The great lamp debate... compromise... surrender.

A few months ago my Mom came to visit and she brought me these lamps. I don't remember where she got them from, but they were just $5 a piece. I determined I'd like something like them on a trip to Chartreuse and Company and she found these shortly after returning home from that visit.

Of course I didn't want to leave the gold and wood pieces, so I taped everything off and spray painted those parts.

Finally last week I found the style lamp shade I wanted. I was on my way somewhere else to run errands and saw a big sale sign in the window of World Market. It clicked that maybe they'd have lamp shades, and although they weren't on sale, I decided that $8/piece worked for me- especially because the lamps themselves were inexpensive... or maybe they were even free... hey Mom, did I ever give you ten bucks for these lamps?

Anyways, I set the lamps up and was liking how things were looking. Then Hubby came home and I asked what he thought. Well, of course that was a mistake. One of the few times I ask him what he thinks, it turns out he doesn't like what I've done.

So, after a little bickering, I decide to compromise and put a hobnob lamp on my side so I could enjoy it and leave one of the old lamps (which are like the ones we used to have in the guest room) on his side.

Well, apparently that was no good either. But rather than fight for his own lamps, he just let me use the two hobnob lamps. I think it may have been my "you don't really care anyways" comment that got him, but I'm not sure. I'm actually leaning more towards he loves me and wants me to be happy. :)

So now I've got some neat new (to me) hobnob lamps in the master bedroom and they only cost about $15 a piece (lamp base, shade, and new energy efficient light bulb).

I'm posting this for Thrifty Treasure Mondays at Southern Hospitality because I think the lamps were a good deal and the shades weren't too bad either. Head on over there for some awesome thrifty finds and maybe a little inspiration!

Blessings and Happy Monday!