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Blue Magic Polish
A recent lamp redo was fired by my obsession with Pinterest. The lamp motivator ended up being a FAIL. I bought blue magic cleaner online to turn an old brass lamp into a chrome beauty. In order for you to be able to rub the brass off it has to be plated, not solid. dang! The idea is that you take a wool pad, dip it into the blue magic, use LOTS of elbow grease and it turns into a beautiful chrome lamp.
Here is a link to the idea: http://www.remodelaholic.com/2010/09/turn-your-brass-to-shinny-chrome/
Krylon looking glass spray paint
Another fail! The paint costs $11.99 at Hobby Lobby. I did use my 40% off coupon, making the purchase a little less painful. The paint went on just like the metallic silver paint, that is half the price. Maybe I didn't add enough coats, but after 4 I decided to quit.
This is what I wanted.
Before
Lamp on the left $1.99/ Lamp on the right $9.99 at the local thrift store.
This is after some serious polishing, solid brass.
After
I ended up with a pewter look after using the metallic paint and wiping it with a rag dipped in bronze spray paint.
I'm still trying to find a shade big enough to fit the other lamp. Going to try and find one at the thrift store and cover it in fabric. Lamp shades are difficult to find used since they are so fragile. Wish me luck. I will post the end product.
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No before pics, but here is my chandelier redo.
- Ugly brass fixture, $7.00 at the thrift store.
- Package of crystals in the wedding section at Hobby Lobby 50% off at $5.00.
- Spray Painted bronze, wiped silver.
- Added a glass bead garland.
- Red to Red, Black to Black and copper to copper.
Months later I have added a drum shade that softened the light considerably. A few snips and it fit onto the chandelier great! Love it!
So much better than what we had before!
Next up: completely crafty teacher gift
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