Simple Things

So today I was inspired to change the look of our two lamps in our family room.  I have been reading a new blog to me, The Nesting Place, and she inspired me to change the color of our lamps. Here is a snapshot of our before lamps:

I was very excited to try out a new color, so here's the work in progress:

And then here is the final product of my creativity!  

I like it a lot! It's a colonial red, and it will go well with the fabric I picked out for our new curtains in our family room!  Yea for color!