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DIY Kelly Wearstler Lamp

January 24, 2018~ Decor, DIY and craft projects, Furniture DIY

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I discovered Kelly Wearstler last year during a DIY challenge hosted by Jess of Domicile 37 for her “inspired by series.” I made a gemstone tray // here // but couldn’t shake the Linden Lamp from the back of my mind. I’ve been thinking about that lamp for too long, so I decided to re-purpose a set of lamps that I’ve got kicking around from a previous craft and DIY it. In the process I also finally found a purpose for a set of black and red lampshades that I scored this summer. I tell you, there’s a place for everything if you wait long enough. So without further ado, here’s my DIY Kelly Wearstler Lamp.

Bring some drama to your lighting situation with this DIY Kelly Wearstler Lamp. Upcycle an old lamp with air dry clay, and make one to amp up your decor. You can make it in any colour you want as long you've got the paint!

Materials for a DIY Kelly Wearstler Lamp

  • Lamp + lampshade
  • Americana Chalky Finish Paint in White
  • Paint Brushes
  • Air Dy Clay in white
  • Americana Acrylic Paint in Brilliant Red
  • Hot glue gun

Step 1: Clean the lamp you’re going to paint. I gave mine a good wipe with a wet washcloth, and then dried it off. It was in our garage before, so I wanted to make sure I wasn’t painting over dust and dirt.

Bring some drama to your lighting situation with this DIY Kelly Wearstler Lamp. Upcycle an old lamp with air dry clay, and make one to amp up your decor. You can make it in any colour you want as long you've got the paint!

Step 2: Painting over a gloss is super tricky. You can use the Zinser primers, but for this I tried the Americana Chalky Finish paint because it stuck so well to the plastic chargers I painted in the fall // here //. It may take a few coats, but you’ll eventually get it all.

Bring some drama to your lighting situation with this DIY Kelly Wearstler Lamp. Upcycle an old lamp with air dry clay, and make one to amp up your decor. You can make it in any colour you want as long you've got the paint!

Step 3: While the lamp is drying roll the little balls out of the clay. I planned approximately how many I needed and made sure to roll-out some extra while I was at it. It will take a full 24 hrs to dry, so you’ll have to set these and come back to it tomorrow.

Bring some drama to your lighting situation with this DIY Kelly Wearstler Lamp. Upcycle an old lamp with air dry clay, and make one to amp up your decor. You can make it in any colour you want as long you've got the paint!

Step 4: This next part is pretty easy, you just hot glue the clay balls (once they’re dry) to the lamp in the pattern you’ve chosen. I decided to faithfully recreate the Linden Lamp, so I went for straight vertical rows.

Bring some drama to your lighting situation with this DIY Kelly Wearstler Lamp. Upcycle an old lamp with air dry clay, and make one to amp up your decor. You can make it in any colour you want as long you've got the paint!

Step 5: As you can see, the bottom coat of white is kind of sloppy, but that’s because I just wanted to get some coverage. The real fun comes when you apply your top coat of colour. I wanted to match the red of the lampshade I had, so I tried out a variety of shades my collection and settled on brilliant red.

Bring some drama to your lighting situation with this DIY Kelly Wearstler Lamp. Upcycle an old lamp with air dry clay, and make one to amp up your decor. You can make it in any colour you want as long you've got the paint!

Step 6: Wait for the last coat of paint to dry, add the lampshade, and voila! You now have a DIY Kelly Wearstler Lamp that you can enjoy in a variety of settings and styles.

I’m not sure if the DIY Kelly Wearstler Lamp is going to stay in the studio, but I do think it looks fantastic with the marble for a table setting. Maybe I’ll do the second lamp and use them as lighting for our home office. We shall see!

Bring some drama to your lighting situation with this DIY Kelly Wearstler Lamp. Upcycle an old lamp with air dry clay, and make one to amp up your decor. You can make it in any colour you want as long you've got the paint!

Bring some drama to your lighting situation with this DIY Kelly Wearstler Lamp. Upcycle an old lamp with air dry clay, and make one to amp up your decor. You can make it in any colour you want as long you've got the paint!

Bring some drama to your lighting situation with this DIY Kelly Wearstler Lamp. Upcycle an old lamp with air dry clay, and make one to amp up your decor. You can make it in any colour you want as long you've got the paint!

Bring some drama to your lighting situation with this DIY Kelly Wearstler Lamp. Upcycle an old lamp with air dry clay, and make one to amp up your decor. You can make it in any colour you want as long you've got the paint!

Bring some drama to your lighting situation with this DIY Kelly Wearstler Lamp. Upcycle an old lamp with air dry clay, and make one to amp up your decor. You can make it in any colour you want as long you've got the paint!

Bring some drama to your lighting situation with this DIY Kelly Wearstler Lamp. Upcycle an old lamp with air dry clay, and make one to amp up your decor. You can make it in any colour you want as long you've got the paint!

Bring some drama to your lighting situation with this DIY Kelly Wearstler Lamp. Upcycle an old lamp with air dry clay, and make one to amp up your decor. You can make it in any colour you want as long you've got the paint!

Bring some drama to your lighting situation with this DIY Kelly Wearstler Lamp. Upcycle an old lamp with air dry clay, and make one to amp up your decor. You can make it in any colour you want as long you've got the paint!

I don’t normally photograph lamps with the light on because I hate the glow it gives, but in this case the red-ish glow is perfect.

There’s something so exotic about how it all looks, it feels like a luxe little Chinese restaurant where there are no fried chicken balls and everything is authentic schezuan. Hmmm, my happy place.

Bring some drama to your lighting situation with this DIY Kelly Wearstler Lamp. Upcycle an old lamp with air dry clay, and make one to amp up your decor. You can make it in any colour you want as long you've got the paint!

Bring some drama to your lighting situation with this DIY Kelly Wearstler Lamp. Upcycle an old lamp with air dry clay, and make one to amp up your decor. You can make it in any colour you want as long you've got the paint!

Bring some drama to your lighting situation with this DIY Kelly Wearstler Lamp. Upcycle an old lamp with air dry clay, and make one to amp up your decor. You can make it in any colour you want as long you've got the paint!

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Yield: 1 Lamp

DIY Kelly Wearstler Lamp

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Make a stylish DIY Kelly Wearstler Lamp using a thrift store lamp and lamp shade.

Prep Time 15 minutes
Active Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Difficulty Easy
Estimated Cost $10-$20

Materials

  • Lamp + lampshade
  • Americana Chalky Finish Paint in White
  • Paint Brushes
  • Air Dy Clay in white
  • Americana Acrylic Paint in Brilliant Red

Tools

  • Hot glue gun

Instructions

  1. Clean the lamp to remove any dust and dirt.
  2. Paint the lamp with primer or chalk paint in white.
  3. Roll the little balls out of the clay. 
  4. Allow to dry for 24 hours.
  5. Hot glue the clay balls to the lamp in the pattern of your choice.
  6. Apply your top coat of colour applying 2-3 coats.
  7. Allow to dry fully.
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Project Type: Home Decor / Category: DIY and craft projects

 

 

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  1. liz says

    January 24, 2018 at 2:09 pm

    so fun, love it!

    Reply
    • Ariel says

      January 28, 2018 at 8:20 pm

      thank you! <3

      Reply

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