Dying for a Change

You know how sometimes you can meet an attractive person, but then as time goes by and you get to know them better, the more UNattractive they become? I’ve known a few people like that in my day.  Same goes for the opposite. You might initially think a person is rather unattractive, but as you get to know them better and discover their awesome/hilarious/fun-loving personality, all physical flaws melt away, and you find yourself totally enamored.

That was sort of the story with this yard-sale chair.  At first, Sarah was repulsed by its overpowering ugliness. Then she sat down and quickly realized her tush had never been more comfortably embraced by any other chair.  She couldn’t bear to leave it at the yard-sale. Her husband was unconvinced.  Then HE sat in the chair.

They bought the chair.

Still … it was eye-searingly ugly. Sarah decided she would try to dye it, to help it stand out a little less.  I didn’t even know you could do this, but apparently all it takes is a few bottles of Rit dye and one of those high pressure tank sprayers that you can find for around $10.

 

She says “In the end, I now have an uber comfy chair that is thankfully more decade appropriate.  The entire make-over cost less than $20, including the cost of the chair, the sprayer, the dye, and the scotch guard.  Now instead of this chair being an eyesore, it is not only a unique, beautiful piece, but a real conversation item for those familiar with how it looked before.”

Check out the whole process on her blog Backwoods Babies.

 

And for another groovy trip down Seventies Street, check out this bench that Better After reader Shannon found at a rummage sale for five bucks. FIVE BUCKS! I would have bought that too, even if I had no idea what to do with it. I would have probably just kept it in my garage for months and months until my husband offered (threatened) to give it a one-way ticket to Dumpstertown.

Funnily enough, that’s exactly what happened to Shannon.  Once she realized her husband was probably serious, she hustled down to Hobby Lobby and found some adorable fabric on clearance …

 

… and gave this old girl a bright new look. Isn’t it sweet? This is Shannon’s first ever project! Let’s all give her a collective high-five!