Repurposed Glass Lamp Shade Cloche Terrarium

Glass lamp shade. A brief context to set expectations.

Glass lamp shade: Quick notes

I’ve been scouring the Habitat for Humanity ReStore for goodies.. In the lighting section I came across some of those old lead glass pendant lights that were so popular in the 60’s-80’s.  The earlier ones are brass, then they became a bright gold, and if you were really lucky, they had a stained glass look. At one time, everyone of my friend’s parents had a version hanging over the kitchen table. Something about this one caught my eye.  I thought it might have a second life other than an ugly light fixture shade. I liked that the sections between the glass are real brass and the glass is  a leaded cut glass. And the geometric shape is actually very current. The entire thing had a beautiful patina, so for $12 I decided to bring it home with me and  give it a bit of  a makeover into a Repurposed Glass Lamp Shade Cloche.

Creating the Cloche Top From the Old Lamp Shade

To makeover the old shade, I grabbed a few metal nuts and washers to the hole in the top where the electric would normally go through,and added an extra fancy glass knob I had putting a nut on the underside of the shade to hold the knob in place.

The Old Shade Has Gorgeous Patina

It really looks lovely with it’s patina’d age, and a bit modern with it’s geometric look and brass finish. I look that there is something old and new about it at the same time. I love the bits of chippy paint and scratches. It gives it so much character.

I even like that there is old paint speckles on the glass and metal.

Display Pretty Items Underneath

I put my little Walmart fern in a clay pot and the kids’ geode underneath for display underneath. But really, you could add any little kind of thing for display: a little collection, a favorite plant, a vintage clock or even a small collection of photos.

See more ideas about decorating with cloches here.

I think it’s kind of fun and different too. I am going to be on the hunt for more now that I know what potential they have!

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