Light of My Life

No doubt my kids light up my life so when she asked if we could upcycle the swing arm lamp I was out in the garage in a nano second.  Right behind her.

We found this unsightly, brass swing arm lamp which was a little crooked and had no character.  It was downright ugly.  But....it had potential!

 We knew if we were going to paint it, the paint would have to be durable and stand up to the heat generated by the light bulb.  So off to Home Depot we ventured where we found some high gloss automotive paint, designed especially to be durable and withstand heat.  *SNAP*  Genius, I say.

After cleaning up the lamp and taking it apart piece by piece she got right to spray painting.  Once painted we set it aside for a week to cure...and oh yes, a trip to San Francisco for some fun.

Here's the end result: 

I'm only speculating but I bet she'll have more bright ideas soon enough and we'll be back in the garage with another spark of genius.