My sofa was four years old and I wanted it a new colour… so I spruced it up with a lick of paint, it looks brand new
09/07/2024 12:10 PM
A THRIFTY woman has revealed how she gave her old leather sofa an epic makeover with a lick of paint.
Forking out for a brand new sofa can set you back quite a bit – but Facebook user Teena Maria Ridgeway recently proved there’s no need to spend a fortune on the living room essential.
According to the thrifty DIY lover, from Basingstoke, she had had her leather sofas for four years and although they still looked in prime condition, Teena fancied a change.
The original two-seater boasted a stunning deep brown colour – however, she wanted to zhuzh it up – and all it took was some paint.
Sharing the epic transformation on the DIY On A Budget Official group, Teena wrote in the post: ”Wanted to share my brown to cream leather 2 seater dyed with LCD leather dye….have 3 seater, armchair to do.”
The total costs of the purse-friendly project came to an affordable £70, thanks to the special paint she’d ordered from Amazon.
According to the popular online retailer, ”the self- sealing leather dye repairs old scuff marks, scratches and everyday signs of wear and tear as well as sun damage making car or home seats or sofas look fantastic again”.
”Besides restoring blemishes, the leather dye will keep new marks from forming.
”This leather repair colouring solution is ideal for restoring your items tired colour and is also water resistant.”
What’s more, not only will you save money by repainting the old sofa instead of forking out for a new one, the application process is also easy.
The instructions online tell to ”apply in light coats, by hand or spray, to build the depth of colour” and ”every 100ml bottle covers 4 square feet”.
Teena – who said this was not her first project – added: ”I’ve been doing this on furniture for a long time.
”If done properly with time and patience you can have good results..
”My sofas are only 4 years old and I wanted new colour, I’m very pleased with the end product.”
After a few layers of the affordable dye, the end result was cream leather sofas – which looked totally brand new.
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The jaw-dropping glow-up has clearly impressed many, as in less than 24 hours the post has racked up 1k likes and more than 150 comments.
One couldn’t believe the incredible difference, writing: ”It looks flippin’ amazing to be fair.
”You’d never know from those photos that it was dyed afterwards.”
Another chimed in: ”I did mine back in lockdown, still perfect now, such good stuff.”
A third wrote: ”Looks fantastic please let us know how it lasts in a few months, I'd like to do mine but just touching up the arms.”
”I used a small roller when doing my sofa and it came up beautifully no brush marks or drip,” a fourth member of the popular page said.
