I started with these.
They’re old IKEA lamps, and I really hope they will be replaced with something a lot cooler, but in the mean time I just wanted to downplay the fugliness of them. So I painted them black.
The only trick you need to know about this project is to spritz the shade with water before and during the painting process. I learned that trick from Kristy at Hyphen Interiors… she painted two upholstered chairs, and they turned out great! It seems like using a lot of water is the trick to getting the paint to brush on smoothly. I just spritzed like crazy and brushed on the black paint.
After one coat it looked like this… so I went around again.
After two rounds… voila! Much better.
Have a great weekend!