I had so much fun with this challenge, and now my one last decision is which room our new monkey gets to live in. I'm thinking guest bedroom! Thanks so much CB2.
Happy Monday everyone! xo. Elsie
I had so much fun with this challenge, and now my one last decision is which room our new monkey gets to live in. I'm thinking guest bedroom! Thanks so much CB2.
Happy Monday everyone! xo. Elsie
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Teehee! That’s cute!
xo Lisa
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This is so fun! I am scared of monkeys, but this lamp is cute! Great restyle!
xoxo
Juliette Laura
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The flowers are a perfect touch! And sunflowers would look lovely in the fall~
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Oh wow he’s gorgeous!!
<3becky
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hahah this is so cool 🙂
i like monkey to stay white, but I dont think I could resist not to paint him
this is so fun!
kw ladies in navy
Oh this lamp is very very cool !
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Ah, I love monkeys! The white oil pastel was a neat idea – I would never have thought of that myself. The flowers are a perfect finishing touch.
M.
Love this! So simple and cute. Anything zig zag/chevron is a win in my house 😉 xx
AWw this is really nice, I really like it!
xxx
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Oh my gosh, I love it! Super cute. Makes me want to paint my purple elephant white!
Oh my goodness, I am in love with this. The monkey, the colors, my favorite flowers…wish I had this on my desk 🙂 A little reminder to not take it all so seriously sometimes.
Kate
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He would look so cute in my craft room when it is finished, but I am in the UK.
Sam
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Cute !
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so cool! love it! 😉
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cute!
I was thrilled to see CB2 do ship to the UK but a £90 lamp is a bit expensive!
Love this lamp! So weird but pretty! The flowers were a great idea 🙂 Here’s my DIY lamp I did recently: http://www.turquoiseflamingo.com/2013/01/diy-vintage-lamp.html
Hope you like!
Casthy
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What a cool piece. Thanks for sharing!
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Oh my gosh that is so adorable!
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Sorry, I love this blog so much but this lamp, oh lordy do I disagree.
That’s the cutest! The flowers really bring it to life.
SO COOL!
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I love that you added flowers! I used to love playing with oil pastels. What a cool way to change up the look of the lamp. Love it!
LOVE the lamp and such an easy redo! :0
grace
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Hahaha love the monkey. Too cute!
So cute. Have a nice day.
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Such a cute lamp and restyle!
Oh my goodness … that is one cute lamp! I love how you jazzed him up. I would keep him white in our place too.
I love the grey of this lampshade against the yellow chair – it’s my favourite colour combination at the moment! I also had no idea that you could just use an oil crayon on fabric like that and it would stay – did you only have to do it once or did you need to go over the pattern?
Flora
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So cute! I’m glad you were able to resist the temptation to paint him-I would have painted him all crazy colors and then had to re-paint him white! 🙂
This is too darn adorable!
Jillian – http://epic-thread.blogspot.com
Chimpanzees are apes, not monkeys. Just sayin’.
Cute! Thanks for the inspiration!
Anna
I never thought I would actually put a monkey lamp on my wish list, but this sure changed my mind! 🙂
That is ADORABLE! I love how you painted him white and then added the flowers for a pop of color!
CELIAROSE
I really love this blog and the effort put into most DIYs here, but this is just not a good solution for a lampshade- oil pastel is not permanent, especially on fabric. . You could have got a similar effect with a dry- brush painting technique. The whole thing seems rushed and not well thought out.
Very cute, I want a monkey lamp!
Lauren
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I love what you did with him! The little touches you added really make this lamp pop. The pop of color in the flowers is just perfect.
That’s totally cute! Love it.
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So simple and lovely! xx
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Thats so adorable!
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So, this might not get approved, but it is a pet peeve of mine (I hold a degree in anthropology).
1) This is not a “monkey” lamp. This is a “chimpanzee” lamp. I don’t care what it says on the CB2 website.
2) Chimpanzees are NOT monkeys. They are apes. There are many differences between the two.
3) Both (along with humans and other groups) are primates.
Just FYI.
/minornerdrant
That is going to look so great with air plants!
that monkey is too cute!
also love doing art with pastels 🙂
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So cute! I have a monkey lamp that needs fixing (the wiring has gone all fizzy) and I LOVE him, but he’s been sitting in my closet forever. I think I’ll get it out and see if I can get it fixed! Monkeys are the best. 🙂
xo
Kristina
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I hate to be “that girl” but Chimpanzees are not a kind of monkey. It’s like nails on a chalkboard, and also I thought you might want to know more about your favorite animals so here goes…
Primates are a group made up of both Monkeys and Apes. Chimpanzees are within the subgroup of Apes. You can tell an ape because they never have tails whereas all monkeys do. Also there are tons of different species of Monkeys but only 5 Apes: Chimps, Bonobos, Gorillas, Gibbons, and Orangutans.
Adorable! I love the grey, yellow and white together, it’s very fun and cute at the same time!
That’s incredibly cute. The flowers are the best part.
Carmen ☼
LOVE IT! And if I ever meet you in person, I’ll do my Chimpanzee imitation for you… ooo-ooo-Ooo-Ooo-Eee-AH-AH!!!
Love that monkey and the shade idea 🙂
J
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I really like the look of the scribbles can’t believe it was achieved with a white oil pastel! Well done:)
Haha! This lamp made me laugh 🙂 Very cute restyle!
There are so many interesting lamps on Etsy that would be great for this makeover! Thanks for an idea!
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I don’t think my animal behaviorist husband would ever forgive me if I didn’t obnoxiously mention that a chimp is not a monkey, but an ape. Either way, the lamp is fantastic. Love the flowers.
This is super cute and stylish – thanks for sharing!
I love monkeys too and I designed a monkey bracelet: http://877.bigcartel.com/product/herren-armband-affenkopf-holzperlen-weiss
Wearing it reminds me of “monkey business” – taking things not too serious and having fun!
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Oh I love it! I recently got a turquoise rabbit lamp: http://magicaldaydream.blogspot.nl/2013/05/my-rabbit-and-me.html It has a polka dotted cover and it is so adorable 🙂 Also; my grandmother used to have a guest room that we called the ‘monkey room’ because it had a lot of monkeys in it (stuffed animals, paper ones, illustrations). That room was the best!
It’s great, I love it !
Looks great, but how durable do you think the pattern will be? I could imagine that dust might stick to it?
Very funky money!
xx Kaisa
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that lamp is so fun! i love it.
Zoe
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Very cute. Love the dual look of the lamp shade.
I love the gray you chose!
What a super cute idea and I love those flowers!
I love how great it looks against the yellow chair – a fun little restyle 🙂
Cute! and so creative 🙂
X
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Love to have him join me in my office!
This is so cute! Love that he’s holding flowers!
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I love this! Pentel Arts have some of my favorite products. I especially liked when you used the fabric sticks on the pillow DIY project. Thank you for sharing!