I have always been a fan of Ballard Designs. I get excited at the mailbox when a new catalog arrives. But ya’ll, seriously, they have out done themselves this time. Their new Casa Florentina collection is basically a “Chalk Paint for Dummies” guide to painting for the do-it-yourselfer. It is virtually a chalk paint inspiration book, full of ideas and color combinations. Allow me to quickly show you what I mean:
You can create this look with Annie Sloan’s Duck Egg Blue (maybe lightened a bit with white), lightly distressed, and finished off with a light glazing of dark wax along some of the moulding:
You can create this with Annie’s Provence (my favorite color), finished with a heavy application of dark wax:
You can create this look by mixing Louis Blue with either Paris Grey or perhaps Duck Egg Blue, and then finished with clear wax:
And this little lovely can be created with Emperor’s Silk and then a heavy topcoat of dark wax:
And of course, Old White is always an option when you are trying to play it safe:
Check out all these options! If you have been interested and curious about using chalk paint, but afraid to take the plunge, now is your chance. Open up both Annie Sloan’s website and Ballard Designs, and then flip back and forth looking at the similarities. You can get this Ballard Design European look for a fraction of the cost with Annie’s paint! It really is the easiest paint in the world (I promise Annie is not paying me to say that)!
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Oh. My. Heavens! We have much in common, I can tell. May I just say this post really has my heart palpitating rapidly? I adore Ballard Designs and celebrate for weeks feasting on the visual loveliness of the catalog. But there was a [record scratch] followed by [applause] and {The Hallelujah Chorus} when I saw –did I see this correctly– that they sell PAINT? And then a [sports announcer cheer] that Annie Sloan sells it for less? Can this be? I might faint! AWESOMEness! I’m definitely following you. Can’t wait to peruse your site at length. Thank you for the creative inspiration. Your work is lovely.
I KNOW!!!! I just loves all the photos and was so inspired… spent all morning trying to justify starting a new hobby. Ii I actually decide to give furniture refinishing a try, I’ll definitely give you a shout. You could give Ballard a run for their money!!
You should totally do it! Totally!
You know what made me swoon… COLOR. What a relief to see gorgeous color in all the pages! I was growing weary of the neutrals pouring out of every home interior catalog… fall/winter needs a pop of something warm!
I completely agree, I get tired of nothing but white, cream, and tan!
LOVE THIS POST!!!!!
As a stockist for Annie Sloan chalk paint, I could not agree more. Why pay $1,400 for the red console when you pick up one on Craigs List for less than $200 and spend $10.00 on ASCP (that’s how much paint it would take to paint this piece) . This is proof to me that ASCP is NOT too expensive if you want to achieve an expensive European designer look.
Thank you for this post. I hope you don’t mind if I share and link to you.
janet xox
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