How far does a sample go?
I get asked this question alot...people want to know how
big a piece they can paint with a sample size of
Chalk Paint® decorative paint by Annie Sloan.
This small chest took an entire sample~and that is two coats of coverage.
Its about 24" x 12" x 16" in size.
I painted it in Emile, a purple color and it looked like this below~
Cute but I wanted to make it a bit more of a grown up purple~
So I did a Graphite wash~
Washing is like making a glaze out of Chalk Paint® and water.
I just use a very wet brush and dip into the paint~
Then rag it off~
And it finally looks how I want it to look~a smokey purple.
Colin snapped me in action...anyday of the week you can
walk into Maison Decor and see me working on something...
we love having this huge table set up so our projects are on
display as well as its a great spot to pull out samples and mix up
custom colors for my customers right on the spot.
Today the table looks just like this...no artful rearranging was done! ha!
But you can see the variety of cool samples done with dark waxes and special techniques
as well as a big sketch pad where I will mix up a color Johnny on the Spot!
Our Malden location has developed into more of an Art Studio.
Painting is our number one priority! We love inspiring our
customers to try new things based on what they will see in our shop~
and at the Boston location you will see Justin doing the same thing.
He does so much custom paint work now because people have
walked through the doors and watched him working on a piece.
Justin broke out some Antibes and created this very funky piece~
we both want to use some of the bolder colors to show the range
of Annie Sloan and her wonderful Chalk Paint® palette.
Both of our colorful pieces in Emile and Antibes are priced under $150~
fun pieces that will add loads of personality to a space.
What a great little bar table this would make~glasses underneath
with bottles on a tray on the top! Or just a great hall table in your
city condo with a place to toss your keys
when you walk through the door at night.
Of course you will always find antique pieces with classic style
in our Boston store too~like this vintage pair of Black and gold stencil back splats
with fantastic cane seating in great shape.
I would flank the Antibes table with this pair for
a dashing combo of funky and traditional.
Anyway, back to my original topic~
expect to finish one chair or one small end table with a sample size.
We stock every color in sample sizes so if you want
to experiment this might be your best option.
Hope to see you someday soon in one of our shops~
We will be happy to help you find the
right color for your next project!
