an old lighting project~

Working on mom’s bedroom meant I had to tear things up~

Restoring things, brought my attention back to a lamp I’d looong forgotten about.  A project from the early ’80′s.

Was I BORN working on projects–??

Anyway~ here’s the lamp, made of mixed parts.

Nothing “fancy,” but the parts seem to come together very naturaly.  I’ve collected lamps and pARts forEVer–and have boxes full of lamp-parts to play.  *Confesion~ I’ve had 2 lamps sitting “in the works” for a while now in Page 10, just waiting for the right parts to complete them.  Can’t hurry perfection!  ; D

Back to this lamp~

it’s made of 6 varying lighting parts, then painted with multi-layers of metalic paints that bring it all home!

1- I am obSESSed with finials.  I’d like to say I have many in my collection, but I give them up to my projects, then cry & pout as they leave me.  C’est la vie.

2- An upside down glass shade from a vintage ceiling fixture.

3- Vintage harps are so much more fluid!  This one is unusual in that it is cast metal.  It’s rare to find these.

4- Just a spacer piece, but I like the twist in its design.  They’re comonly found, and if I see a super chEAp lamp with a rEAlly cool one–I’ll buy it!

5- The bottom section from an Art Deco floor lamp.  Sometimes there’s just one little part of a lamp that’s cool!  Pilfer it.

6- A cool lamp base!  I’ve bought some pretty uGly lamps just to get the base!

Yes~ LAMPS are another catagory in the line-up of my obsessions.  I could open a lamp store.  Chandeliers too.

*I can change ‘em out sEASonally!  ; D

Catherine

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