Annie Sloan Paints FLORENCE

arrived on my doorstep yesterday...

late in the day, in fact

and yet here is a finished project...or TWO!

Needless to say,

I couldn't dip into it fast enough!

The table top was TRASHED...

so dark and gunky,

you couldn't even see the beautiful pattern

The marquetry kept me from painting over it

and boy am I glad I didn't!

Just look at that gorgeous detailing!

I won't say it was easy...

just that it was worth it

What color could possibly hold it's own against 

that glorious table top?

Florence, of course!

Florence is a pretty spectacular color

and I wanted a bit more impact for the table

Viola, a mirror!

Heavily detailed

lots of dark wax

Yum. Just yum. 

I envision this loveliness

in a foyer or hall...

perhaps tucked into an underused nook...

Wherever it ends up, it will certainly steal the show!
Available in our Etsy shop

Seeing Stars

Another piece from the Americana Collection

inspired by relaxed country living and

 American farmhouse style

 I've been wanting to do a piece using

Annie Sloan's Emperors Silk

and was inspired by the upcoming

Independence Day holiday...

 I wanted to avoid anything with too much of a "theme"

as I tend to tire of those pieces quickly

in my own home

but I loved the idea of a little hidden "something"

to make a special piece even more so...

 The red is so deep and rich...

I only used dark wax on this piece...

right over the paint...

(if you're going to try this, I encourage you to test first!)

 When we purchased this piece, it had issues.

many, many issues...

 now, the repairs all seem worth every second they took...

Wondering about that gorgeous navy blue 

on the drawers?

I custom mixed that color using Annie Sloan Paint

(click the link to find your local stockist)

Curious about mixing colors?

Miss Annie has a charming blog

all about color theory...

This piece is available in our Etsy Shop

Help Requested! Brainstorm Blog 2

Ariel needs some suggestions!

"This is a picture of an end table I bought about a year ago. I loved it's shape but it was painted a terrible Crayon Green color. I went and picked out an olive-ish green color to paint over it and at first it didn't look too terrible. I SWEAR it has gotten lighter and lighter every day. It's now an awful lime green color that I gooped on (I had no idea what I was doing back then) and now I'm stuck with at least three layers of paint and no clue what to do with it. The rest of my living room is done in grays and robin's egg blue, with splashes of turquoise. All of the other furniture is distressed, so I have no idea what to do with this table so that it fits in, but doesn't have icky green showing through! Help!

Thank you, Ariel"

Our first contestant!

Our first brave soul is Lisa! 

Help a sista out, will ya?

 

OK, I'll play....  Unfortunately, I just started painting this today so I guess I'm too late with this piece?    Paled down Paris and Old White

 

 

But what I'm stumped about is....

1.  The vertical grooves on each front corner rail.  They are Old White inside the grooves.  IDK about this.  I plan to dark wax it but question if it's 'too too' and if I should just grey it out

2.  Would anyone know a good easy trick for painting such grooves in the future?  They are a nightmare for me and turns an easy project into some type of hell.

3.  The bands of Old White on feet.  LOL  Not sure.

This was a puzzle!   Oh Gosh I have a few untouched that I'm stumped over though!    So if 'in progress' pieces count, here's mine.....   I so wanted to post to your FB page today to see if you or anyone knows a trick for painting grooves so I'm all happy right now!

 

What are YOUR suggestions to Lisa?

Brainstorm

In the spirit of sharing

and the fabulous inspiration

that comes from brainstorming...

Tell us what you're stumped on!

That one piece you're itching to start painting

but just can't decide which way to go...

Email me your photo at

stiltskinstudios@gmail.com

and I will upload them to the blog

(can you upload to my blog? 

I should know the answer, but I don't...let's find out!)

Then...the fun begins!

We'll all put in our two cents...

Let the inspiration begin!

Here's mine:

What's the problem, you say?

This bed is FANTASTIC

and I really want to do it justice

Yes, the wood is gorgeous!

In person, it has issues

This is VERY hard for me to paint

because it's so lovely...

(if your vote is "don't paint it" save your breath, it's gonna happen!)

before and afters

Simply put, a collection

of Before and Afters...

ENJOY!

 

 Before

 After...

Provence and Old White

Clear Wax

 

 Before

 After

Old Ochre, clear, and dark wax

 Before

 After

Our custom mixed Peony Pink

(this is our MOST requested color)

 Before

These pieces had been chewed on by 

goodness knows what...

all the filigree trim work was damaged

we repaired it by hand, remolding each piece

 

 After

Paris Grey w dark glaze

 Before

(yes, that is a latch-hook rug on the seat!)

 

 My favorite "after"

Such a dramatic difference!

We used Paris Grey, Pure White,

wax, and Craqueleur

 Before

 After

Custom mixed ASCP color

  Before

 After

A custom mixed chalk paint color

and stencil 

 Before

 After

ASCP in Paris Grey, White, and Arles

 

I've run out of patience to hunt down 

any more "befores"

as they aren't filed with the "afters"

but I hope you've enjoyed these few pieces!

They've all been transformed with 

Annie Sloan Chalk Paint!