Wednesday, January 4, 2012

DIY Kids Gift

I saw some amazing home accent pieces by Ryan McElhinney and was inspired to make a fun lamp for my nephew Finn.




I started with a basic lamp from IKEA and some castoffs from my kids as well as some things I picked up at a local thrift store. 




I roughed up the lamp so the contact cement would work better, and after I got everything attached, I was tempted to leave it as it was.


Since the contact cement, and the sanding on the lamp were so obvious, I went ahead and spray painted it - and LOVE the way it turned out. 

My sister was thrilled, she had just painted the desk in his room red, so the new lamp should fit in perfectly!

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