The latest painted project from Maison Decor is our Gatsby Dresser. Its one of our favorites to date! We wanted to mix a vibrant turquoise color and so we used two of the colors in the Chalk Paint® color palette: Florence and Provence. Both beautiful alone but we wanted this dresser to have a color that was as special as its lines and details. From the hardware to the extra fancy details this one had us at hello. Colin landed the project and he had his first...
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Friday, May 24, 2013
Patriotic Bunting,Painted furniture and Parties
Happy Memorial Day Weekend!
We celebrated by making some patriotic buntings for the Boston shop
for this weekend sale.
I got inspired by this Pottery Barn ad~
its a rough cut vintagey looking bunting strung on twine.
The Maison Decor version~done using
Chalk Paint® in Emporer's Silk and Napoleonic Blue.
Detail closeup
I made a cardboard template and then traced it over some white cotton fabric.
Painters tape was used to make the stripe marks.
The...
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
We are Growing~more hours, more help and more stores!
Justin drew this chalk art in the Boston store.
I adore it!
Isn't it quirky and fabulous and so artsy?
He continues to impress me with his creative side.
Lucky is how I always feel...and now even more so.
This family run business of ours is getting a little bit bigger.I am feeling very lucky to have Colin on the staff full time now
as he just graduated from college.
(Official UMASS grad!)
Its going to be a huge help to me
as well as helping us be more available
with...
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Use dark wax to bring out the best in a piece!
Its been awhile since I blogged about a piece I painted at the shop~
we have had a vanity in the shop for almost a year, and it has not sold.
So that always gets me to thinking that it must need a paint job.
My inspiration for this particular piece came to me when I saw
one of my first official Annie Sloan samples I made with
Annie in Boston a year ago. It was lovely Antoinette with a dark wax finish.
The gold you see is actually the...
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