How To Dye A Vintage Sofa In 10 Minutes!
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- Опубликовано: 25 июл 2023
- How to Dye a Vintage Sofa - Rit DIY Furniture Flip
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This was my very first Rit Dye project and I’m so excited about how easy it was to do and how well it turned out. This short video covers all my steps and explains what colors of dye will work or won’t work. Be sure to watch until the end to also learn how to lock in the new color to prevent fading and bleeding. This vintage settee has a new lease on life and I’m loving it in our home now.
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This turned out so beautiful!
Thanks so much!
Amazing. Cannot wait to try
It works so well, and the fixative is really the key to making it last.
It turned out so nice! My favorite color. ☺️
Thank you! 😊
Thanks for sharing 😊
This is lovely! I dyed a chair one summer using spray bottles and a garden hose. It was in August so loads of heat for drying but you really made it much simpler! I will be doing this again this summer! Beautiful! ❤
It's great to hear about other people dying furniture too. I'm glad my method will help you next time.
That turned out really nice.Im going to try it but I'm not going to spray it just use a foam brush or something.
I have a vehicle headliner I plan to do. Thanks for the video 👍
Have fun!
Amazing thank you! Can you tell me which green you used from the rit color recipe link you shared? Or what the green and greys you used were? Thank you!
It's Godzilla Gray: 804sycamore.com/how-to-dye-a-vintage-sofa/
See I’ve been looking at these diy rit dye projects thinking to use a paint sprayer. I’m so glad it works I’m excited to try now. How is it holding up a month later.? Did the color stay on well?
Yes! A sprayer is so easy and much faster. The only downside is having to refill it, but that's nothing to complain about. The settee looks great, and the dye isn't rubbing off because I used the fixative. I love it at the end of our bed.
Looks fabulous! How did it hold up over time? Any bleeding/fading staining, especially after getting any spills, food, etc. and trying to clean it off? Any dye transfer when steam cleaning the sofa? Thanks. 🙂
So far so good, it's only been about six months though. The fixative works, no transfer but it's not a settee that we eat/drink on.
This is fabulous! Thank you so much for sharing! The sofa looks to be velvet? If so, did the dye change the "softness" of the material? I just scored a great deal on a RH bedframe with a tufted headboard and footboard (vintage velvet). The fabric is in good shape, but it is very badly sun damaged. Reupholstering is way too expensive so I'm considering re-dyeing it the same color. My only concern is whether it will make it hard/crusty?
The texture and feel of the fabric is the same. If you were to use fabric paint, it would be crunchy. Dye is water soluble and doesn't leave a deposit. If you try it, just make sure to really protect any non-fabric surface because so much water is used to apply the dye and fixative solutions.
Thank you for the tips! This is definitely saving me from buying a new sofa! How long did it take you to dry? I am trying to dye my sofa loveseat and chair. Did you experience any bleeding after you using the rit fixative?
I did the dying in one day - the spraying was fast, but then you have to let it completely dry so it's a good idea to have others things to do. Then the next day, I did two coats of fixative which do not need to dry in between coats. We've had no bleeding (thankfully) but we don't sit on the sofa with wet clothing either... You could take a damp paper towel to test.
What if it's dark and you'd like to go lighter? Everyone seems to the light to dark. My dining room chairs are a deep rose - I'd love them to be a slightly dark colour of blue. But I don't know the impact the underlying rose colour would have opon the painted colour.
It's my understanding that you can't use a lighter Rit dye. Maybe there's a process that strips the fabric and then it can be dyed any color (like hair) but I don't know about that. Some people test an inconspicuous spot before possibly ruining the whole piece. Good luck to you!
I love it ! How did the fabric feel?
It feels great, same softness as before the dye process. If you paint fabric, it will get crunchy, but Rit dye doesn't change the texture of the fabric.
Random Question: Did you paint or treat the bricks on the outside of your house to arrive at that gorgeous white color? Congrats on your beautiful couch transformation!
The bricks came treated that way (a sort of German schmear) but unfortunately, when it rains the house looks pink. I'm hoping to lime wash it with Portola... to cover the pink hue.
how was the smell of the couch after dye ?
The sofa had an old smell when I got it, but after spraying it with dye (hot water mixture), the smell isn't as strong as before. So, in this case, it smells better to me. Rit dye has an odor when boiling it, but it doesn't leave an odor on fabric in my few experiences.
Hi, how did this hold up? any wipe off and fading?
So far so good! It's not in direct sun, so no fading. The fixative seems to have worked, no bleeding onto clothes. This settee will go in my daughter's bedroom once I redesign it, so it will really get used.
@Amy804Sycamore thank you and appreciate the reply. Awesome work with the couch. I will tackle it soon. Have a lovely day ahead
Was it crunchy after
No, not crunchy. Because it's dye and not paint, the fabric texture had no change at all.
Did you have to sand afterwards 🤷♀️
I'm going to strip the legs and then if they're too orange or discolored, I will add white wash stain and remove the excess stain - this technique works to give me the worn wash look that I like.
Is your sofa still soft?
Yes, it's great. The sofa will be going into my daughter's new bedroom this fall. She sits in it all the time and it's been working out great!
why need to put hot water?
The hot water is part of the Rit Dye instruction. I just followed their mixing instructions and it worked well.
From RIT's website: "Can I dye upholstered furniture?
We do not recommend using Rit to dye upholstered fabric because after the dye is applied, the excess dye must be removed. This can be difficult to achieve with furniture and if the excess dye is not completely removed, it can rub off on clothing."
Well, I don't think hosing off cushioned furniture is a good idea. It's been awhile since you posted this - did you notice any of the dye rub off on closing? I want to dye dining chairs that we sit on daily, so I am scared...
I read their warning, but so far so good. I sprayed on two coats of the fixative and the settee is used all the time by my daughter. I let it drip dry in the sun, and didn't soak the piece. I guess you'd have to be willing to ruin one chair if you really wanted to try it. I had excellent luck and love the results. No rub off for the polyester blend I dyed.
WARNING!!! MAKE SURE YOUR ITEM ISN'T SCOTCHGUARDED!!! DYE WON'T PENETRATE!
That's a great reminder. If your piece is Scotchguarded, reupholstery may be your only option.
so misleading.. you said this tutorial was going to be 10 minutes but in fact it was only 8:25. Wish it was longer
Sorry! I meant that spraying the sofa only took 10 minutes.