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I'm a bit leary of painting a lamp like that. Some of these types of lamps may be designer made and if you paint it, you ruin it's potential value.

On the other hand, if it's a no name lamp, a knock off of a more famous one then it may well be fine but a thing to think of is that if you use anything larger than a 60W incadescent, you may discoler the paint so perhaps see if you can get something more heat resistant to paint it with.

Sanding/priming and then paint is probably all that is required I'm sure.

I love it the color it is, sell it to me. Seriously.

I tackled the same project years ago with a slightly different style lamp. The most important step is using a good primer so that your new coat of paint sticks. I didn't sand, but it your base has chips, I would recommend it.

Also, don't forget to tape the insides of the globes, the on/off knobs, and the cord where it meets the lamp. That way you have a cleaner finish.

The current color seems like it would go really well with light blue and black....

You might not want a home that matches too well.

I love the tri-colored green.

Are you sure it wouldn't work as is?

i'm not sure. i'll probably just keep the green. i can't tell if it's because the color is growing on me, or if i'm too lazy to do anything about it. i like the lamp, but it's nice to know i have options. thanks!