Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Buying trip in Atlanta means new home decor headed to our shop!

Justin and I went to Atlanta a week or so ago to take  part in the huge buyers market aimed at retail store owners.   (I do believe I accidentally erased all the iphone pics I took  of Justin and I shopping in Atlanta~so no personal pics here.) Basically the market in Atlanta is  three huge buildings with  over 20 floors that house vendors selling everything you can imagine  from all over the world with their wholesale offerings to store owners.   Justin...
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Monday, January 20, 2014

Transfer images using Transfer Gel

Using Transfer Gel can be super fun!  You can create amazing results using a free image found online and this incredible Transfer Gel. It is a bit tricky and at the end of this post you can read a link that offers some step by step help. We get our free clip art and graphics from the Graphics Fairy online.   These two valentine graphics would be fun to use for Valentines Day.   You could paint an old metal cookie tin with  Chalk Paint® decorative paint by Annie...
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Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Updating a desk with Chalk Paint

Update your traditional furniture with Chalk Paint and a few tips. Often times we are asked at the shop to hunt for specific pieces of  vintage furniture for clients. We have contacts with auction houses and  can usually source what we need to find in a few weeks.  Ana wanted a drop front desk that we would paint to go with her decor. Sometimes it seems that what you were looking for was plentiful, but as soon as you want to buy it becomes very scarce! It took us about...
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Sunday, January 5, 2014

Maison Decor New Paint Workshops!

 This might be our Year of the Workshop at Maison Decor.  After spending the first year and half opening three stores and getting everything set up, we are ready to roll out the workshops so many of you have been asking for. We have taught hundreds, if not thousands the basics on Annie Sloan's magical paint, but with a twist. Our basic  Chalk Paint® Introductory Workshop is really more of  a comprehensive class that takes you from zero to 60 in just 4 hours! We...
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