Craft Focus - August/September 2020 (Issue 80)

CHALK PAINT™ BY ANNIE SLOAN Annie Sloan, 70, is a world leading authority on paint, colour and technique. In 1990, mother-of-three Annie turned visionary inventor with the creation of Chalk Paint™, a water-based non-toxic formula of unrivalled quality. Versatile, easy-to-use and fun, Chalk Paint™ is for everybody – from casual weekend upcyclers to dedicated furniture restoration artists. Chalk Paint™ adheres to most surfaces, indoors and outdoors, and you rarely need to sand or prime before painting. Just pop open your tin, stir your Chalk Paint™ thoroughly, dip in your brush and apply the paint to furniture. It can be used for a number of difference paint effects, for example a smooth modern finish, two colour distress or textured effect. +44 (0)1865 803 168 www.anniesloan.com VINTRO CHALK PAINT Vintro Chalk Paint is perfect way to customise and update your furniture and walls easily. Vintro Chalk Paint is laden with high levels of pigment for incredible depth of colour. It has a thick and creamy consistency that allows for exceptional coverage, and superior durability. Vintro uses only the highest quality ingredients and pigments, with every batch of paint tested to ensure it meets the company’s high standards for colour, durability and performance. A lick of Vintro Chalk Paint is a quick and cheap way to instantly breathe new life and uniquely style used or old furniture, walls and other household items. It can also be used to enhance mass produced new furniture. Vintro Chalk Paint is water-based, has low or minimal VOC content and is virtually odourless. It meets BS EN 71- 3:2013 standard (Toy Safety Regulations), which means it is completely safe for decorating children’s playrooms, bedrooms and furniture. The paint is available in an extensive range of carefully chosen colours with subtle undertones that bring the best out of any piece of furniture or room space. sales@vintro.co.uk https://www.vintro.co.uk/ RUST-OLEUM Whilst Rust-Oleum is still renowned for producing the rust-fighting formula that started it all, it’s now equally famous for its aerosol spray and decorative furniture paints – such as those featured in this image. As a UK subsidiary of Rust-Oleum, Tor Coatings manufactures and markets the Rust-Oleum range of spray paints from its purpose-built facility in County Durham. enquiries@tor-coatings.com https://makeityours.co.uk/ 57 CHALK PAINT