How to Make a Bold Hobnail Lamp
The DIY experts at HGTV Magazine recreated this flea market find. Here’s how you can, too.
Brighten Up a Hobnail Lamp
HGTV gives step by step instructions on how to update an outdated hobnail lamp.
From:
HGTV Magazine
Photo by: Marko Metzinger/Studio D
Marko Metzinger/Studio D
From:
HGTV Magazine
Materials Needed:
- painter's tape
- spray paint + primer combo
- new patterned lampshade
Step 1
Discard the old shade.
Step 2
Tape off the lamp’s cord and bulb socket with painter’s tape. Spray-paint the lamp base—we used a spray-paint-and-primer-in-one, which adheres to glass surfaces. Let dry.
Step 3
Add a patterned shade that complements the color of the base.
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From:
HGTV Magazine
Photo by: Marko Metzinger/Studio D
Marko Metzinger/Studio D
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