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I had an old marked Chest Of Drawers I had been wanting to do something different with. While on holiday in Barcelona I saw a kids t-shirt in the basement of department store which gave me an idea, funny where…

If you’re thinking of revamping your bathroom this Easter, remember you don’t have to buy expensive built units. You could try what we did, buy a vintage cupboard, give it a lick of Annie Sloan if necessary. Add some modern…

This is the top of a plant stand (Torchere if you’re posh!) Aubusson Blue by Annie Sloan – applied with a bit of texture – brought to life with Clear and Dark Wax

Hall table top, finished with Paloma by Annie Sloan – texture brought out with Clear and Dark Wax #morethanpaint #ChalkPaint™ #dovetails

If you get an old steamer trunk like this – and want to give it some pazazz (is that a new word I’ve just made up?) you can do what I did to this one. Clean the trunk and the…

This is the bench I wanted to finish off on the evening of our anniversary (which I didn’t). It’s finished now – Old White by Annie Sloan over Provence with hints of the original (badly painted) colour showing through too.…

French Bedside with a removable marble top (without marks or scratches which is rare!) Here’s how I painted it – no undercoat, no sanding down, no prep, just cleaned. Two coats then distressed and treated with Clear and Dark Wax…

This had a large panel missing from the top – which I had to repair with plyboard (although you wouldn’t know it now) The top and the sides I gave 2 coats of Chalk Paint, the front I only gave…

Instead of painting a piece of furniture ‘flat and smooth’ I really like to use a bit of texture to give my pieces a ‘lived in’ feel. Chalk Paint by Annie Sloan is by far the best paint to achieve…

This new Pine Chest Of Drawers had 4 Hearts carved deeply into the surface. I felt it was a bit too much, so filled in 3 but left the one at the back, which is on a detachable up stand.…