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Any Ideas for Repurposing a floor lamp?

Published on 27 Sep 2007 at 7:25 am. No Comments.
Filed under General Decorating, Furniture Ideas, Repurposing, Lighting, Outdoor Decorating.

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I have an antique floor lamp that has seen better days. The sockets for the bulbs are a hazard, but what I love about the lamp is the base is illuminated and casts an absolutely beautiful glow. Short of rewiring the whole thing to make […]

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Do you have any ideas for changing the appearance of an old existing lampshade?

Published on 10 Mar 2007 at 2:59 pm. No Comments.
Filed under Repairs, Lighting.

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Do you have any ideas for changing the appearance of an old existing lampshade? I have two that I really like the shape of, but hate the color. I have painted the lamps and they just don,t go with the shades anymore. I love the […]

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Repurposing Lite-Brite

Published on 10 Mar 2007 at 2:49 pm. No Comments.
Filed under Repurposing, Lighting.

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Nancy, First, I want to say I really enjoy your newsletters and reading about your crafting ideas. I also enjoy the pictures of your finished projects. I’m really glad I came across your site and subscribed to your newsletters.
My question is this: Do you remember […]

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Any suggestions to change the color of the base of an porcelain ginger jar style lamp?

Published on 6 Feb 2007 at 5:14 pm. No Comments.
Filed under General Crafts, Lighting.

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Any suggestions to change the color of the base of an porcelain ginger jar style lamp? I do not want to spray paint the base, but am thinking of decoupage. Any ideas?
Thanks in advance.

My answer:
You can indeed decoupage it. You can also:
* Wrap the base […]

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How do I decorate a very long hallway?

Published on 14 Jan 2007 at 2:52 pm. 1 Comment.
Filed under Painting, Walls, Lighting, Wallpaper, Painting, Hallways.

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HERE IS MY PROBLEM, I HAVE A VERY LONG HALLWAY DOWNSTAIRS…ABOUT 20/25 FEET, ABOUT 4FEET WIDE. THE RIGHT SIDE ISNT THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THERE’S A BEDROOM AND ANOTHER HALLWAY AND AN OFFICE ON THAT SIDE. MY PROBLEM IS THE LEFT SIDE (EXTERIOR WALL). ITS JUST […]

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I would like to make myself a place in our basement to do a little sewing, reading, etc.

Published on 24 Oct 2006 at 10:05 am. No Comments.
Filed under Painting, General Decorating, Basements, Lighting.

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I would like to make myself a place in our basement to do a little sewing, reading, etc. It is kind of gray down there right now. I do have a cute round kitchen table which I plan to use as my sewing table. The […]

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Would like some suggestions on making this lamp

Published on 13 Oct 2006 at 4:28 pm. No Comments.
Filed under Lighting, General Tips.

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I’m making a lamp (or imitation lamp) out of a cylindrical lava lamp box (which is almost more colorful than the lamp itself), and would like some suggestions. So far I have a lighthouse-design lampshade on top, but the tube itself could use a stand […]

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I work for a local nightclub, which is doing some re-decorating and am looking at inexpesive ways to fix the place up.

Published on 21 Sep 2006 at 1:45 pm. No Comments.
Filed under General Decorating, Lighting.

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This may be a bit off topic, so please excuse me, its still decorating after all. I work for a local nightclub, which doing some re-decorating.Just like home decorating, management has a tight budget, and am looking at inexpesive ways to fix the place up. […]

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We just finished off our basement. My question is, how do I make the room lighter and is there something I can put on the walls to make it look like there are windows?

Published on 21 Sep 2006 at 12:59 pm. No Comments.
Filed under General Decorating, Mirrors, Basements, Lighting.

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We just finished off our basement. My question is, how do I make the room lighter and is there something I can put on the walls to make it look like there are windows? I have a love seat and a couch with a denim […]

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Warming up my livingroom?

Published on 20 Sep 2006 at 12:22 pm. No Comments.
Filed under Country Style, Cottage Style, Livingrooms, Fireplaces, Candles, Lighting.

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I have some things I want to resolve in my front room: How to make it feel warmer and more inviting. A struggle that I have is that I have a fireplace (that is off center) and a huge upright piano. There is only one […]

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