It's no secret that I could buy out the West Elm store if I had enough money and space in my house. I love almost everything in the store this fall and often stop in on my lunch break to browse the clearance corner in the back by the bathroom. Last month I was doing my usual walk through when I hit the jackpot - a
gray striped scoop back chair for $34.99 (regularly $99). I love the modern lines and that it's actually really comfortable to sit in while I type this post at my desk.
However, the nice people at West Elm Dallas don't mark down new chairs for fun. My chair is missing a piece of gray laminate in the top right corner. The spot is about as big as a quarter. It took me about a minute to decide to buy the chair, and most of that time was wondering if it would fit in the trunk of a Solara (it did).
I knew, thanks to my constant Etsy browsing, I could find an inexpensive vinyl decal to cover the spot and I'd be good to go. After some searching, I decided that the stripes on the chair would go well with a set of 3 bird decals for sale in
the Elephannie shop.
Once my decals arrived, I wiped down the chair, removed the backing and positioned each bird where I wanted them (using the head of one to cover the damaged spot). I used a credit card to smooth out any air bubbles, then peeled back the cover sheet.
Five minutes and $7 later, I was done. I like the look of the finished product, but if I get bored with it one day I can peel off the birds and pick something new since vinyl decals don't cause damage.
Whatcha think?
