Shabby Chic Guru

I attended the AD Home Show this past weekend in New York City - which features Dinning by Designs.

 I’m sure many of you know that since 1984 DIFFA has been one of the nation’s largest supporters of people with HIV/AIDS. And dining by design, now in its 16th year is not only one of the industry’s most anticipated events, but has raised over 16 million dollars for the cause. 

This year one designer that I am sure we are all familiar with had a design to dine table.  I thought you would enjoy..  To see some of the other participants click on the link below.

Dining by Designs 2013 at the AD Home Show

Mixing Up Annie Sloan Paints ready ,set, go, paint!

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This blog is  a follow up on the progress of my customized blend of Annie Sloan Paints of February 4th.  The blend was  for a client wanting her cabinet painted so that it would match her antique piano...

After about 10 samples of  mixtures we hit it just right.

The piece has some nice details but it just didn't fit in her music room...It was purchased in JC Pennys years ago, and has a lot of family history traveling with them from house to house.... Now the piece is located in a large open living area...in full view from the living room, dinning room and kitchen...not to mention the loft above.

First coat

two coats and some waxing

I still have some tweaking to do but I was very happy with the coloring....I will add a bit of gilding wax to the shells on the ...and need to work on the waxing a bit more. I will be completing the project next week when I return...  I will keep you posted..

Thanks again to Walker Trading Company in Long Beach Island for the referral....

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Annie Sloan's Chalk Paint on Walls

2nd grade reading material a must for the summer

We are in the process of rehabbing a sixty year old home on the coast of New Jersey.  The upstairs is what you may refer to as the flop floor or dorm area, the kids rooms....there are four single beds in a space without doors and a queen bed in a secured room .....  We finally got around to putting some fresh paint on the walls....As you can see there are some corky angles to deal with.

Meet Mia the inspiring artist prior to painting.

As my husband was painting ( I'm only allowed to paint furniture)  I came up with putting a accent color on some of the angled walls - I decided to use Annie Sloan Chalk Paint - Versailles which is a beautiful shade of green with a tint of grey. The following pictures are of my grand daughters side..

A comfy spot to just relax

Nestled Down filled pillows

A retired sail boat flag that was given to my grand daughter because she like it and it was PINK

A left over summer braided bracelet which was the summer of 2012's  project

A great little place for Mia to keep her momentous

Its fun to experiment with different mediums...Annie's paint is not only for furniture...it can be used on all sorts of material, wood, metal, concrete, glass, plastic...I just love using her paints....they are well worth the investment.

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Customizing Color using Annie Sloan Chalk Paint

I had posted this blog back in February 2013, and someone just recently asked about the after picture which I never posted - Here it is....The client was thrilled, and it did match her baby grand piano!

Shore Chicy Designs was recently commissioned to paint this Armoire so that it blended more with the decor in my clients new home.  She wanted it in a brownish color...hmmmm, not a fan but okay we will come up with something.    When ever you are customizing paints it is important that accurate measurements are taken.  In this case since I am making samples I simply used kitchen measuring spoons.  It is also wise to write down the quantities and color as you start the customization process.

 My formula was 1/4 teaspoon of Annie Sloan's Emperors Silk followed by 2.5 teaspoons of Annie Sloan's Olive and 1 Tablespoon of Graphite

 The samples that I produced were the use of my formula plus a clear wax, my formula with gold gilding wax added and clear wax, my formula plus a red wash and dark wax, a graphite base with my formula as a wash with a dark wax, and finally my formula with a dark wax.

 I painted a sample of the paint in my Annie Sloan Work Book which I just purchased at one of my favorite local stockists Magnolia Lane Designs in Point Pleasant NJ  but you can find a stockists near you or order the paint on line at Annie Sloan.

I want to give a shout out to my friends at Walkers Trading Company for the design referral ! 

Annie Sloan paints are really so much fun to work with and so forgiving.....so stay tuned to the customized armoire as we go through the various steps.

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Drop Cloth Pillows

Drop Cloth Pillows stenciled 

I spent the weekend up on the North Fork of Long Island....We visited a little town called  Green port....an old fishing village that now has many quaint shops...  In one of the shops I came across these pillows.....I guess you know I will be making these...



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Everyone Needs a Lazy Susan in their Lives

I found this old wooden Lazy Susan in a thrift shop....I've always loved a Lazy Susan in the middle of a table especially when serving Tacos, or Tapas.   

I love the colors of Provence so I decided to give the base Annie Sloan Barcelona Orange

With keeping in the traditional Provence colors I included Antibes Green, Arles, Emperor's Silk and a bit of graphite

 

I worked out the colors in my note book before beginning the process

I drew in the details then painted

Finished it off with clear and dark wax with a bit of sanding

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Wooden Tables take a new look with a bit of glam

A found these two 1965 Thomasville tables at a local thrift shop.... they were in relatively good shape...So I thought I would try to update them a bit 

at thrift shop before photo

painted with Annie Sloan Graphite 

I decided to use a silver gilding wax for a updated metal look

I added a bit of the Silver Gilding wax to the pedestal

The silver gilding wax has a beautiful shine

side details

As I was getting reading to write this blog this morning I received my regular update from HGTVIt was interesting to see what they are doing in with mixing metallic..

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Spruce Up Small Spaces

For Kirsten Grove of design blog Simply Grove, metallics should be incorporated into the home in unexpected ways. "Add a bright gold picture frame in with a cluster of traditional black or white or mix a silver pillow in with a bunch of colored fabrics," suggests Grove. For her living room, she spiced 

Notice the silver painted table

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