Thursday, August 27, 2009

Thrifted Lantern


I found this lantern at a thrift store in San Antonio. I love the wavy, bubbly, makes-it-look-old glass! I didn't love the up close look of sponge painted brown on black. It needed a little tender loving care so I cleaned out the cobwebs, washed it well and covered the glass with masking tape (that was a pain) and gave it a coat of Krylon's oil rubbed bronze metallic paint. Now it is ready for an evening picnic and a home on the front porch.

5 comments:

  1. Nice lantern! You have a good eye!

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  2. That is so cool. Where are you going to put it?

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  3. Hey, I'm in SA, wanna let me in on which thrift store you found that in? It turned out great!

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  4. What a great lantern and it's SO much better black!

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  5. Absolutely lovely...much better than the ones you can find in the store. The glass is beautiful! Enjoy...Janell

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