Annie Sloan's new video~its a wowser!

Tuesday is a busy day in the shop as it is the first day  back after two days off~ I have lots of shipping to do~~all of you that ordered your  gilding waxes will be getting that  very soon!  But I always try to get in my creative time at the shop too! I have an upcoming Advanced Techniques class and  I started preparing a few  smaller sample boards to see which combinations I like best.... in the meantime I have Colin preparing a video for my shop...

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Updates~dogs, lake furniture, gilding wax and life!

The chair that I used Chalk Paint® on in my shop is now in my dining room.   I loved how they came out so much I couldn't sell them...and I also  wanted to see how a painted leatherette chair with wax would  stand up to daily use.  I'll tell you what~not one spot of wear is  detectable!! Mr. Maison Decor sits on this chair everyday and  it is amazing to me how great this paint stands up.  So if you  have an old ugly faux or real leather chair...

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French poem lilac dresser~

 This old dresser got a romantic frenchy makeover~ A paint job in Paloma Chalk Paint®, followed by a stenciled french poem,  some Paris Grey dry brushing, a little distressing and finally a wax job. If you see dressers like this dark beast, you imagine the possibilities (endless) when you look over your Chalk Paint® color chart and decide what color is best.  I am on a Paloma kick right now~I used it in my last  workshop and I was inspired to use it on this piece.  Here...

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I'm opening another store in BOSTON!!

 This is the big news I have been working on~ there is going to be a Maison Decor Boston!! I knew I wanted a second location and one morning I woke up and it just hit me that it had to be BOSTON!  I started looking around for a storefront and I had a  few things that I wanted, like a good location with walking traffic as well as on street parking so people can run in and shop.   This tidy diamond in the rough was just the ticket for me.  Mr. Maison...

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Prettiest chair in the world, gilding and french fabrics!

 In my shop I have the prettiest chair in the world. Seriously~  Its an aqua green needlepoint chair in a very pretty chair frame!  This chair doesn't need a paint job~its is straight up gorgeous  and in near perfect condition.  The pretty legs have cute caster wheels. It fit in the store so nicely~then I noticed a trend....  I guess I love pink and aqua green~  Any kind of pink and green will do for my taste~  Like the peachy pinks...

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