instead of lightbulbs this time). All it took was paint & some embellishments.
Wish I would have taken photos!
What a wonderful job you did with your chandelier. Did I spell that right? I LOVE the red. Girl, you are so creative!! I can't wait to see it in the new place.
Thanks for the party. I love linky parties.
Ooooh, I can't wait to see your new office. The chandy looks great!! :)
So this is the best thing about these parties - it's only 10:30 and I have already made over one of my lamps from inspiration! Thanks!!
I am not very good at decorating but this sure was fun! Thank you for having me over! This was quite the party!
I LOVE the way the chandelier turned out. Such eye candy! Thanks for hosting another fantastic party. I can't wait to see everyone else's lamps!
I love your "new" chandie! Your new office space sounds divine as well, can't wait to see it! :)
I love the color of your chandelier. I had fun joining your party.(this was my first ever blog party post) You all have inspired my to find something to remake into something lovely.
blessings
I just love your new light. I have a unique new chandy that I'll be installing in my dining room. She's not ready for her glamour shot yet but maybe by next Thursday? ha ha
I love it! It looks great! I can't wait to see you get your nest on in your new house! Thanks for hosting the party, I am gathering ideas!
That's gorgeous! And you're moving again! You lucky girl, I wish I was :) Best wishes!
It looks great in red!
All the best,
Allison
Very pretty and you can't beat that bargain!
Paint is such a marvelous makeover tool! Thank you for the opportunity to participate in Lampapalooza. I have two entries today. :)
Hi Nester,
This is my first time partying with you and I promise to behave! I love your chic chandelier, especially the bow tied to the top. Hope you are surviving the move! ~Cathy~
Love this post, and seeing the lamps and lights. Hope I get a tassel..I love your work and your blog!
I love how it turned out!! I posted a link to my lamps too :)
you always have great ideas! love what you did with that chandelier. the rope thingy around the cord is great!
I love the red. Beautiful change over my black and creme standards. Also your party button is so pretty!
Thank you for removing my broken link.
Have a wonderful day!
Sherrie
Hey Nester!
Love the Chandy....was wondering what brand of spray paint did you use. I have lots of items I would love to make red, but can never find the right red in a spray can.
Thanks!
Can't wait to see what magic you'll perform in your new house!
I so need to find a chandelier to rescue. I love your new 'office' look. Can't wait to see all the inspiration that comes when you move! If I lived close I'd bake cookies and bring sweet tea and my strong newly graduated son over to help you move.
Wishing you blessings and warm soft lamplight!
edie
Thanks for hosting this great party. It was so fun to check out all the fun lamp-ness!
Thanks for hosting this party! It's my first and so much fun. I wish we could all share Mojitos and chat!
Thanks for all the inspiration. I'm working on a window mistreatment now and I think about you every time I burn my fingers.
That's amazing, Nester. Love, love, love the red. Can I go garage saling with you?!!
~Heather
Great pictures of lampshades!
Tom at The Shade Shop
http://www.twitter.com/shadeshop
I'm a day behind checking my blog roll and I'm so glad I didn't miss the party!
I really love what you did with that lamp! I wasn't overly fond of it in black, but I really like the way you changed it.
I adore what you did with your chandelier. You seriously are my decorating hero. I am waiting for Oprah to knock on your door and then I can say I knew you when you were just blog famous! Thanks for so many great ideas!
Perfect timing. I need HELP!!! Did you post instructions on rewiring a lamp? I was sure it was you, but can't seem to find it. I just got a beauty at Goodwill for 3 BUCKS!! but the switch is broken. I keep searching on google and the instructions seem so simple, but I can't seem to get the silly thing apart to expose the wires. It's making me crazy! I'm trying on the new lamp and the old one I'm replacing and can't get either! Please help keep a girl from going insane!! =)
Thanks for hosting the party Nester! I added my quickie to Mr. Linky. Love the shades on your chandy! My dining room needs some of those.
Hey there,
You got a fantastic $25 chandelier, by the way. 2 weeks to moving! You are a rock star! Still busy, busy, busy! Thank you so much for stopping by "The Zoo". BTW, you are entered for the give-a-way even though you didn't stick around for the rules.;)
Thanks for hosting the party today. I have "met" some fantastic ladies.
*Tricia
LOVELY! And can you do a tutorial on how to figure out the right size shade for a lamp? I just finished painting a couple of lamps today that will eventually be our bedside lamps. Now, how do I figure out what size shades to use?
Wow! That chandelier looks fabulous! It's hard to believe it is the same one. laurie
As always, you've taken something ordinary and made it extraordinary :D. Don't know if I've ever commented on here, but I've definitely been hooked on your blog since the first time I stopped by (maybe a year ago?) If you have the time, maybe you could answer a question--what is the paint color on the door in the lampapalooza button? I'm sure you have it written somewhere. . . I'll keep looking at your older posts :D. Thanks.
Hee Hee... good luck visiting all of your fabulous links! I think I still have a few to visit from my Toile party... and I had 99! Girl you've got your work cut out for you:) Love you! Happy boxing and taping my friend.
I love your handy work.
Wow!!!! Your yard sale lamp looks awesome! It looks so different! It is truly amazing what a little color can do!
Nester,
I have a question that I'll hope you'll have a chance or the time to answer. What do you do if the space you want to put a lamp has no electrical outlet? I have a sofa table that I put at the front door hall/entryway that is just begging for a lamp on it. Everytime I look at it I think it needs a lamp to set everything off. Is there such a creature as a battery operated lamp? I've not ever looked, so I was just wondering. What have you done when a spot calls for a lamp but you have no electrial outlet? I've thought to put one there anyway for just the "look" it will give even if it doesn't give light!
I love your chandelier! I've been on the lookout for one, but no luck yet!
Can't wait to see it in its final home...
The chandelier is beautiful, for primer it is a great color! What a fun post, thanks for sharing!
XO,
Donna Lynn
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