Repurposed Vintage Glass Light Shade Pedestal Bowl
Vintage glass light fixtures can have such pretty details. It’s a shame to not be able to appreciate them down closer. This pretty in pink glass ceiling fixture was in Happy Girl’s room for awhile before we redecorated {“Vintage Modern Bedroom Makeover Reveal”}. It’s been hiding out waiting to be repurposed. Today is it’s lucky day! Here is the new, improved Repurposed Vintage Glass Light Shade Pedestal Bowl.
Today’s post is part of our monthly Thrifty Chicks Junkovers Challenge. This month we are all creating around Light, which seems fitting for December. I’ve got everyone’s links down below; hope you can visit them all!
Repurposed Vintage Glass Light Shade Pedestal Bowl
This repurpose brought together 2 random pieces that both had to do with light. They were hanging around my basement because they had potential! Sometimes it takes awhile to realize what you can create with different pieces (a good reason to not eliminate too hastily). Luckily this challenge helped me see these 2 pieces needed to be combined!
My first idea was to cut up an old table leg, find a base and attach it to the vintage glass light shade, so it became a glorified cake plate/bowl. It would be a larger version of my “Tart Mold Pedestals”, but with different materials. The problem was this glass shade is heavy. I couldn’t figure out what wooden base would be able to support it and not tip over.
As I was gazing at the vintage glass light shade (and throwing in a load of laundry), I spied this old lamp base I had picked up in a curbside pile on my messy counter. Hmm…it was heavy, and definitely large enough to support the glass shade. I also liked the metal texture…no painting involved!
BINGO! This repurpose just got a whole lot easier! Which is awesome, since I left it till the last minute (and I know I’m not the only one;)
The spiderwebs got wiped away and I told Mr. Fix it to search the random lamps parts box for some pieces to marry these 2 up. (This was definitely a quickie wedding:)
The lamp base was already threaded, all we had to do was screw in a threaded sleeve, a couple washers and a finial piece to top it off. And I love character, so they jumped in as is!
Voila’! A perfectly pretty-in-pink Repurposed Vintage Glass Light Shade Pedestal Bowl!
And I’m thinking to myself, “Why didn’t I think of this before?” These 2 pieces have been languishing in my basement forever! Sometimes repurposing projects are like that. It takes time to see the potential, before you can create the unique!
Now for the fun part…decorating with it!
Yes, both of these pieces had to do with light. One was a former ceiling light fixture, the other a lamp base. Now they needed some actual light to show off all those pretty details.
I laid a battery-powered string of stars in the glass light fixture bowl and piled on a bunch of vintage Shiny Brite ornaments. This new recreation has been elevated to Christmas mantel status! A far cry from the basement.
How fun is it when 2 totally random pieces can be married up easily to create something beautiful! Repurposing at it’s best, I’d say! This pretty vintage glass ceiling fixture looks amazing, despite it’s age.
Hope you enjoyed this easy project, and it will challenge you to look a little more thoughtfully at what you have hanging around in storage. I’m quite happy with this Repurposed Vintage Glass Light Shade Pedestal Bowl. So many decorating adventures in it’s future!
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I love this idea–great tutorial! Thanks for sharing at Vintage Charm!
Your welcome, Cecilia! Glad you liked it!
I love how this turned out, Lora and I especially love how the colors of the ornaments make the underside look as if the leaves were painted in color!! Great “marriage”!!!
Oh, you’re right, Karolyn, the leaves do take on the Shiny Brite colors! Glad you liked it!
Love that glass shade Lora, and you repurposed it in such an amazing way. Practical and so pretty!
Thanks, Tuula!
I have two or three of these that i just couldn’t get rid of so, thanks Lora for this great idea, they are beautiful oldies and i love vintage.
Wonderful, Marlene! Glad to give you an idea to enjoy them even more!
Lora, it may have been a quickie marriage but these two were meant for each other! LOVE LOVE LOVE and pinned
Thx, Marie! I don’t know why I didn’t see it before!
Lora, you had me at the beautiful light fixture! But the end result is gorgeous and perfect for Christmas! I am always amazed at your creativity and “good eye”. Thanks for sharing your talents!
Aw, thanks Pam! This one was a quick and fun happenstance!
That turned out so pretty! I made a bowl out of a light shade once and used a glass candlestick holder as the base. I think I sold it at the antique mall.
Tania
Thx, Tania! Just glad I finally figured out how to enjoy this old beauty!
Those old light bowls are so pretty and I’m glad you saved it and repurposed it. It turned out so beautifully.
Thanks, Vikki! They’re much too pretty to be way up at ceiling height!
Ooooo! Nicely done Lora. I love the base you found and that you left it’s surface as is. The pretty shade works so well with it, and wow, does it ever look amazing with the vintage ornaments on display. So much better to have a quickie wedding for these two than leave them languishing in your basement!!
It’s so pretty at night! Glad you enjoyed it, Sheila!
I love this and would never think of combining the two. Great project.
Cindy
Thanks, Cindy!
I love this! I’ve been “storing” a vintage blue light cover, very similar to this, for the past 20 years or more! I originally wanted to collect more and hang them around the top of my laundry closet as decor, but that never happened. I am going to try something similar to this and use it for winter decor with lights and faux snowballs! Thanks for the fantastic idea, very excited!
Wonderful! I’m so excited you’ve got a new way to enjoy yours, Nancy! Maybe mine will get snowballs and lights for January; great idea!
This is so lovely , Lora! I love how you filled it with ornaments and lights, too! I’ll be looking at lamps in the thrift store in a new way now! The quickie marriage worked out great!
I’m sure there’s plenty of lamp bases like this at the thrift store, Linda. And the fixtures can usually be found at the local antique store, too! Good luck hunting!