Thrift Shop Lamp Makeover

This is a follow up post on a European boudoir-style lamp I bought at a thrift shop while we were on vacation in Blue Ridge, Georgia. The shop was in the little mountain town of Hiawassee, and if you would like to read about our day trip to Hiawassee, and about how I found the lamp, you can click here. The first two pictures are of the lamp as it was when I bought it. The shade was tattered and stained, and the porcelain flowers on the base were covered with dust and lint. After returning home from vacation, I took the lamp to a lamp shop in Jackson, and bought a new shade and finial for it, and had it cleaned and the wiring checked and updated. I picked it up from the lamp shop yesterday and was very pleased with its new look. I want to get some 25-watt bulbs for it so it will cast a softer glow, and I think it will be perfect. I had to put 40-watt bulbs in it for the picture and they were too bright. Don't you just love finding little treasures like this one when you least expect it!