Would You Buy It Wednesday

About a month ago I bought a lamp at a garage sale for a dollar. I have a couple of old floor lamps in poor repair and a few that have been spiffed up and in use in our home. If the price is right, they are hard to pass up.

Are you worried that it's sitting in water?!?!

No worry, the cord was in nasty shape and I just snipped it off.

What I was really excited about was the shade frame. Well, I wasn't looking very closely at it, and as I cut off the shade, which was in really poor condition too, I realized that the shade rings are only held together by the shade. There are no vertical supports. I'm not really sure if I can "redo" the shade now and keep this neat two tiered assemblage. Oh well. I'll see what can be done. I think all the altered shades I've seen around the internet are so neat.

So what about the lamp?

I had bought one solar light stick and had been trying to decide if I could incorporate it into a piece of "junk" for a light in the tank garden. If you pull the solar light off the stick, it's about the size of a lightbulb.

You can imagine it was a bit tricky to get a shot of this at night without a tripod. I was balancing my camera on my angel's head.

So, what about during the day?

There is the plan for my bench made out of one of my old bed frames to sit here by the lamp. I've had this out there now for a few weeks and the jury decided it's staying.

At first, I thought I was pushing the limits.

REALLY JILL?! You sat an old lamp in the garden?

I was going to paint it black to make it resemble a lamp post. I had the paint out and was ready to go, but then realized that I wouldn't like it. So, rusty metal it is. :)

So, what do you think? Would you buy it? And, if you had a "tank garden" would you put a lamp in it?

And, yes, I'm thinking that some lovely rusty trinkets and silverware hanging from the lamp shade could be pretty cool in the garden too. Or would that be going to far?!

I'm linking up with Junker Newbie Stephanie for Would you Buy it Wednesday.

14 comments

d e l i g h tOctober 19, 2011 at 9:02 AM
I love it and think it looks GREAT in the garden just the way it is!
AnonymousOctober 19, 2011 at 10:40 AM
I would definitely do this if I had a tank garden! It is a great idea with the solar light!! Love it!
red.neck chicOctober 19, 2011 at 10:45 AM
Uhmm... heck yeah I would buy that!!! Jill - that looks so fun!!! I would have a field day in your tank garden! Is the junk hanging from the shade to much? Nope - think of the pretty tinkling sounds it will all make!!!

Love it!!!
;-D robelyn
AngelaOctober 19, 2011 at 1:40 PM
Yes, yes, and yes!! I think the hanging of small treasures on the lampshade would be terrific. I'm sure you'll be able to make use of the original lampshade in your home or business also!
kimmykatsOctober 19, 2011 at 2:43 PM
Quick thinking with the solar light! I have a couple of thses myself so yep I would buy it!!
Jennifer {Studio JRU}October 20, 2011 at 10:37 AM
Love, love, love it! I think that is such a neat idea! And the two tiered shade is fantastic! :)
Joy@aVintageGreenOctober 20, 2011 at 11:00 AM
Thanks for commenting on my post. Lots of potential parts in that tall lamp - neat idea for a garden light too. I'll be back to read more of your posts.
- Joy
Joy@aVintageGreenOctober 20, 2011 at 11:02 AM
ps Annie Sloan Paint is great to work with but at almost $60.00 a litre/quart (in Canada) I suspect I will be using a lot of 'oops' paint to even out the cost between projects.
- Joy
Karen G @ It's Still LifeOctober 20, 2011 at 12:20 PM
Love it. Very creative and pushing the boundaries. I just found you through Would You Buy It Wednesday and I am now a follower through google reader. Love your header. Absolutely love those old aluminum coffee pots
UnknownOctober 20, 2011 at 1:43 PM
For a dollar, I would buy it. And then I would stop by your blog to see what you've done with old lamps :)
To the Toy Box and BeyondOctober 20, 2011 at 4:34 PM
I would have bought it I paid $15 for a similiar lamp awhile back and my hubby rewired it for me
Shannon @ DoveNest28October 20, 2011 at 9:51 PM
I think your use of that lamp was creative inspiration! It looks great outdoors in the tank garden (though I was lost at first as to what a tank garden was until I looked closer at the photo!). Thanks for shareing.
Laurel@ChippingwithCharmOctober 21, 2011 at 8:09 AM
Love it in your garden! And I have a shade just like that hanging from the ceiling in my stair way...I have good intentions of doing something fun with it, but so far it's there "as is" :) Laurel
Vickie @ Ranger 911October 21, 2011 at 7:57 PM
Definitely sivlerware hanging from the shade. It looks pretty cool at night.