January 15, 2021 Its party time at Iron Orchid Designs and its discount time at The Painted Bench! Each and every one of the retired designs will be 20% off until Monday January 18. Some quantities are limited and backorders will not be available, once they’re gone they’re gone! Find your favourites here and place […]
May 10, 2020 IOD Botanical Tutorial Yesterday I posted a Facebook Live that really got my creative juices flowing. Carmen from Carmen’s Curiosity Shop in Colorado has the most amazing imagination and she is sure to come up with something gorgeous every time she adds a post to her facebook page! Watch the video here […]
Shabby & Chic & Everything Neat What’s Happening at The Painted Bench? We always have a good selection of workshops using Annie Sloan Paint on offer at the shop, in August we’re going to kick things up a notch! Make It Your Own with Annie Sloan As always we will be running our cornerstone workshop, […]
Shabby & Chic & Everything Neat We’re Keen on Green For those of you who don’t already know Pantone’s Colour of the Year for 2017 is a vibrant spring inspired hue called Greenery. Pantone describes the colour as: “Illustrative of flourishing foliage and the lushness of the great outdoors”. This was the inspiration for my […]
Shabby & Chic & Everything Neat This beautiful dresser landed in our shop purely by chance. Hubby and Carolyn were out picking up a white French provincial bedroom set when Carolyn spied this beauty in another room. Before I had a chance to say YESSS I want it, it was on the truck! I knew […]
It doesn’t happen often but every once in a while we will get the dreaded “Bleed Through” on a piece when we are painting with Chalk Paint™ by Annie Sloan. The most common problem is usually pine knots but sometimes you will get pink from old mahogany stain, yellow or brown splotches from walnut or […]
Learn How to Date Your Antiques With a Few of These Simple Tips and Tricks Let’s talk joinery, some of you may be able to spot authentic antique joint work from a mile away, others can’t tell a waltz from a tango, err… or in this case an antique from an… Ikea? It’s all about […]
Last week my hubby and I took a much needed week off and hit the road to Florida to take in some sun, watch some Blue Jays baseball at Spring Training Camp and of course visit some Annie Sloan Stockists! We visited 4 incredibly talented Stockists while we were in the Clearwater area, every one […]
I’d like to take this opportunity to wish you and your families a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from all of us at The Painted Bench.