Pink Clouds Never Rain

I have been making good use of the Annie Sloan paint and decided to paint everything that needed renovated "PINK". Out of one litre of AS chalk paint I have managed to paint a plate rack, display cabinet and a double headboard and I still have a quarter of a tin left its truly amazing. Here are some photos of before and after.

Before

After

 And now for the long waited renovated display cabinet, I held out for the right colour and here is finished result.

Before

After

I used AS clear wax and on the distressed areas a dark wax 

I love the end result and have decided to keep this piece in my home.

This gives me an excuse to fill it with tea cups and saucers and odd's and ends.

What do you think of the Annie Sloan paint?

I will be definitely purchasing more in different colours.  

Hello Annie Sloan

After reading dozens of inspirational blogs on interior decorating I have often come across the name Annie Sloan I didn't really take much notice as most of the blogs that I read are American. I don't know why I didn't look into this paint but it turned out that Annie Sloan is British, I was just under the impression it was an American brand paint "Stupid me". I looked up the nearest stockist in Manchester and did a bit of research on this paint, a friend had recently been using this paint on her shabby chic furniture I was intrigued. I was torn between the Old White and Antoinette I figured that if I was going to buy a higher end paint I might as well pick a colour rather than a neutral.

This paint is being used on my slim line dresser to make sure I knew what I was doing I tried it out on my plate rack, its been bare for all these years and is the only thing in house which I have not let my brush loose on. I also purchased the soft wax along with the dark wax I cant tell you how excited I am to renovate the second hand dresser. 

Poor quality of a photo but I am sure you get the idea.

BEFORE

This was with 2 coats of paint
DURING

AFTER
I mixed it up a bit with Annie Sloan's clear and dark wax and distressed in areas.

I think the Cath Kidston plates look so pretty in contrast with the Antoinette.

I love this photo it really shows how naturally distressed it really looks.

I love Annie Sloan and look forward to painting the dresser today it is totally fool proof and a little goes a long way.