Lamp Progress!

I bought this lamp a few weeks ago at goodwill!

First I taped off the parts I did not want to paint. Then I spray painted the lamp white in our back porch using Valspar Lacquer in white.

Now, after buying a new lampshade, it looks like this!

I will be covering the lampshade with fabric, which color I have not yet decided. I am also considering getting a smaller lampshade. I bought this one from target for $13. A small might have been more appropriate! I still need some time to adjust to it, but I cannot wait to add this lamp as an addition to my new home!

I had some troubles finding a good lampshade and couldn't find a lampshade that fit these gold things that came with the lamp. Matthew simply pulled it off the gold thing and voila!

Here it is detached.

After that I simply put the lampshade on the stub that was left. Now the only thing left to do is make a nice lampshade! I will spend about $4 on fabric and the ending cost of the lamp will be about $23, the shade being the most expensive (if i do not return the lampshade).