What would we do without Annie Sloan Graphite Chalok Paint ? A great paint to make a blackboard with.In fact you can use all of them to that.Blackboards do not necessarily have to be black!!
Graphite is a soft black made with purplish blues and brown and is not completely black. But when waxed it becomes a beautiful black like dark slate.
You can make a warm sophisticated grey called UFFIZI, which was named after the Florentine art gallery, by adding 3 parts of Old White to 1 part of Graphite.
Alternatively add equal parts of Graphite and Old White to make a really elegant charcoal grey that is reminiscent of a Saville Row suit.
Annie Sloan Chalk Paint Graphite
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Anniçe Sloan Florence chalk paint is a colour that was originally called Persian Green but has recently been relaunched as Florence.You know as soon as you open the tin and dip your brush in that this colour is something really special.
It is inspired by the colours of the copper green mineral and semi-precious stone, malachite,from the same family of stones as azurite and turquoise. In the 17th and 18th century it was used as a colour made with verdigris but as it is a very fugitive colour turning black with time so we are not aware of how it was used on woodwork in many houses. It is a classical colour which can be found in classic Italian furniture.
When I opened a tin my first thought was Oh Yes! What a wonderful colour. Now all I need to something to paint it on!! And I wasn’t content till I found something. It goes really well when used over the top of Barcelona Orange. The two colours compliment each other really well. Try using it with something gold. Wax or gold leaf – the effect is stunning.
colour progression using Florence
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Annie Sloan English Yellow Chalk Paint is a clean yellow which was particularly popular in English 18th Century decoration and is inspired by hand painted Chinese wallpaper and the development of Chrome Yellow pigment. It was the first non earthy yellow and a first would be very expensive. In the 1950s this yellow became popular as a strong primrose. It can be mixed with Antibes Green to make lime green. It is a must for any chalk painter’s palette.
Annie Sloan Chalk Paint – English Yellow
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Annie Sloan Emile is a warm soft aubergine colour with pink red undertones giving a rich complexity that makes beautiful sophisticated lilac tones when Old White is added. It is a colour that adds a contemporary facet to the palette being a colour used by the Charleston artists as well as a colour used by Robert Adam in the 18th century after visiting Pompeii.
So there you have it.That’s what Annie says.We say “It’s lovely!” and why not.We have made use of it with all sorts of different pieces.From signs to furniture.Goes well with Paloma and Henrietta.Don’t just take my word for it, try it.
Annie Sloan Chalk Paint – Emile
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Annie Sloan Cream chalk paint is a soft, pale, warm and creamy yellow which is the colour of clotted cream.
Personally I prefer the look of cream under Paris Grey. Or of course you can use it on its own.
This cabinet above had a wash of Burgundy applied as a first coat.
Here it is under Paris Grey.
Annie Sloan Cream over Paris Grey.
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Annie Sloan country grey chalk paint is a putty colour using greenish raw umber.It is actually a really useful colour. It is terrific on its own or combined with old white. If distressing try it as a top coat with Cream or Scandinavian Pink underneath. It is generally seen as a more rustic colour which is particularly good for a country look rather than using château grey
Another way to use it is to mix it into another colour such as Château Grey or Duck Egg Blue to make them seem paler and knocked back.
Annie Sloan Chalk Paint – Country Grey
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Annie Sloan Chalk Paint – Coco
Annie Sloan Coco Chalk Paint.
Move over Horlicks here is the true king ! Welcome Coco.A really rich and sumptuous colour. It really is a warm grayed brown, a colour traditionally found on old French woodwork. It works well with Duck Egg Blue or even Louis Blue.It really is a very under rated colour. We need to see more of it ! Try using it as an alternative to French Linen.
Annie Sloan Chalk Paint – Coco
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Annie Sloan Chateau Grey is a very much maligned colour. Sometimes it is referred to as a “sludgy “green. It is a very popular colouir in France and is very common in many houses. It is in Fact an elegant grey green, which is the colour found on French woodwork.
Try putting a coat of Primer red underneath it. Looks fantastic!
Annie Sloan Chalk Paint -Chateau Grey
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Annie Sloan Chalk Paint is an incredibly versatile paint. Most people know it can be used on furniture but do you know it can be used on walls, ceilings and floors too? Yes, in deed it can most certainly be used on floors. If you want to complete the look it is so easy to do. It is ideal for wooden floors but can be used to great effect on concrete ones too.
concrete floor – before
The photo above is what we started out with. A rather boring concrete floor very much in need of covering up.
The first stage was to apply a coat of watered down Annie Sloan Chalk Paint™. We chose to add water as the concrete soaks up some of the paint. In this particular case it was a 50:50 mix. The colour chosen was Paris Grey.
One coat of Annie Sloan Paris Grey
The next stage was to divide the floor up to look like tiles. Here we used Annie Sloan Graphite. You can either do this free hand or use a piece of wood to act as a guide line.
adding lines using Annie Sloan Graphite
The last and final stage is to seal the paint using Annie Sloan Lacquer.The Lacquer dries to a soft matt finish and is ideal to protect the paint. We applied this using a mini roller and a brush for the edges.Handy tip – make sure you shake the bottle well before using as all the good stuff sinks to the bottom. We left it over night to dry.The end result is a floor. For those that have visited our shop you will have seen the painted floor there.For those that haven’t here it is..
Annie Sloan Burgundy is a wonderful rich, deep, and warm red. The colour of dark cherries. Most of the Annie Sloan colour range are 18th and 20th century inspired but this one comes from the 19th century when the discovery of Alizarin Crimson made this colour possible for the first time to a large number of people. It is now one of the classic colours used in particular for neo-classical painted furniture. Previously called Burgundian Red, Burgundy is just right to use with Old Ochre.
The picture above is proof of this.
