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Dovetails feeling patriotic!- scruffy old pine desk transformed with Annie Sloan Graphite for the body. For the ‘flag’ I used Aubusson, Old White and Emperor’s Silk . Little bit of Copper Leaf trimming around the flag and Clear and Dark…

I get asked time and time again how I transfer images. Well here you go – Find your image and get it printed out from a Laserjet printer which has toner, looks a bit like dust in the cartridges (inkjet…

How cool is this? – French Linen with a white panel on the door. This little cupboard was already painted white (quite badly) so it was easy to just go over the top with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint – no…

So – I’ve been getting into this dry brushing a bit lately, why? Because it’s so easy and looks great too! This little cabinet with a bergere front took about 7 minutes to paint. No undercoat, sanding down, just a…

Do you like Coco? – We love our latest recruit at Dovetails, it’s just by luck she’s got an Annie Sloan colour for a name. Our Coco is an English Bulldog. We think they’re both adorable. #dovetails #anniesloan#morethanpaint #chalkpaint

Here’s an old pigeon hole cupboard that we’ve been wondering what to do with for a long time, first job was to clean it with hop soapy water then remove the broken handles and fill the holes left behind. Then…

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…