Annie Sloan Chalk Paint arrives Tuesday!

So do you like the look of this?

Layla Grace $1600 a chair.

...and this? 13,000 via Layla Grace.

I do! But who has 13,000 laying around for an armoire? BUT you can have the look for a whole lot less. Annie Sloan's chalk paint can give you the look of French/ Swedish/ Urban furniture for a fraction of the cost. It is the BEST paint! NO priming and NO sanding needed. Pure and lovely pigment in 24 delicious shades. I will have the famous paint Tuesday and I am now accepting holds on paint. Get it before it's gone.

Do you like how this looks?

It's Annie Sloan Provance and Old White via http://www.makandjill.com/.

And this? Annie Sloan Paris Grey by Miss Mustard Seed.

Not sure how to use it? I can help with that too after August 20th when I am formally trained.

A Midsummer Night's Dream

{My vintage books}

{Tennessee Vol Daylilly hybrid by Oakes Farm in Corryton, TN}

{Love}

{New treasure to paint with my Annie Sloan Chalk Paint}

I am back from the Isle of Palms and it was WONDERFUL. I also found a treasure hunting paradise called Page's Thief Market. Picture this...Old barn with tin roof full of cool, old stuff. Pickers supposedly go through there often. The chair was my purchase. I was going to sell it when I painted it with my new Annie Sloan paints, but I changed my mind. It's so cute that I can't bear to part with it. It's a good thing the car could only hold the chair because I could have hauled a lot home.

The books are from Jonesborough that I got years ago at an auction. I got a big ol' box of them for ten dollars. I really wanted it just for some of the illustrations out of one of the books. I forgot all about them until my mom brought them for me the other day. Lovely. Books from the 1800's and I forgot all about them.

I am trying to practice some staging for my website that is currently under construction and I need to get the photos going ASAP. These are just the unedited versions, but so fun.

If you have a favorite place to go junkin, let me know! And don't forget to start following www.thebpmercantile.com when these sites merge!

A Fabulous Porch Design Just In Time for Summer by TLC and an update on Annie Sloan Chalk Paint being sold in Tennessee

{Image via The Lettered Cottage}

It's off to the beach for me! I can't wait. I just checked out The Lettered Cottage's porch revamp and it is so inspirational. Check it out. Makes me want to grab a cold glass of lemonade and kick back. You can read about it here, at The Lettered Cottage.

On a side note, I am now a stockist for Annie Sloan Chalk Paint! I can't wait to provide Tennessee with such a wonderful product. As of this post I am the only stockist in Tennessee. My online store, The Back Porch Mercantile (www.thebpmercantile.com) will open August 1st and I will let you know ASAP when I have it placed in store front in Knoxville. So if you follow this blog, please start following www.thebpmercantile.com because this blog will merge eventually with it. Thanks!

Everyone loves a Party!

Everyone loves a party! It's fun to get together with friends and socialize. Food is always good too. Here is a cool shop to check out for party supplies.

{www.acmepartybox.com}

{All images via Acme Party Box}

What's you next celebration?