Lamp Before and After

I want to start off saying that this post is coming to you a little late. This is a project that I completed in one day around a month and a half ago. So sue me!

I am working on my indecisive nature. Making decisions is not something that I do easily, but I am getting better. This is one reason that I have not decorated much in my house...do you know how many color combos there are that look great together? So while visiting my local Home Goods I came across this:


and decided that it would be an accent color in the great room.

A few weeks later I visited my local Habitat for Humanity Restore and came across this fine specimen of a lamp. Btw, I had been searching for a lamp that looks like this for at least six months, and it was only 5 bucks at the Restore!

As you can see, there is a little rust damage on the base.


Since I knew what my accent colors were going to be, I headed to Lowe's to find spray paint to fix this baby up. I also found a drum lampshade at Target for seven bucks on clearance! All of that together created this:


I am so in love. So proud of myself as well. This little project jump started my decoration frenzy. I love spray paint. Love it. I found these candle holders at Value Village:



With a little spray paint, this is what happened:


I still have a half of a bottle left...I wonder what else will fall victim to the nozzle?

Ummm...Score?

I have heard of finding big name brands at thrift stores, but for the most part I've never been so lucky. On the way to the checkout lane, I happened to look through a cart that had clothing that hadn't been distributed to their correct locations yet. I actually looked once and didn't see anything. I went to the other side and was looking at something else on some other rack, then I happened to glance at the first rack again and I saw this pattern.


I pulled the item out of where it was hiding {it had to be hiding because I didn't see it at first!} and thought, wow...


Then I looked at the size and noticed the tag...


Juicy Couture?!?!?! Are you kidding me??? Snatch!!! It was $6.00...but it was also half off day...you do the math.




So ummm yeah...score!

Thrifty Find

To continue through my week, yesterday I went on a hunt for more items. My grandma knows when to shop and where, because yesterday was another 50% off day at a thrift store! I happened to find some great items yesterday, one being this vase. Okay, I don't know if it was originally a vase or not, but that's what we're going to use it as. I don't know what this is made out of, but it's got a little weight behind it, so that's a good sign.

I love that it is shiny and white {especially because of the bleach bath it got last night}, and it will fit in nicely with our living room colors {that we are still deciding on...inspiration board coming soon...}.

I also enjoy the details of this piece. The scalloped edges...

...and the deep ridges...

...but one of my favorite aspects? The price. $1.35