diff --git a/example.py b/example/example.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
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rename from example.py
rename to example/example.py
index f328f2889..937c6b709
--- a/example.py
+++ b/example/example.py
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+import os
+from os.path import abspath, dirname
+
 import sys
+sys.path.insert(0, abspath(dirname(abspath(__file__)) + '/../..'))
+
 from PySide import QtGui
+import QDarkStyleSheet
 import example_ui
 
-# import the style resources
-import style_pyside_rc
 
 
 # create the application and the main window
@@ -15,8 +20,7 @@ ui = example_ui.Ui_MainWindow()
 ui.setupUi(window)
 
 # setup stylesheet
-with open("style.qss", 'r') as stylesheet:
-    app.setStyleSheet(stylesheet.read())
+app.setStyleSheet(QDarkStyleSheet.load_stylesheet(pyside=True))
 
 # run
 window.show()
diff --git a/example.ui b/example/example.ui
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rename from example.ui
rename to example/example.ui
diff --git a/example_ui.py b/example/example_ui.py
similarity index 100%
rename from example_ui.py
rename to example/example_ui.py