Home Decor 889: Joanna Gaines Inspired Industrial Farmhouse Lamp {February Pinterest Challenge}

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Are you surprised to see me today? I know I'm not normally a workin' on the weekend kind of girl. At least not in the writing department. Usually I'm in the painting, sawing, nailing department on any given Saturday.

But I'm here today because I have teamed up with several other bloggers for a Pinterest challenge! If you're like me, you probably pin a gajillion inspirations but never actually make the time to do them.

If you hadn't heard the first 100 times I've said before that I'm a Joanna Gaines fanatic, you know it now. How on earth does that woman put together the junkiest stuff and make it look like a million bucks?

Months ago I pinned this industrial lamp she has in the upstairs living room of her farmhouse, and I realized I had a lamp I'd bought for Olivia's room over a year ago at a consignment sale. I made a mental note to recreate it and somehow didn't get around to it. But I can now check that pin off my list! (Only 50,000 more to go, right?)

This is one of those projects where I keep staring at it trying to decide if I really love it or really hate it. I should have probably left this one to the pro. But it's quirky and different, and y'all know I'm all about getting away from cookie cutter.

Here's what I used:

Wooden lamp base
Shade
Folk Art Chalk Paint in Parisian
Folk Art Chalk Paint in Java
Rustoleum Universal Hammered Black
Minwax Clear Paste Finishing Wax
Annie Sloan Dark Wax
Large craft paint brush
Scissors
Hot glue gun and sticks
Burlap ribbon

Here's how my lamp looked before. I'd found the lamp shade at Goodwill for $2 and the lamp base was something like $6. It was all so white! Too white. And had some dingy places.

So I cut up the shade. Only seems rational, don't ya think? Hey, it was $2. What did I have to lose?

Then it looked like I was ready to go TP my neighbor's yard. I actually liked the galvanized metal look of the shade frame but since the top was gold, I had to do something about it. I had some leftover black hammered spray paint from our shower in our bathroom makeover, so I used up the rest on the shade frame.

Word of warning: Do not get between a craft-crazed girl and her DIY project. You will get stabbed with a kitchen knife. My stubborn paint bottle that didn't want to open didn't stand a chance.

I used some leftover Folk Art Chalk Paint in Parisian Gray from my distressed thrifted frames I did last year for the base.

After two coats of the gray, I dry brushed some Folk Art Chalk Paint in Java.

The dry brushing was nice but it wasn't quite worn enough yet to really mimic Joanna's design.

So I swiped on some clear Minwax Paste Finishing Wax. I use an old sock for waxing since it's easier for me to work with than a rag. I just wear the sock like a mitten and buff away.

After the clear wax, I sparingly rubbed on a little Annie Sloan Dark Wax.

Much better. Weathered, worn, French gray.

Once my shade was dry, I hot glued a roll of burlap ribbon to the top and bottom, inside and outside.

It seemed to soften the industrial look a little.

It's nowhere close to Joanna's version, but I love that it's unique. I haven't decided yet if I'll get a real shade for it, but I do love how the lamp base burned out. Considering the whole project took $8 and less than an hour to do, I'm not losing any sleep over it.

What do you think? Yay or nay? I'm on the fence with this one.

Be sure to visit these other bloggers participating in the February Pinterest Challenge too! Maybe they'll inspire you to try one or two of your own pins.