Patina Lamp Base Makeover

Soft Neutral Shades Media Cabinet

Fresh Start for a Veneer Classic This manufactured media cabinet—with its once orange-tinged wood veneer—has been completely refreshed in a soft, neutral taupe called French Villa . Inside the glass-front doors, the adjustable shelf pops in Truffle , a beautifully rich and earthy shade from a newly released palette. The warm, complementary colors work together to give this piece a stylish, modern update and a brand new lease on life.

Lamps after and before

I have these lamps in my bedroom but the bases are just so boring with a brown faux pattern of some sort. I envisioned them to be a patina'd metal look. So this is what I did to get the look I wanted.

I wiped them down well after removing the lamp shades.

And with the help of Modern Masters metal effects Patina kit (below left) I began the transformation.

First step, brush on a coat of primer and let dry half hour

Add another coat of primer and let dry 2 hours

2nd product applied is the bronze paint, again apply the first coat and let dry half hour (above has bronze right and primer on left)

Add another coat of bronze and while wet spray with product #3, the blue patina spray (shown on right freshly applied)

Let dry and as it does the spray reacts with the metal flakes in the bronze paint to create authentic patina. (above is left still wet and right drying )

I have a video series of all the steps on my Creative Moments Facebook Page but they are too large to load here Blogger says ;( but for a live view click the video section on my page and see parts 1-3