{"id":2475,"date":"2013-05-16T08:29:45","date_gmt":"2013-05-16T07:29:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/janetmcmeekin.co.uk\/?p=2475"},"modified":"2013-05-16T09:14:25","modified_gmt":"2013-05-16T08:14:25","slug":"annie-sloan-painting-course-at-ivory-pitch-in-hampshir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/janetmcmeekin.co.uk\/index.php\/annie-sloan-painting-course-at-ivory-pitch-in-hampshir\/","title":{"rendered":"Annie Sloan painting course at Ivory & Pitch in Hampshire"},"content":{"rendered":"

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OK \u2013 it\u2019s time to spill the beans. My home is about to undergo a radical transformation!<\/p>\n

For the last couple of days, when I haven\u2019t been at my Mac or out interviewing, I\u2019ve been glancing around the house, furtively eyeing up \u2018likely suspect\u2019 pieces of furniture with a view to giving them a whole new look.<\/p>\n

Yep, I\u2019ll admit it\u2026after just four hours on a wonderfully inspiring Introduction to Painting Furniture course, I am a changed woman and can\u2019t wait to buy my paint and wax to join the Annie Sloan <\/a>revolution.<\/p>\n

The course, at Caroline Ivory\u2019s fabulous home accessories shop Ivory & Pitch<\/a> in Westbourne, Hampshire, wasn\u2019t just very professionally run, informative and totally inspiring but also really great fun \u2013 the other six ladies and I had such a laugh.<\/p>\n

Finally, after interviewing Annie Sloan eons ago while working in Oxford, I had a chance to try out her much-lauded range of chalky paints and was chuffed to bits with both my progress and the results.<\/p>\n

Caroline\u2019s enthusiasm for Annie\u2019s paints is contagious and definitely enthused the group. Right from the start, there really was no holding this chatty bunch of have-a-go ladies back. Within a very short space of time, we went from tentatively dabbing with the thick paint and spreading it cautiously onto our sample piece of wood, to confidently brushing away merrily, while supportively admiring each other\u2019s efforts.<\/p>\n

Buoyed up by a delicious lunch (including a rather marvellous slice of homemade Dutch Apple Cake!), we couldn\u2019t wait to get stuck in again and practise our new-found skills, even tackling a bit of waxing and sandpapering.<\/p>\n

By the end of the session, everyone was itching to sign up for the Annie Sloan Advanced Technique course and there was talk of painting beams, floorboards, tables, chairs – basically anything that didn\u2019t move. Husbands, partners and other family members beware \u2013 I reckon you shouldn\u2019t stay too still this weekend or you just may find yourself daubed with a dollop of Annie Sloan Greek Blue, Emperor\u2019s Silk or Scandinavian Pink!<\/p>\n

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