{"title":"Books by Annie Sloan","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9781782493563","title":"Annie Sloan Paints Everything","description":"\u003cb\u003eDecorative paint expert Annie Sloan shows how paint can transform any surface in your house.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDecorative paint expert Annie Sloan shows how paint can transform any surface in your house.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn this, her most personal book yet, Annie Sloan opens up a world of possibilities when it comes to decorating your home. As well as ways to transform walls and furniture, you’ll also learn wonderful techniques for painting floors, fabrics, lighting, and more. Discover three chapters, all packed full of inspiration and advice: Furniture and Lighting, Fabric and Other Surfaces, and Walls and Floors. Forty step-by-step projects will guide you through the methods for using paint in ways you never thought possible, with clear instructions accompanying each picture, and helpful tips along the way. Learn about printing, stenciling, gilding, transferring images, and dyeing fabric, as well as all the secrets of making the most of Annie’s own Chalk Paint® range. Find out, too, how to combine colors for different styles, and how to tap into your creativity by painting patterns freehand.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eNo matter what your skill level, \u003ci\u003eAnnie Sloan Paints Everything\u003c\/i\u003e will enable you to make over your home so you have the naturally stylish, individual interior you’ve always wanted.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56304849420661,"sku":"9781782493563","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781782493563_e548624d-cdc0-42f3-9249-671656605221.jpg?v=1786025745"},{"product_id":"9781800654150","title":"Annie Sloan Colourful Living","description":"Annie Sloan is a celebrated decorative painter and the inventor of Chalk Paint®, with over a million followers on social media. In her new book, Annie introduces 30 brand-new sustainable upcycling projects to give old furniture a second life.   The pieces in this book range from decorative items such as a bed coronet and a decoupaged bureau to large-scale undertakings including revamping a tall French armoire with a blend of Chalk Paint hues and using paint effects for a faux malachite desk. The projects are grouped by simplicity and the length of time required to complete each one, from an afternoon to a weekend. The techniques used range from painting to gilding, dyeing fabric, stamping, printing and stencilling and each one is clearly explained in easy-to-follow step-by-step photography. As well as her love for colour and paint, Annie has a passion for sustainability and reuse, and the book includes a chapter that explains the concept of upcycling and why it matters. Every project in the book transforms an unloved second-hand item into something beautiful and unique, and Annie provides expert advice on sourcing the original pieces at flea markets and online.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56306598707573,"sku":"9781800654150","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781800654150_6928f229-98c7-435c-b295-c5ee67ac1dd1.jpg?v=1786026793"},{"product_id":"9781906525750","title":"Quick and Easy Paint Transformations","description":"\u003cb\u003eWith this book in one hand and a brush in the other, you can learn how to create different paint finishes and effects to change everyday rooms and furniture into something special, all for the price of a pot of paint.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith this book in one hand and a brush in the other, you can learn how to create different paint finishes and effects to change everyday rooms and furniture into something special, all for the price of a pot of paint.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe first section of the book tells you everything you need to know before you start – how to prepare surfaces properly, choose the right paint for the right place, and use the best tools. Then, the 50 projects are divided into five sections: Aging and Distressing; Working with the Base; Working with Color; Handpainting; and Crackle, Gilding, and Decoupage. There are step-by-step images showing how to achieve the finished look, before shots and inspirational photography showing the effects used on walls and doors, furniture and floors. Learn how to bring old second-hand furniture bang up to date, or how to give modern pieces a softly aged appearance, as well as ways to treat and transform floorboards, doors, and plastered walls. Whatever the style of your interiors, Quick and Easy Paint Transformations will show you the best way to makeover your home.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56308713030005,"sku":"9781906525750","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781906525750_0784b32f-2d1b-4478-973c-cfd90291b8a8.jpg?v=1786028976"},{"product_id":"9781782497936","title":"Creating the French Look","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe French interior evokes a way of life to aspire to, with its good food, unhurried pace and, above all, its past for which many people feel nostalgia.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDeveloped over hundreds of years, the French look reflects all tastes, from the cultivated grandeur of the chateau to the simplicity of rural living, and can be adapted to every home. Creating the French Look is divided into four styles: ‘Chateau’, ‘Country’, ‘Provençal’ and ‘Parisian’, and each “look” is applied to living rooms, kitchens, dining rooms, bedrooms and bathrooms plus outdoor living spaces. As well as describing each overall style, focusing on colours and fabrics, Annie Sloan emphasizes the details and accents required by each one, and, aided by 25 clearly explained step-by-step projects, shows how to achieve it. Among other things, she explains how to paint and distress furniture, and describes how to cover an armoire door with embroidered voile. Whatever interior you desire, this book will guide your choices from the grand statement of the painted armoire to the finishing touch of a little posy of lavender.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56312820498805,"sku":"9781782497936","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781782497936_8ae4aad8-d87f-4e9e-b0ce-b10928d685f1.jpg?v=1786034500"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-annie-sloan.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}