LOVE Pineapple Decor, have for a while now. first we considered getting a pineapple chandelier. we thought it would be perfect for our south florida home.
pineapples are tropical and regal at the same time.
we ended up with a shell chandelier, which was always another coveted favorite {tutorial on how i restored one coming soon}.
so back to pineapples... always loved pineapple lamps, too. so, since, we didn't get the chandelier, thought that a lamp would be perfect. this is how we did it:
1st we got some cool old wood-carved pineapples from Paula Roemer, Inc.
then we thought we'd upcycle an old trophy base {from a golf trophy we had taken apart} and use that as the lamp base.
*definitely* wanted to reuse the monogrammed lampshade i had made- remember this project?
this is the drill + bit my hubs used to drill a hole down the middle of the pineapple
so here's our whole 'project suite', or at least the one we originally had planned. {we decided to reuse the lamp parts from the original, above-mentioned lamp as well.}
...so this was the result...
...but my husband suggested that the lamp base from our original lamp might look better, too... so we tried that since i was not 100% happy with the 1st result.
we both liked it better, don't you? feel free to comment below!
lastly, i 'painted' it a distressed white finish using a rag instead of a brush and clean white latex paint. it took some rubbing on and off until i was finally satisfied with the results on all sides and from every angle.
thanks for stopping by! if you make one, i'd love to see yours, too!!
xoxo
