Brass Lamps + Who Picked This Color?

I found these twin lamps while thrifting today.  $2 bucks each!  Because they were so cheap, I felt less apprehensive about testing out a new color on them.

After a good wipe-down with TSP

and a quick spray with BIN primer, it was ready for the paint!

Rustoleum's London Grey.

I've never used this particular color before but really thought I was going to like it.  From the cap, it looked like a warm, chocolaty-grey. Who doesn't like chocolaty?

With the first spray, I knew I'd made a mistake. OH-MY-GOODNESS, so not what I expected.  

The color wasn't exactly grey or even pewter for that matter.  It looked a bit like hot chocolate...maybe, but not quite?   I'm not even sure.  The color is that hard to describe.  
I hope London doesn't look like this on even it's greyest of days.

Funny thing is, it matched the shade on the spraypaint's cap almost perfectly, so I'm a bit surprised that I don't seem to love it nearly as much as I thought I did in the store.

So, now what???

I had hoped to replace the brass lamps in my living room.  *long sigh*

I'm going to sleep on it for a while before redoing the lamps.  With the right shade, the lamps may grow on me. 
Give me a little time to think this through.  *another-big-sigh*

Enjoy being prissy!
-Prissyville