Faux Expo 2011

Whew! What a week…Busy, Busy, Busy…

I helped Robyn Story Designs with her booth at the Faux Expo this week and we had a great time setting up her amazing booth and meeting everyone.

This is Antoinette. Isn’t she fabulous?

Of course we hosted Chalk Paint classes and Lori did an amazing job as always.

We painted in our “fancy” clothes, lol… Would you expect anything less from Robyn?

Yes…that is Annie Sloan Coco and French Linen. Yummy!

One of the girls from Wallovers stencils did a demo on our little table and it turned out amazing.

There were so many talented artists at the show and guess what…they all had paint on their clothes…I felt as if I had found my people, lol.

It was a great show. I will definitely be attending next year and getting more great ideas.

High Falootin’ Junk Headquarters

We are almost ready…The new High Falootin’ Junk store is located in historic Downtown Mount Dora, in The Renaissance Building. This iconic building is quickly becoming the place for all things art and antique. I am one of two stores within the last week that has relocate to the building. The owners are just the sweetest people I have ever met and they have quite the history in antiques and fine furnishing themselves. I look forward to gleaning some of their knowledge as time goes by.

We will officially open this Saturday, October 1st, but I will be putting the finishing touches on the store Thursday and Friday. Feel free to stop in a say hello and if you are a facebook or blog land friend, please introduce yourself.

The new address is

411 N. Donnelly St.

Suite 102

Mount Dora, FL 32757

~Denna~

Playing With The Paint…

Some of you might know that we had a soft opening last week at the High Falootin’ Mercantile and we are glad we did. We are working through a little interruption with the lease and will reopen High Falootin’ Junk soon.  During this time, please feel free to call us directly at 352-449-8140 for Annie Sloan products or anything else you might need. We will be more than happy to accommodate your chalk paint needs. During the next few days, we will be preparing our store to be a fun “play in the paint” environment.

Photo courtesy of Annie Sloan. Photograph by Christopher Drake

Ready…Set…PAINT!

 ~ Denna~

Furniture Paint Workshops

 Updated: The Mount Dora store is now closed. Please check more current post for location and hours.

Upcoming Workshops in Mount Dora, Florida

with Annie Sloan Mini-Stockist High Falootin’ Junk

More Workshop Dates To Be Announced Soon…

You will learn six different techniques using Annie Sloan Paints and Waxes. All materials are provided and you will get to take home your sample boards. This will be a really fun class that is suitable for all levels of experience with painting.

After this workshop you will want to paint everything in sight. You can transform your entire home with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint.  This class will teach you how.

Another Day…Another Piece of Furniture

Each day this week I will be painting a piece of furniture from around the Tavares Antique Mall with Annie Sloan Paint.

This was the piece I started yesterday. If you look closely you may notice that the top is darker than the bottom. This piece came out of house that had a fire. It was very dry and took two coats.

I finished with a little more than half a can.

I started around 1:30 and by 4:00 I was putting on the wax. I even had time to chat with customers during the process.

I love how the dark wax brings so much texture to the paint.

This shows how much difference the dark wax makes. It really gives it an Old World, rustic look. I like that look, but I don’t mind it with just the clear wax. That is what makes this paint and the waxes so much fun. There are just so many techniques you can use.

This is the finished result.

Tomorrow after 1pm I will be painting the vanity in Duck Egg blue over Primer Red.

Thanks to everyone that has stopped by to watch. It has been fun meeting everyone and sharing tips and tricks.

Denna

Get Ready To Paint…

Central Florida…Are y’all ready to paint some furniture???

I’m fully stocked with all of the Annie Sloan colors (minus the 4 new ones that aren’t in the US yet). I have clear and dark wax, plus the Annie Sloan books.

Are you tired of those builder grade kitchen cabinets? This is the easiest paint to work with. You could transform your kitchen in less than a week.

Once you see how easy this paint is to work with, you will want to paint everything in your house.

Tomorrow at the Tavares Antique Mall…

I will be painting this piece with Annie Sloan paint. For those of you that want to see how easy this paint is to work with, please stop by between 1:00 – 5:00. You will be amazed and inspired.

As some of you might know the Tavares Antique Mall will be closing on August 31.

We Want To Put You On The Invite List…

We are going to have a huge Grand Opening Party @ the High Falootin’ Junk and I want to invite all of my blog land friends, so make sure your are on “The List”.

Also, if you are wanting to attend a Annie Sloan Chalk Paint Workshop, I would like to know. Please leave a comment to let me know you are interested. I am currently working on the scheduling for the first workshop in October.

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More News…Coming Soon…Annie Sloan Chalk Paint

Yay! I can finally tell the rest of my BIG news…I’m going to be a Annie Sloan Paint Mini-Stockist…

I know that a lot of you are just itching to get your hands on this paint and we are working hard to get everything in stock and High Falootin’ Junk open. Those of you that aren’t yet familiar with this paint, you will be amazed at how user friendly it is and will want to repaint everything in your house and then go hunt for more goodies to paint.

Make sure you scroll down through my blog and go to my Facebook Page to see more pictures of the furniture that I have painted with Annie Sloan Paint.

Y’all have a great hump day…I will be painting away…

~Denna~

More Love for Annie Sloan Chalk Paint

I can’t say enough about how much I love Annie Sloan Chalk Paint. It has really resolved a lot of the problems that I was having with latex paint. As some of you might know my warehouse/studio is in Central Florida and on a good summer day it is about 97 degrees, 100% humidity and a 70% chance of rain, which meant my painting and curing time with latex was unreasonable. That is why I started researching different paint types and came across ASCP. It has been a life saver and the buzz about her paint has also introduced me to a whole group of other furniture painters just like me. A real community is starting to blossom from the use of this paint. I LOVE that…It is becoming a great support group for ideas and techniques of our art form. It’s not that often that one product can make such an impact…

Here are a few of my recently completed pieces…Notice that I’m not mentioning prices because I have a very special purpose for these pieces…More on that coming very soon…

This is Annie Sloan Aubusson Blue with Dark Wax.

I’m still waiting on two drawer pulls…

The inside is Annie Sloan Primer Red

And the silver drawer was lined with Silver Shield to help prevent tarnishing.

Next is Miss Caroline…

This is one of my upcycled pieces…just pieces and parts from different junkin’ adventures…

She is painted with ASCP Paris Grey and trimmed with Duck Egg Blue

I thought she needed a little something sweet along the top, so I painted an old brooch with Duck Egg Blue. Every southern belle needs good accessories to tie her look all together…

And then we have…

Garden Glow painted in Annie Sloan Antibes Green, with lots of Dark Wax and distressing…

Since this piece is somewhat primitive, I really wanted it to have a vibrant color that would show off its age and attributes.

I’m still trying to keep my secret about the big changes that are in the works and boy it is hard…I think by the end of the week I will be SHOUTING the news to y’all…

Good Luck Junkin’

D

New Loot and Adventures With Annie Sloan Paint

There is so much cool stuff in the works that I just can’t wait to tell…but I have to.

Here are some things I can share…

Isn’t the color fabulous? It’s Annie Sloan Duck Egg Blue

I started working with Annie Sloan Chalk Paints a few weeks ago and I really love it.

This is what I started with and I have re-ordered twice since. The colors are great and the texture and finish is amazing. I am so happy that I tried this product because it really solved a lot of problems I had with standard latex paints.

I really have two main styles that I focus on and those are mid-century and french styles. I am not a purist or traditionalist in either style. I am constantly stepping out of the box with color choices and redesign techniques.

I wanted this piece to be kind of risque or sex in the city-ish. Traditional and avant garde colliding. I envision it in a dining room with heavy, silk damask drapes and sexy low lighting.

The next piece is a Heywood Wakefield ReDesign…

painted in Annie Sloan Graphite and finished with clear wax, I was able to buff the finish to a super smooth hard finish.

I doubt that I’m the only one that has used this paint for modern pieces, but I will say that it is well suited for it since the paint is fast drying and  you have the ability to buff the wax to a super hard finish.

I am working on a Bernhardt Sideboard, Gun Case, French Arm Chair and Dresser this week. Along with all the other new changes in the works…its going to be a busy week.

Good Luck Junkin’

D