If you’ve been using Annie Sloan paint or following along with our blog, you have probably heard us say the words “dry brushing” in reference to a technique we often employ. Today, we thought we would provide an example of a piece that was SOLELY dry brushed so you can see what it looks like on its own: We recently bought a little hotel in Woodstock, NY (to follow along with that project, click here.) Part of our redesign and renovation was to donate all of the existing beds

We recently got our hands on this solid wood ornately carved beauty (pardon the iPhone shot at night but I just couldn’t wait to snap a shot): Can you even believe it? It is so intricately carved and heavy! But it LOOKS heavy, too and needed some lightening up. There are many approaches to highlighting relief – the easiest being “dry brushing” which is essentially painting with an almost-dry brush, sweeping the paint along the high points without stippling in the low. Here’s