Ombré Opulence

The ombré trend has garnered popularity in hair, makeup, and fashion. 
It has also made its way to furniture and home decor! 
Ombré is the use of graduated colors from light to dark tones. A customer recently came in and was interested in doing ombré drawers on a piece of furniture; we browsed photos on pinterest and loved what we saw! It's such a great way to transform a piece into a unique accent for a room.

These wall plaques are done in Chalk Paint® decorative paint by Annie Sloan as well as the dark and clear soft waxes. The first is Pure White, the second is a mix of Paloma and Emile, and the third is Emile. All are finished with both clear and dark wax, and silver gild wax accents.

Other ombré inspiration . . .

From drab to a french look....

This hutch was about to be put up for sale, but a decorator

saw the beauty in the beautiful lines and architecture.

The results were amazing, what was once becoming an eyesore is now 

a beautiful French inspired hutch.  The look was achieved by using

Paris Grey and Old White Chalk Paint® decorative paint by Annie Sloan, clear wax

and a light application of dark wax.  Followed by accenting areas in gold gilding wax.

What color to pick....Paris Grey or French Linen....

Which color to pick for the desk below at first seemed like a daunting task,but then the ahhaa moment! 

Why not do both of two popular colors from Chalk Paint® decorative paint by Annie Sloan

The top is done in Old White, and the bottom done is a 

 rustic technique using Paris Grey as the base color, French Linen top coat, light sanding

then finished with clear wax and dark wax.

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This is the original hardware which was gold, it was softened with a coating of silver gilding wax, 

some of the gold still peeks through.

and the final touch was a pop of English yellow in the inside of the drawer....don't you just love it!!

Antique Tea Pot

We wanted to show in our store display the different options

using Chalk Paint® decorative paint by Annie Sloan, although not the

original before picture this is a similar look to what our tea pot looked like.

The after results on an antique silver tea pot done with a mix of

Antoinette and Old White and silver platter in French Linen,

sanded lightly and finished with clear soft wax.

Mother of Pearls

Pearls are a great gift for either Mother's Day or Graduation,

but even sweeter when presented on the bodice jewerly stand.

The bodice was originally solid black but with a little

Paris Gray and Old White Chalk Paint® decorative paint by Annie Sloan,

it was tranformed into a lovely piece that would make great decor and holder for other

favorite jewelry pieces.



Updating Planters with....

Chalk Paint® decorative chalk paint by Annie Sloan,

can be used on a multitude of surfaces

This was a terracotta planter that had needed a new look,

so we painted it with Napoleonic Blue and Old Ochre Chalk Paint®

 and soft wax mixed with just a little bit of the Old Ochre Chalk Paint®

Sweet little cherubs are given a coat coat of Old Ochre Chalk Paint®,

with a generous amount of dark wax and a touch of gold gilding wax.