It’s week 6 of the One Room Challenge and I’m focusing on lighting. I truly believe one of the most overlooked and under valued aspect of interior decorating is lighting. It’s easy to buy a small, cheap lamp from Target and call it a day, but choosing light fixtures that “have an opinion” will give you a much higher end look… and it doesn’t have to be expensive. Here’s how I DIY’d a $5 thrifted lamp using baking soda and paint.

How I transformed a thrifted caned chair and gave it a more coastal vibe using chalk paint in the color Night Owl by Sherwin Williams. I also lightened the caning using Rustoleum 2x Spray Paint in the color Khaki.

I duped a Pottery Barn lamp by mixing paint and baking soda in order to create the look of pottery to transform a $5 lamp from the thrift store.

How I hacked an IKEA HEMNES Shoe Organizer and turned it into an electronics charging station with thrifted leather pulls.

Do you want to create custom artwork for your home without the years it takes to learn to paint? How does $20 and an hour of your time sound? I created the portrait below with zero watercolor experience and no paint brushes necessary - just an iPad, Procreate, and Waterlogue.