Wednesday, October 23, 2013

The Pink House: Shopping for Annie Sloan Chalk Paint...

Greetings from Birdsong Cottage! I mentioned in my last post that I bought some Annie Sloan paint the other day. I located a distributor up in Asheville, so my neighbor, Marti, and I made a day of it up there while Mr. Perch enjoyed a day of freedom! Ha!

The name of the shop is The Pink House, and we were so glad we made the trip. Aside from having a wonderful selection of Annie Sloan products, there were wonderful pieces of furniture and other vintage items that were for sale, telling you what Annie colors were used on the things that had already been painted. And the owner was so gracious in taking the time to give us a waxing tutorial when I told her that my attempts were not great. Following are some photos of this shop...






Of course, I couldn't resist spending some time looking at these gorgeous old photos...


...and knowing my weakness for flappers, couldn't resist buying this one. I think it was a repro, but at three bucks, money well spent for an 8x10...


I love the way there were painted "swatches" of the Annie colors right on the wall so that you could see what they looked like. And the owner was pretty much a walking encyclopedia on all things Annie...




And last but not least, our traveling companion for the day, Marti's little Shih Tzu, Gracie...


Where have you shopped lately?

XO, 
Sue

2 comments:

  1. I haven't done any "good" shopping lately. With my birthday coming up in a month, my friend Barb & I usually spend a full day together, shopping, lunch, etc. so that I'm looking forward to. And it's so lovely isn't it when someone takes the time to show you how to do something you're feeling less than experienced with.

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    1. I hope that you have a great birthday with your friend! And yes, that gal's tutorial will hopefully help. I have watched numerous YouTube tutorials, but they haven't exactly worked wonders with Sue. Time will tell on my next masterpiece!! XO

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