Have you ever looked at Antibes Green (or any of Annie Sloan’s other rich, deep hues) and wondered what it would look like lightened up a bit? If you have come into our shop, you have likely seen our “Pantone strip” wall of Florence lightened with Pure White. We also have the handiest visuals of each Annie Sloan color tinted with Old White with 2:1, 1:1, 1:2, and 1:4 ratios. Customers are welcome to peruse them at their leisure, or snap iPhone shots of them to take home…so we

We are often asked about mixing colors with Annie Sloan paint and if it is easy or not. Our answer is YES!!! So easy and such a beautiful result, every time, because Annie Sloan colors do not “muddy” when mixed. We love showing our customers how beautiful they are mixed together but a simple way of stretching your palette is to just mix with Pure White. We (actually Louis, really) created a lovely display in our East Village shop of several colors mixed with Pure White in the

We have been working diligently on a very special redesign for Zoe Oliphant, local designer extraordinaire. She is one of 60 designers participating in creating vignettes to be auctioned off for charity at the Annual Design on a Dime Benefit for Housing Works NYC. Read all about it here. We started with a green metal footlocker, circa late 1800s and created a work of heart. We can’t wait to share our Behind the Scenes pics with you this week but until then, here is a sneak pr