My design philosophy is to “live with the things I love”. Generally speaking, I buy only the home items that I doubt I can possibly live without.
Enter the antique fire extinguisher lamp I came across in a Craigslist Listing posted on Apartment Therapy. I was drawn to it from the moment saw it. Honestly, I didn’t NEED a new lamp, and I was trying to save money but… I thought I’d just email the seller and inquire. Most likely, I wouldn’t get it but I had to try. And if fate WANTED me to have the lamp, well then, who am I to argue?
Becoming the owner of that fire extinguisher lamp was my destiny. Not only was I the first to contact the seller (keep in mind, she was in CA and I live in NY), but she was willing to ship the lamp at no additional charge. She said that I’d opened the floodgates, and her email exploded with other would-be antique fire extinguisher lamp owners, but I had been promised the prize.
To seal the deal I also scored a lampshade from a colleague who just happened to be selling it right at that time. It fit just beautifully, I think the stars must have been aligned.
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Love how it turned out. I really wish we could find a really old one like that. We are revamping a “new” fire extinguisher into a lamp also, but for a little boys room. We found your photo on Google images and it was love at first sight, I had to stop by and say hi.
When my dad was 16, he made a bunch of these and sold them….I wonder if he made this one. We’re from the Boston area, but these things get pretty far through yardsales and ebay and stuff….
That really would be “meant to be,” Christie!