Create a look of limed oak for French style interiors
Are you looking to banish the banal from your home and curate a bespoke look that’s unique to you with cleverly sourced or upcycled pieces? If so, I have a great project for transforming orange pine to a subtler limed oak finish with ease and simplicity. You can...
Launching new designs with the divine Iron Orchid Design sisters in London
This is me at the heart of the most lovely family business, designed and created by the Iron Orchid Design sisters. Here I am sitting on the sofa, with the beautiful Josie Celio and Sally Griswold, two gorgeous women who love all things vintage and DIY and,...
Upcycling at Grand Designs Live – London Excel 2019
I've found that on this crazy furniture painting journey of mine that amazing opportunities just come my way without me really looking for them! One such opportunity was the chance to demonstrate my unique painting techniques at Grand Designs Live at London's Excel...
Happy #SaltwashSeptember with the chance to win ALL my workshops & Saltwash!
One of the things I love most about being a well known furniture artist is that I get to work with some seriously lovely people, like Carol & Jaime, the co-creators and founders of Saltwash. Around this time last year I become Global Creative Ambassador for...
Back to raw wood with ease using Bio-Strip paint stripper
I'm not often amazed by products but I thought this was blog worthy as I have literally been blown away by the no-nonsense way that this product cut through old chalk paint within around 20 to 30 minutes and peeled off like banana skin on the lightest of pressure...
Painting in a German garden with Simply Vintage
It seems the perfect time to share a little bit more of my recent trip to Germany to teach my creative painting workshops hosted by Vanessa of Simply Vintage as yesterday Vanessa was Annie Sloan’s Sunday stockist! Planter Makeovers - Saltwash Verdigris technique...
Faded grandeur furniture with a twist of lime paint
Last Monday I was lucky enough to have a creative play day in my Lincolnshire workshop with a truly talented fellow furniture painting artist. The lovely Michelle Fulbrook, otherwise know as The Painted Pearl came to visit me all the way from Whitstable in Kent....
Distressed walls create the perfect furniture backdrop
I have a thing for texture and antiqued patinas as those of you who've followed me for a while will know. In the search for ever more creative backdrops for my painted furniture, I think I might have found something that suits my style. What do you guys think? I...
Fabric Painted Leather Look Chair – learn how to paint it like Jonathon Marc Mendes
"Jonathon, how on earth do you paint fabric to look like leather?" This is the question I've heard most on my travels over the last 2 years traveling the world teaching my furniture painting techniques. At last, the Fabric Painted Leather Look Chair Tutorial is...
A day trip to the Netherlands teaching stockists at Annie Sloan Europe HQ
First coat on my demonstration piece - by popular request it was all about Faded Grandeur! On Monday I had a wonderful time visiting the Netherlands for the very first time by invitation of Annie Sloan Europe HQ where I taught about 20 Annie Sloan paint stockists...
One-to-one workshop with Jonathon Marc Mendes in Caistor, Lincolnshire
Styling and iPhone Photography can be included as part of my workshop training It's fair to say 2019 has run away with itself at such a pace, with travel and teaching commitments all over the world, that I haven't had as much time as I would like for real world...
Grand Designs Live – join Jonathon Marc Mendes for Upcycling Demo Days at London ExCel, 7th & 8th May 2019
If you're in London on Tuesday 7th and Wednesday 8th May then please come along to Grand Designs Live at London ExCel. You'll find me in the Upcycling Hub demonstrating 1 - 4pm these days with my friend Nick from the Rocky Crystal Interiors. Nick has totally...
Jonathon Marc Mendes shares his take on tones of the Annie Sloan Colour Chart
Today I’ve had a day away from painting anything. Earlier this week we hosted our first Paint Pro Inspo training day at the Loft for interior designers, and we had an absolute blast, talking about all things paint. Messy fun with IOD stamps, Saltwash and...
Jonathon Marc Mendes does Chinoiserie with Iron Orchid
I've always loved Chinoiserie style furniture and been in awe at the wonderful hand-painting techniques that make them stand out. Although I can hand-paint, (totally self-taught) I recently found a way of using Iron Orchid Designs to 'cheat' a little on the...
Rock star painting day with Jonathon Marc Mendes!
Now that I finally have my own workshop, not far from home in the historic Georgian market town of Caistor, Lincolnshire, UK, it was a pleasure to host my very first real life workshop in this exciting new creative space. Learning to prop and photograph your piece...