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Ok – gonna give this a go, creating a Beetle on a Chest Of Drawers. First job, get your image and get it enlarged on a Laser Printer. The image has to be good quality to enlarge a lot… I…

Just discovered another wonderful thing you can use Annie Sloan Dark Wax for!. I used the Dark Wax on an old Leather Suitcase and it has brought it back to life in the same way it brings tired old dark…

Annie Sloan is a bit of a paint legend – there’s lots of interesting facts about her, how much is fact or fiction?

Here’s something I do to help me visualise a project sometimes – it helps me see if something is going to ‘work’ – it’s amazing what you can do with computers these days, this is the same cupboard with 3…

Any old scaffold boards laying around? – They’re quite easy to up-cycle into any number of things, here I’ve made a small bench. All you need is a saw, sander, screws and some Annie Sloan Dark Wax to get a…

I’ve had this chair with no seat for ages, and I’ve been wondering what to do with it – well, I painted it Louis Blue by Annie Sloan (didn’t wax it), fixed in a basket and Sue sorted the flowers…

If you’ve got some grotty carpet on your stairs and it needs replacing (like ours did!) – a time and money saving idea is to paint with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint. All I did here was take up the old…

Bought an old box of mini drawers in a right old state at an auction recently – the before pic is actually after I sanded a lot of marks and stains off. The thing is, I’ve always wanted an Apothecary…

I want to tell you about the Dark stuff, Dark Wax stuff that is! I normally sing the praises of Annie Sloan Chalk Paint, but I think this Dark Wax really doesn’t get the recognition it should. I use the Dark Wax on…

We’ve had a new floor put down in our shop in Sevenoaks, Kent. Here’s some pics so you can have a virtual browse!