Living with a cheap floor lamp is almost a rite of passage. You probably had one in your childhood bedroom or your college dorm, and let’s be honest: there might still be one in the corner of your living room staring at you right now.
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These lamps are functional, but far from stylish. Still, when your space needs extra lighting, they do the job just as well as models that cost three times as much.
If you’re decorating on a budget, the tip is simple: work smarter, not harder. And that’s exactly why this quick trick to refresh a basic floor lamp is so brilliant.
Creator Danielle (@thedapperdanielle) shared a quick tutorial with a super-accessible step-by-step guide to completely transform an old, boring lamp. “Most of you have one of these lamps because you don’t want to spend $145 on a prettier one,” she says in the video.
How to transform a basic floor lamp in a few steps
The first step in the tutorial is optional: if you have a simple lamp in black or chrome, you can spray-paint the base in your preferred color. “Just don’t spray the top, because we’re going to hide it,” Danielle explains.
Then, find a new lampshade in your desired style. Thrift stores often have great options for low prices (Danielle, for instance, found a slightly damaged shade at HomeGoods at a huge discount and reassembled it with hot glue).
The final step couldn’t be easier: just fit the new shade directly over the old plastic one. And that’s it — your basic lamp now looks like a brand-new, stylish, personalized piece with minimal effort and cost.
Source: Apartment Therapy
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@thedapperdanielle How to make that cheap standing lamp in your home “fancier” real quick! I’m sure someone has already shared this, but its so simple that I feel like more people should know about it!! Shout out to the Dapper Sister, she is the QUEEN of not paying full retail for anything and suggested this to me 🤣 I strive to have her haggling and discount-finding skills! #diy #simplehomedecor #lamp #lamps #lampshade #diyprojects #homedecor #homedecorideas #thatwaseasy #thedapperdanielle #randomthings ♬ Idyllic jazz bossa nova with piano and guitar(1298871) – TAKANORI ONDA
