Annie Sloan Chalk Paint ?

teriwtt
Sat, 13 Oct 2012 23:45:40 +0000

We are redoing our powder room, and I found a mirror I LOVED on Etsy where the artist used the Annie Sloan chalk paints. Unfortunately, the mirror was not the right size, so my decorator and I brainstormed some ideas. What we finally ended up doing was finding a local retailer that sold her paints; they also teach classes on how to use the paints. But my decorator and I were able to find an unfinished oval mirror of the right size, order it, and drop it off at the place that sells the paints. Both of their owners have taken the classes and are trained to teach the class. So we commissioned them to finish the unfinished mirror based on what the Etsy mirror had on it (I believe Provance, Napoleanoic Blue, and Country Gray). The Etsy mirror had gold gilding on it, but I’m going with a silver gilding since all my fixtures will be satin nickel, etc. They did a couple of different small samples on some spare wood, using a little more of each blue color, and it gave each piece quite a different look. I had the HARDEST time choosing which one I liked, so I then took both sample pieces out to some stores and found the perfect towels at Restoration Hardware that coordinated better with the darker look (two layers of Napol. Blue). So the antique store now has my mirror with the instructions of which finish I want, and I should be getting my mirror within a week or so! It’s going to be the focal point of the powder room.

So going through this whole process, my decorator got so psyched about learning how to use the paints that she told the people at the antique store she wanted to sign up for their next class on how to use them.

So I’d recommend you do a search of retailers in your area and make some phone calls and see if any of them offer the classes. I am really looking forward to getting my mirror. The rest of the bathroom is a limestone counter top, with a white rectangular vessel sink, and a sort of waterfall faucet that comes out of the wall. Below the countertop are two custom built open shelves that have been painted an espresso color. And my walls will be a light gray.

But back to the paints, once you get into mixing colors, it seems like the possibilities are endless, which is what my problem would be… making a decision.