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| I'M STILL WAITING! |
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| REMEMBER ME? |
OK.....
I admit it, I have a thing for lamps, any kind of lamp,
although I am partial to floor lamps.
although I am partial to floor lamps.
I don't know if it's from a lack of light in my childhood home, growing up in a northern latitude or for a fondness of illumination. The light created by the lamp illuminates the eye, the art illumates the mind.
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| ASSEMBLY REQUIRED! |
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| PICK ME, NO PICK ME! |
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| PARTS BIN |
Restoring a vintage lamp is not an easy task.
This lamp had a (non working) porcelain socket with a 1/4" thread,
today's lamp sockets have a 1/8" thread.
The choices are either to replace the all-thread type
central unit or find a reducer.
Reducer it is, Home Depot here we come! Also need a plug.
Been here, done this!
Been here, done this!
The socket I had on hand is a push back and forth, I needed a turn type.
Wait, I do have another lamp with a turn type socket, let's switch out.
The lamp in the parts bin gave up her socket after
I promised to restore her next.
The glass "globe" was purchased at Canton First Monday Trade Days.
The total cost of the entire project?
Lamp: $5.00
Socket: $2.00
Reducer $2.00
Globe: $5.00
Cord: $Free
Plug $2.00
Paint: $5.00 (with leftovers for another project)
The Shade $10.00 (purchased at Wally World about 10 years ago)
Labor ?
Total $31.00?
The three questions are,
Was it worth it money wise,
with or without the shade
AND
the most important is,
does it qualify as a piece of art?
You be the judge.
Till next time,
Bonjour
