Tell me about Annie Sloan...

Jalima' as I said up thread, DH painted our kitchen cupboard doors with F and B, he sanded and primed as they advised and it still looks good. A friend had hers taken off and professionally sprayed, then the chap,brush painted the sides etc . TBH it looks better than ours but cost around £2K I believe. Cheaper than a new kitchen I suppose, but not as cheap as our DIY job

My DH is a woodturner pompa He sells the stuff he makes in local shows etc. He is on a woodturning forum run by someone in Canada.

We painted DS and DDIL's kitchen cupboards this weekend. From dark wood to an eggshell blue. Sugar soaped (a £1.60 bottle from B & M), a light sanding, primer/undercoat combined and two coats of eggshell gloss, which they had made up to their own spec at B & Q, paying a couple of quid extra for an extra durable mix. We can't believe how good it looks - oh, for a smug emoticon! It took the two of us about 10 hours over two days while the ankle biters were out of the house. This was meant to be a temporary solution while they save for a new kitchen, but is now seen as a keeper (smile)

I had never heard of Annie Sloan till I found this thread. Have found it fascinating and it has given me some inspiring new ideas. Good old Gransnet! Thanks!

I'm always torn between gardening and a new painting project at this time of the year. The light is better for painting but when the sun is shining (like today) I can't wait to get outside.

I have a small bookcase begging for some Annie Sloan Country Grey which is actually not grey at all but a kind of putty colour. Looks nice against off white walls.

I'm not having a good experience with Annie Sloan...sadly. I painted a few items, old nest of tables, bathroom door, telly unit and blanket box - all different finishes but none highly varnished. I used various colours, Old White, Florence, Antibes but found that after one coat of wax, if rubbed gently with a damp cloth the paint just lifts off! I have used 2 coats of paint and can't understand why it comes off. Should it? After 3 coats of wax it sticks better but I can't figure out why it doesn't adhere to the wood even after a few weeks if not waxed or waxed just once. Anyone know what I could be doing which is so wrong? It has cost me a fortune to buy these paints and I was hoping to go mad with the kitchen cabinets but am so scared now. The kitchen cabinets are currently painted with Little Greene paint and I also have wardrobes painted with Farrow and Ball and they are beautiful and unmarked after a number of years. So how can I use AS knowing that it is not durable? Please help!