I'm in love with vintage lamps, and I feel an obsession blossoming in my gut like a craving for chocolate covered almonds or an infatuation with - who else!? - Johnny Depp. (although R.D. Jr. is running a close second for my crush right now...)I picked up a couple of fantastic wooden lamps quite a while back, and promptly stuck them out in my garage because I have no idea what to do with them. They have bamboo trim, and a criss-cross pattern of thatch. VERY tiki room!! I would love to use them in the house, but I've already resigned myself to the fact that I'm going to find a lot of fabulous things in my hunts and
rummaging, but some of it will have to be treasures found for others. Hence the business, right??Last week I broke down and bought a couple of incredible turquoise lamps from the 1960's at my favorite thrift store, Samaritan Shop, in Springdale. They were a steal, and apart from needing a little new wiring (for safety's sake) they are pristine. One is going to go to work with me for my desk, the other one may be held onto for retail use later. I found a little shade to go on the one I'll keep and need to get it re-vamped. It's got a hand-sewn silk cover, but some hideous trim. The trim will come off, and I'm thinking of painting the silk, or dying it somehow.
Oh, it's fun to have a new object of my affection.
2 comments:
Ooooooooo. So pretty. Reminds me of my childhood. My mom's bedroom walls were that color. Pale gold bedspread. White furniture with a black and gold embossed Asian pattern. Ceramic lamps in a a red and gold Asian pattern. I thought it was the most beautiful room in the world.
The blue one is beautiful! Get a ton of lamps and put them everywhere! I love them.
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