Globe Lamp and Recycled Sconce Bookend

July 16th, 2012 in member junk

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A light coat of Gel Stain gives the globe a warmer antique tone.

I also added a coat of Gel Stain to the inside of the globe to give the shade a richer more finished look.

Finally, I deconstructed a garage sale lamp, primed and painted the lamp and the rim of the shade with iron oxide paint, the gave both a rust patina. After a coat of sealer, I rewired the lamp with a dark cord, added a harp and attached the shade adding a rusty disc and old finial to finish it off.

Globe Lamp and Found Object Bookend

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The northern hemisphere of a recycled globe makes a great lamp shade or hanging lamp. Look for the southern hemisphere in a future project.

The bookend was made from a scrap of dog-earred fence board with its original paint patina. I had an old chippy vintage iron wall sconce. I simply removed the wiring, chipped off the loose paint and used my stain wax to give it a wonderful patina. There was a hole in the front of the sconce so I used a clock drawer pull that also had a hole in it and an old screw to attach the knob and sconce to the fence board.

Pattern or design used: My own design - Sherri Spear

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gamecockchic writes: Love this! I keep looking for a globe at yard sales, thrift stores, etc. but haven't found one yet. When I do, I'm soooo copying this! :-) Posted: 5:25 pm on August 20th

LloydsLandingofSears writes: I've got to say this is the best upper atmosphere lamp I've seen yet. Love that you rusted the lamp base out to go with it. The bookend is great! ~Mary~ Posted: 7:37 am on July 20th