The Ugly Lamp Project

 {The Ugly Duckling Lamp Project} 

One of our favorite activities is Thrifting.

Thrifting is about {FINDING!}

{Finding} something...

no one else sees.

{Altering} it...

So everyone can see what was always there.

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Being an art teacher, I've acquired the ability to {find} the best...

 in every student...

every day.

I help them {find} it in themselves...

 & share it through their art.

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I also have this ability with random junk.

What looks like an ugly duckling chair...

or LAMP...

gets turned into a SWAN!

{Inspiration}

The lamp will be a creamy white with a shade Similar to this lamp sold for $515. 

For more about this Candice Olsen Lamp click here.

Lamp purchased for $3 at WCA(Western Community Action) Thrift Store, Redwood Falls, MN

 {The Before}

Why we like this lamp.

This lamp is very tall...

Tall, large, lamps are great choice for any room...

Because they have strong visual weight creating...

{a focal point}

The height of this lamp brings your eye closer to the height most pictures are hung...

Creating a sense of UNITY for arrangements and decor

The elongated neck raises the shade to a great height to elevate the light bulb...

 Casting great light around any room!

Great decorating needs great lighting

The FORM is interesting, sculptural & has great texture...

Looks like pottery art, and reminds us a little bit of, I Dream of Genie.

{Priming}

{HOW TO}

We always recommend painting a primer on a surface first, especially if the surface is non-porous...

This lamp is a pottery piece that has been glazed & We are unsure of the types of paint we will use so it is getting primed.

Primer was applied using a brush to make sure all the textural areas were covered evenly. 

  {Now all this SWAN needs is a drum shade!}

Similar {STYLE} Lamps

{with texture or height}

{FIND} something...

no one else sees the best of...

{ALTER} it...

{RePURPOSE} it...

{MAKE} it better. 

{FARM} 

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The Stefll's