Dino Wall Lamp

My first wall lamp was a commission from a nice lady, she wanted a small sconce to hang on the wall next to her bed. We chose a whimsical combination of vintage chrome parts and a nice articulated bronze arm that I was to paint in aqua-blue to match some other items in the room.

The shade was probably part of a candle lamp and has several cute star shaped holes plus bird engravings all around the brim. The backplate is a vintage one from the 60s, to which I adapted a new switch, reproduction of the button-type Midcentury ones. The cord is transparent to match the metallic parts, and both the bulb socket and plug are new too.

Measures: sconce 12cm diameter; shade 9cm diameter, 17cm high.

Note: for those wandering about the name, it's been my little nephew's idea. He says the lamp looks like the head and long neck of an Apatosaurus! (he's a Dino Expert, you know...)

The main parts used to make the wall lamp:

Polishing the future shade, painting the articulated arm with a self-made turquoise tone

Distressing the surface of the arm, then starting to wire the lamp: here, showing how the joint had to be dismantled

 Wiring the bulb socket and the plug,

 Making the connections with the switch -and, finally, testing the lamp: fine!