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...
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....
Faded Grandeur Sideboard Desk by Jonathon Marc Mendes This mesmerisingly beautiful French style desk has strong 'bones' and great shape with panel doors and a very generous surface to make a great workspace, thanks to its secret hidden drawers either side and one...
Handpainted Faded Grandeur Monogram Wreath Bedside/Bathroom Cabinet - £185 Distinctive small pot cupboard hand painted and blended in Annie Sloan shades of French Linen and Louis Blue, then lightly distressed and embellished by hand, using a fine artistry brush to...
I'm finally catching my breath after the amazing Makers and Painters Market Featuring Annie Sloan in Melbourne this weekend. What a wonderful experience to meet so many friends who have shared my journey as a furniture artist over the last few years from the other...
“CONTOUR BLENDING” no Kardashians here... just a pretty little French side table! This project was completed in Ireland a couple weeks ago, on one of my teaching trips. Contour Blending is a term I use when highlighting and lowlighting the details on the piece of...
How exciting! Just seen this lovely blog post from Lydia from Efex USA sharing her experience of my Faded Grandeur online workshop. Thank you so much. I feel super honoured! Efex make really lovely decorative mouldings that you can easily apply to flat...
I was so excited when Bex and Rachel of The White Robin asked me to host a hands-on demo and workshop at the Angel and Royal Hotel in Grantham. Also in my home county of Lincolnshire, it's a very rare opportunity for me to teach on home soil and meet other...
There’s something hauntingly beautiful about this piece that I painted in soft pinks using my Faded Grandeur technique. After traveling and teaching overseas so much lately it was wonderful to immerse myself in a deeply creative project with this gorgeous small...
Some of you may have seen on social media I’ve been to Germany. Whilst there I’ve had the pleasure of working alongside stockists, members of the public and some bloggers. You may have seen the brief interview with myself and Vanessa of Simply Vintage and the...
Well here we go, I've had this wooden sideboard for some time. I even French polished the top myself but still felt it had more potential. So I embarked on quite a transformation as you can see... It’s a project of two halves. The drawer and cupboards on the bottom...
I did this project a few months ago, and for whatever reason, it never seem to work for me. But all is not lost. So, what can we learn from it....? The colour is absolutely sublime, just maybe on the wrong piece. This beautiful, almost citrus green colour, has to...
I've been on the move again, this time to Switzerland. So please enjoy some of the projects from the lovely students in Switzerland. They were all super talented and a real joy to work with. We crammed so much in to just a few days and also had time for some lovely...
This French beauty was previously quite worn and pretty much ready for a new lease of life, the wood was very orange in its tone and not really my cup of tea. So it may surprise you that my colour choice for this little project was Honfleur Chalk Paint™ by Annie...
Today's little rainy day project to share with you all. I decided to take all of the remnants of the paint colours that I have been working on recently for previous projects and blend them together. I got this fabulous colour, very similar to Château Grey ... there...