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The power of paint
Homes & Antiques
|April 2025
Annie Sloan welcomes us into a world of colour and craftsmanship, showing how upcycling can be as stylish as it is sustainable
Few would have enough to say about paint to fill 27 books, but British artist, designer, author, colour expert and inventor of ever-popular Chalk Paint, Annie Sloan, isn’t running out of ideas any time soon. Her latest offering, Annie Sloan Colourful Living: 30 Creative Upcycling Paint Projects for Your Home, does what it says on the (paint) tin, in the best possible way. Overflowing with ideas for giving preloved furniture a unique second life, the book is primed and ready to inspire.
This story is from the April 2025 edition of Homes & Antiques.
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