Well after all this time, I still don't have this blog stuff down, so I will start below this picture and say that my Mr. Partner In Crime and I have been married almost 45 years and in all that time we have only bought a few lamps. Most of them when we got married. With this new lamp I painted, I needed a lamp shade. Actually we needed three lamp shades, one an antique type shade. I checked at my favorite store (thrift) and couldn't find one and also I wasn't sure the style my special lamp needed, so we went to the Phoenix Lamp store. WOW, who knew there was so much you needed to know about lamp shades !!! As I was walking into the store with my shade-less lamp, a man told me how beautiful my lamp was. Needless to say I was very pleased. We ended up getting lamp shades for all three of our lamps. This above shade was what the lady suggested for my lamp after I told her I was going to paint it. A total blank canvas so to speak.
I painted and decorated the shade like the lamp base with the same paints as I used on the lamp. Then the dilemma, leave the shade just painted or add flowers.
This shows the flowers held on by painters tape on about a third of the lamp. Now my Mr. Partner In Crime likes it plain. I am torn. I actually like both ways. I asked friends and family about what they thought and frankly the answers fall just about 50-50 about lampshade with no flowers vs lampshade with flowers. If you would like to leave a comment and vote letting me know what you think, I would love to hear your vote and your reasoning. Right now the lamp and shade is living in our family room just as it is till I make a decision.
One other fun decorating thing I have done is take a picture frame from the Dollar Store. I should say that this idea came from Pinterest. Only they spray painted them white.
The frames are plastic and I have used two sizes 3.5"x5" and 5"x7". I painted black and white checks on them with craft paint .
I used removable hanger strips (just in case I ever need to remove them) on the corners and adhered them to the light switches in my house. I am very happy with how they look. Above is the 5"x7" frame.
Above is all the plastic picture frames, light switch plate covers I just finished. I need to get more hangers and I will get them up where they belong. I like them very much and Mr. Partner in Crime likes them too. How much fun is this??? It definitely goes with my funky décor.
I like tha plainer shade. I think you want to draw attention to the base and let the shade complement it.
ReplyDeleteI would do flowers but just at the base of the lamp shade. I think it shows better that lamp and shade belong together.
ReplyDeleteBut whatever you choose the lamp will be fantastic.
I like it with just the stripes. It think it is too busy with the flowers. Your striped frames around the light fixtures are wonderful.
ReplyDeleteI sure would love to see your house some day. If I ever go to AZ again, I will look you up.
I like the plain striped shade. The flowers are to busy for the lamp.
ReplyDeletePlainer shade! Perfectly compliments the wonderful base without becoming a distraction. Sometimes a little less is more.
ReplyDeletePlain shade for same reason as Suzanne S.
ReplyDeleteWhen I first saw the plainer one, I thought it a good match. However, when I saw the same flowers from the base repeated = picking up the base and creating a TOTAL DESIGN, I said WOW WOW WOW!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI think the flowers are too strong an element NOT to be repeated. Guess I better go before I say more. I would love to see more of your house. I envision a very vibrant, eclectic scene.
DeleteThe table is very Mackenzie Phillips. Love it. For me, just the stripes on the lamp shade.
ReplyDeleteLove that striped shade! But after annielittlewolf suggested flowers around the top of the shade, I have to think that might be a good idea to marry the shade to the base. You inspire all of us to be less stodgy (quoting annielittlewolf again)!
ReplyDeleteThe plainer shade allows the flowers on the base to shine. You make painting furniture look fun and easy Maggie!
ReplyDeleteI vote no of the flowers. Distracting... Maybe little dabs of paint along the top in the flower colors to tie it in. It isn't just flowers or nothing... LeeAnna
ReplyDeleteDear Mrs. Fabulosity, I vote for just the stripes on the shade ... allowing both the base and the shade to "shine" ... I love it!
ReplyDeleteP.S. Also love the checkerboard frame idea for framing the light switches! So very You. ;^)
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