French Topography Art and Coco

Coco has been one of our favorite colors but we've been waiting for the right piece to use it on. Combined with this french topography art, it's now a unique treasure. The words translate to "Drink chocolate with your breakfast, product without rival". It was used at a bridal show for a Candy Bar, very fitting!

Graphite Numbered Dresser

This dresser had clean lines and solid structure so Graphite seemed to be fitting. I'm attracted to anything with numbers so decided to do the dresser in this style. I darkened the Graphite with black acrylic paint then applied dark wax. I love the bronze effect of the dark wax!

Good Goods

Have you ever been to Good Goods? If you have then you know it's our areas best kept secret for all vintage lovers alike! Although, their customers visit from as far as Ventura and Sacramento areas. I've been a regular at this treasure box for years. It's where I go for inspiration for home repurposing ideas or simply to take a break to "ooh" and "aah" with a warm coffee in hand. The owners are lovely and custom make their pieces or expertly purchase their merchandise from repurposing vendors. They have three buildings filled with their carefully selected and merchandised items. A charming two-room water tower, a victorian home and a huge rustic barn. If you have not discovered this vintage wonderland, I encourage you to do so the next chance you get. They are located at 30924 Road 168 in Visalia. You would take the Farmersville Blvd exit from the 198 and head north.

Here's a sneak peek of some of their rooms but there's so much more to see. We hope you enjoy!

  








 




 



Distressed Dresser Fit For a Princess

This was one of those finds that I envisioned flanking our studio windows. I wasn't sure at first what style to paint it but in the end I think we got it right. The distressed finish, the mixed Provence-Aubusson-Antibes Green drawers and crystal knobs are fit for a princess! 

Our New Studio

Last summer we were blessed to have met Vicki Shoemaker of 3 Oaks Studio who welcomed us into the Annie Sloan Chalk Paint family. We moved into a local antique store, Paris Flea Market, on September 1st. There we met other fabulous pickers, junkers, repurposers, you name it, ASCP was well received by the customers and vendors using the paint. Some could be lifelong friends but most of all we are grateful for the opportunity to begin there. A short 3 months later, here we are moved into our own studio store-front.

We are finally settling in and have been overjoyed and overwhelmed with all of the support and well wishes we've received from our neighbors and new customers. From the salon across the way who is always sending their customers over, the photography studio who we are already collaborating on projects with, to the gourmet coffee shop at the entrance of our building who courteously delivers treats for our guests, we truly feel blessed to be a part of this new community. For the first time in years we look forward to going to work each day...this paint has liberated us in so many ways. Thank you Annie Sloan for your amazing paint and we thank each and every one of our customers for supporting us throughout our journey!

We hope you enjoy some pictures of our new location and would love to personally share our place to create with each and every one of you. So please stop by if you're in the area and we wish all of you a wonderful holiday season!

Monica & Gay

The entrance of our building.

Down the hall to our suite.

Our handmade studio sign.

The view from the hall.

Looking inside.

The inside.

Our wall of color and soon to be consulting area.

Annie Sloan Chalk Paint display - the showcase of our shop!

And finally the lovely coffee shop that we are adjacent to that serves delish lunch and dinner.

A great place to take a break...

And the reason why we won't be losing weight with the rest of the world when the New Year is here...

Distressed Shutter Cabinet

This side table/cabinet had so much appeal but was lacking interest so we decided to highlight its detail on three colors. We used French Linen for the base, Old White on the drawers and around the doors then Provence on teh shutters. There's also Graphite, Greek Blue, Emperors Silk and Antibes Green peeking through.

Before

 
Adding the hidden colors and playing with knobs.

 
After

We weren't sure what style or color we were going to do on this sweet dresser but we knew we wanted to enhance the details. So we chose to highlight the drawers with Chateau Grey mixed with Old White and let the wood be the backdrop. I love the curved apron and drawer detail and we think the glass knobs add the final embellishment that pulls the piece together. 

THERE'S A WINNER FOR OUR Annie Sloan Chalk Paint GIVEAWAY & TOUR!!

12/26/11 @ 10am
The winner of our Annie Sloan Chalk Paint Giveaway is....DENISE CRABTREE! Denise will also be entered into a national drawing for a seat to attend a workshop in March at San Francisco's Fort Mason being taught by Annie Sloan! Congratulations Denise, now you can get started on all of your projects.

We decided to do a 'runner' up drawing as well for a $25 Gift Certificate towards any purchase at our new studio and the winner is...TARA BOROWICZ! Congratulations Tara!

For those who didn't win this time, we will be having more Giveaway's on our Facebook Page so stay tuned. Hope everyone has a wonderful New Year!  

That's right! Annie Sloan is visiting the USA this spring and one of her tour destinations will be San Francisco's Fort Mason! To start the celebration off Embellish & Restore along with over 100 stockists across the country are giving away Holiday Paint Baskets!  

But wait, there's more in store!

Each winner of the Holiday Paint Basket Giveaway's will be entered to win a $350 gift certificate from Annie Sloan Unfolded! The certificate is good toward your choice of a seat at one of the Tour Workshops taught by Annie Sloan herself or $350 in Annie Sloan Chalk Paint. The winner will be announced on Annie's Blog on January 10, 2012. 

Here's what you need to do to enter:

1. Become a follower of Annie Sloan's Blog or Facebook Page and comment with "American Tour 2012".
Blog: www.anniesloans.blogspot.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Annie-Sloan-Paint/238287625304?sk=wall&filter=2

2. Become a follower of our blog or "Like" our Facebook page and comment with "American Tour 2012" so we know to enter you into the drawing.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Embellish-Restore/143962462351954

3. Read about all of the exciting tour details at: www.anniesloanunfolded.com/event/ 

4. For additional entries do one or more of the following:
      * Visit us at our new studio in downtown Visalia, 208 W. Main
        Street, Ste. 3A.
      * Purchase an item of your choice from our studio/shop.
      * Share our page on Facebook with your friends.
      * Make a monetary, supply or volunteer donation to one of the
        following local non-profit organizations:     
            Visalia Rescue Mission www.visaliarescue.org
            Habitat For Humanity of Tulare County www.hfhtc.org
            Valley Oak SPCA www.vospca.org
            Pro-Youth/HEART www.proyouthheart.org

There is no purchase necessary to win, visit www.anniesloanunfolded.com for full contest details.

We will post the lucky winner of our giveaway on Dec. 26th.

Good Luck!

Emperor's Silk Please!

This piece caught my eye because of its size and various possible uses. I envisioned of course a dresser, a buffet, an entry table or a media stand. I painted it in Emperors Silk and applied clear wax but decided to save the dark waxing and knob embellishing for the holiday boutique on Saturday. It turned out to be a great demonstration and it found its owner before we were done with it. 

Before

After