Turn an outdated Goodwill lamp into a Pottery Barn inspired lamp look alike! You’ll be amazed by this inexpensive lamp makeover.
While looking through the Pottery Barn catalog I came across these lamps. I loved the look of those architectural salvaged lamps, just not the price tag.
I’m on a budget.
And after buying our first house, that budget is getting smaller and smaller.
So, while walking through Goodwill one day I stumbled across this 1980’s bad faux stone lamp.
It was pretty old and tired looking, but the shape was pretty perfect for what I was looking for! So for $5.00 it came home with me to do a Pottery Barn inspired lamp makeover.
Sorry for the nighttime pics…I did this project last night while baby girl was sleeping.
First thing I wanted to do was fix the texture on this lamp, so started I rummaging through the garage and found some spackle.
I wasn’t sure if it was going to adhere, but figured it was worth a shot for a $5.00 lamp makeover.
I put on the spackle really sloppy with a rubber spatula, and used my fingers in the tight spots, making sure to leave lots of dents and crevices.
And I squared off the bottom of it to give it a cleaner and more updated look.
Then, I let it dry and set overnight, and woke up to this.
Next, I took some dark walnut spray paint from Rustoleum, and coated the entire lamp 3 times.
I really wanted to make sure the spackle would harden up because it was flaking a bit.
It looked fine like this, and you could stop here, but this lamp was going on my black buffet, so I needed to give it more depth.
Again, rummaging through the garage pulled out a blue gray paint, off white, and more of the walnut…
Then, I mixed with them with water to make a glaze, and applied it with an old cloth.
I just dabbed the glaze all over the lamp, going heavier it some parts to highlight the crevices.
After it was dry, I added on a lamp shade I picked up at Walmart for like $14.
You guys…
This Pottery Barn inspired lamp makeover actually came out pretty cute! I can’t believe how simple it was to make this, and it turned out better then I thought it would!
So to recap, all you will need is a
- RUSTOLEUM SPRAY PAINT (ANY COLOR YOU LIKE)
- SPACKLE
- A RUBBER SPATULA
Can’t get any simpler than that and for less than $20.00, I made my version of a Pottery Barn Knock off!
WOW WOW WOW! I love it! What a great deal for $5! Love the way you updated it with spackle and spraypaint. Great job! Thanks for sharing, and thanks for the shout out. 🙂
I’m really liking what you did with that lamp.
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Nice job on the knock off. Thanks for sharing.
This is a great finish on your lamp! Well done and what a bargain!
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Looks great. Nice job.
It looks great! What a good idea! I often have ideas, but rarely follow through on them, so I’m impressed.
Thanks for the great feedback ladies!
Thank you so much for linking up and partying at Home Savvy this week! Your lamp is fabulous!
This is quite impressive! You have an artistic eye!
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Wow!!! Great job!
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What a great idea and super results!! I too have been sighing over those PB lamps so I’m now on the lookout for a suitable candidate for your remarkable makeover process…….thanks so much for sharing yours!! Also thanks to Beth for giving you the inspiration!
Take care, VBg
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I am thinking about a more rustic lamp for my family room. Love how you did yours. Thanks for the inspiration.