We are currently working on the most beautiful custom kitchen – part of which is styling a secretary in the adjoining breakfast nook to fit cohesively within the finish palette. The original finish on the secretary was the reproduction French Provincial fruitwood from the 60s and in need of some updating. After consulting with the client about her aesthetic, we recommended French Linen by Annie Sloan, lightly distressed, gold leafed, and both clear and dark waxed. The project

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

Here is a tutorial video on how to achieve Easy Detailing (AKA the Lazy Girl’s technique as I call it since it requires very few steps). Enjoy & hopefully it inspires you to play with your paint. Thanks for watching! Azie #anniesloan #paintproject #video #paintvideo #nj #nyc #chalkpaint #diy