The Designer Insider: A New Iron Floor Lamp! Choose Your Finish!

Dec 26, 2011

A New Iron Floor Lamp! Choose Your Finish!

This beautiful new floor lamp has a choice of two finishes! Distressed Gold Leaf or Black.

This new floor lamp has a beautiful design that fits with many different styles. The all iron base has an open design with a larger base for an extra design element. The larger shade balances the wider bottom and makes this a great lamp for larger rooms and spaces. The lamp is 69" high and uses a 150w 3-way bulb. Shade: 21" across at the top x 22" wide at the bottom x 15" high. Finish choice: Distressed Gold Leaf (see above) or Black (see below). C08035: Distressed gold leaf iron lamp with an off white shantung shade. C08036: Black iron lamp with a natural linen shade.

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Brush On Aging! Paint Lessons 101

1- Sand your unfinished furniture piece.
2- Apply paste wax in the corners or places you do not want the paint to adhere.
3- Coat entire surface with primer.
4- Choose two shades of paint. One for the undercoat to show through and one for the topcoat.
5- Paint with the first coat of paint (undercoat).
6- Add additional paste wax on areas where you want the undercoat to show through after the first coat dries.
7- Paint the second color.
8- Scour sections of the furniture with a wire brush or coarse sandpaper to encourage the "aging" process!