Dye Fabric with Tea {A Thriftstore Pillow Makeover}

I found a gorgeous creamy white pillow at the thrift store!  It has a gorgeous quilted front and I loved it!!  But I wanted it to be a deeper cream color.  So I used tea to dye the fabric.  Yep a thriftstore pillow makeover just for you!  Here it is all finished and on my bed...

This is the before picture.  Okay this was soooo hard to capture the effect in pictures.  But I will attempt to explain...

First of all this is a PILLOW not a pillow cover.  And I wanted to dye it with tea.  So I made my tea using two tea bags.  And swabbed it right on my pillow using a few wadded up paper towels.  Scientific method I know.  I let it sit for a bit (5 minutes or so) then threw the entire thing in the wash.  Worked like a charm!!

The final effect is a darker, creamier color.  Oh and just look at that stitching...can you see the tea stain in this picture??  Maybe a little??

I think you can really tell if you compare the stark white of the roll pillow with the creamy color of the thriftstore pillow behind it.  Tea...that is all it takes!  And you have that in your cabinet!!

Want further info on the other pillows on my bed??

Monogrammed Burlap and Lace Pillow

Roll Pillow covered in lace in the front

Vintage Blue and White striped pillow

So this was my first tea dye adventure and I see many, many more in my future!!

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~Angie~

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