Pure Easy

One of my favorite old, primitive pieces, this little chair gets painted over and over as my needs change. It started out looking like this, and became my prop for videos, here, here, and here. I’m not a bright, bold, girl, and I tired of the Antibes Green rather quickly.........Read More

Get Your Green On

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Video 23: Painting A Child's Chair Antibes Green

Video Tutorial #23

In Part 2 of this 3 part Video Series on repurposing a vintage children’s chair, I show how I paint our little chair using Chalk Paint. Specific techniques include.....  Read More

Colorful Children's Chair

My color choices almost always lean toward neutrals and whites, so I like to take the opportunity to add a splash of color when I can.  A vintage child’s chair is perfectly suited for a colorful new look with paint. Small enough.... Read More

Pine Sideboard

I painted this old pine sideboard several months ago, but never posted about it. It was fairly beat up, and was about to.....Read More

Annie Sloan Blues and Greens

When you want to make a color statement, really have your piece stand out from the crowd, what do you ............. Read More

Combining Function and Beauty

I love all things design, so when I spotted this vintage flat file cabinet at a local thrift store, I couldn't............ Read more

New Tutorial: How to Paint a Wooden Bowl with Antibes Green

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Modern Chalk Paint

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For more ideas on ways to use Chalk Paint in  contemporary settings, see my posts, On the Bias,  Antique and Mondrian,  and Color Studies Lime Green.

On the Bias

On the Bias Watercolors. New post on Colorways @ LeslieStocker.com

Antibes Green is one of the most popular Chalk Paint Colors. For more ideas to use Antibes Green, see these posts you may have missed .  Old Table, New Look,  Custom Purple and Lime Green, and   Stack of Bowls

Congratulations

Head over to Colorways at lesliestocker.com to see who won the the contest/giveaway for this lovely vintage mirror, painted with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint.

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Rococo Commode

If you love anything Rococo, you will want to see these posts you may have missed. Rococo Chest, Past Perfect, and  Scandinavian Pink

Custom Purple and Lime Green

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Inspiration today comes from This Old House and Pantone's color of the year, Radiant Orchid.  Benjamin Moore's Sweet Pea(base coat) and Autumn Purple(top coat) is layered over crackle medium to create a rich patina on this vintage kitchen island. If you prefer to use Annie Sloan Chalk Paint® you will need to do a little custom color mixing first. Using equal parts of English Yellow and Antibes Green  mixed together will create a custom lime green similar to BM Sweet Pea and used as the base coat. After it dries paint a layer of crackle medium carefully following directions on the label( there are several brands available). To make a Chalk Paint custom color purple for the top coat mix equal parts of Emperor's Silk and Napoleonic Blue. Painting this deep purple over the crackle medium allows fine cracks to develop, and the lime green base color to peek through. A great way to add a time-worn look to any piece of painted furniture.

Mixing standard colors in different amounts and combinations is a great way to create a diverse and unique color palette. To see some the custom colors you can make from Annie Sloan Chalk Paint®, see my posts, Mixing for Green, Mixing for Purple, and Mixing for Orange.

Old Table, New Look

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With rare exceptions, all my projects are solo endeavors. My husband and two oldest sons have full time careers in fields unrelated to furniture, painting and color. My youngest son also spends much of the year away at college, and even when home in the summer, has a busy schedule. So when he offered to help me with some furniture, I happily accepted.

Having no experience with painting, I think he was surprised when he found himself with a paint brush in his hand and choosing the colors from the cans of Chalk Paint for this table. He chose Old White for the top and Antibes Green for the skirt and legs. Using the same brush, he went directly from the Old White to the Antibes Green which ended up giving the legs and skirt a soft layered look. Wow. Pretty amazing for a first timer (admittedly, I'm biased).  

So.. what do you think? Would you give it a thumbs up?

Antibes Green is one of the most popular Chalk Paint Colors. For more ideas to use Antibes Green, see these posts you may have missed .   Custom Purple and Lime Green, and   Stack of Bowls

Little Step

This little step has too much character as it already is, for me to paint. A perfect color palette of Chalk Paint® colors, although probably painted long before there was an Annie Sloan paint. Authentic and inspirational.

Small accent pieces can add a splash of color to your room. For more inspiration see my posts, Paint and Pattern ,  A Slice of Lime, and Violets and Daffodils

Stack of Bowls

Found on Pintrest, originally pinned from batixa.tumblr.com, this stack of primitive pine bowls has a palette of colors similar to those of Annie Sloan Chalk PaintⒸ.

Cinco de Mayo

Celebrating Cinco de Mayo in an Annie Sloan Chalk PaintⒸ color palette.