Plant stand

I got this plant stand from my step mom about 8 years ago. It was headed for the trash because it was wobbly and unwanted. I painted it cream and tightened up the screws and used it as ... a plant stand at my old house. Brian hates it and almost threw it out recently. Once again I rescued it and tightened up the screws, but this time I squirted some of that gorilla glue in the nail hole. Poor thing's going to get a complex about disintegrating away in some landfill.

I cleaned it up, spray painted it and decoupaged that paper on the top. It holds a lamp in the guest room. Not bad for free, but I'd really like one of those half circle tables that would lean right up against the wall. See that lampshade? I actually painted it with the same color as the wall.
Here's the "before" photo of the shade.
When I bought the shade for our first apartment, the leaves were definitely NOT that vibrant green color. It faded really strangely over the years and I would not have used it ever again. I thought it was worth a shot to paint it. It turned out....just weird. I kept it for a weekend, then threw it out and bought a replacement shade. I'm having a rough time with lamp shades lately...Guess I've learned my lesson that they shouldn't be spray painted or wall painted. Go figure.