What's her secret? Annie Sloan's Chalk Paint, a no-prep decorative paint that is making enthusiastic DIYers out of people who thought they had two left hands when it came to upcycling furniture.

Annie is a pioneer of using chalk paint to create different effects (Picture: Jesse Wild) The distressed effect Annie’s signature two-step distress is easy to accomplish, she says.

Annie Sloan’s Chalk Paint™ came as the offspring of a deeply cultivated knowledge over 40 years of paint, pigments and art history and the specific application of decorative paint for furniture.

Christen Bensten discovered chalk paint only last year, after doing a lot of experimenting with milk paint. She switched to Annie Sloan Chalk Paint, a British line of water-based paints that ...

Let’s get organized! I was inspired to try Annie Sloan Chalk Paint by my Sister-In-Law and I’m so glad I did! Chalk Paint is so easy to use and the end results are beautiful. For this buffet ...

Create classic, vintage furniture from old, worn-out items, using Annie Sloan Chalk Paint, the magical paint from England, now here in the US. March 9, 2012.

Chalk Paint inventor Annie Sloan gives her tips and tricks for painting furniture, walls and even floors.

Creator Annie Sloan is coming to New Orleans on Saturday and Sunday with two days of Chalk Paint demonstrations, teaching others how to create their own works of decorative art.

Learn how to paint old furniture like a pro with Chalk Paint in four easy steps. The hardest part is choosing which beautiful color to use!

Chalk it up to an easy furniture makeover. The chalk-based paint craze has officially painted the town red, and country gray, and English yellow, and Greek blue.

Annie developed her unique range of decorative paint, Chalk Paint in 1990. She has written over 25 books on traditional paints, colour and techniques.