SALE! We're Open Today 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM!

We're open today from 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

 

40% off selected home décor

 

15% off Milk Paint

(Homestead House and Miss Mustard Seed's)

 

Get your order in for French Linen

(Chalk Paint™ decorative paint by Annie Sloan. Regularly $49.95, now $46.00)

Pre-order English Yellow (Chalk Paint™) in-store

and be among the first in Alberta to get it!

 

 

Happy Canada Day Weekend, everyone!

Canada Day Sale & Last Days for Colour Of The Month!

Save in-store until Saturday at 1:00 PM, and online until end of the day on Sunday, June 30th!

For more "French Linen" inspiration, visit our blog post or Pinterest.

Canada Day Weekend Sale

40% OFF these decor items

Canada Day Weekend Hours

Today       11:30 AM - 6:30 PM

Saturday  10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

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Colour of the Month: French Linen Chalk Paint™

Our Colour of the Month for June is French Linen! It is described as "a cool neutral khaki-grey inspired by the bleached deep neutral of old pieces of French and Italian furniture".

We simply call it yummy!

The hutch pictured above was reimagined by My Sweet Savannah in French Linen and Old White Chalk Paint™ .

Here are a few more pics that we love featuring Chalk Paint™ decorative paints by Annie Sloan in this gorgeous colour:

Romancing the Home

Apple Box Boutique Inc.

Methany Weir

Check out Pinterest for more ideas and inspiration, then stop by the boutique or order online to get started on your own scrumptious projects.

In need of something extraordinary to paint?

Visit our Facebook album: For Sale, Unpainted Pieces for items just waiting to be reimagined!  Like this:

 

WHAT'S NEW

The full line-up of Chalk Paint™ colours is now available in sample sizes through "The Apple Cart", our online shop!

We've had them in the boutique since they were introduced by Annie Sloan, and are happy to now offer them to our online customers as well.

Happy Painting!

♥, 
Apple Box Boutique

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Reimagined Monday: Ugly Duckling 80's Dresser to Swan

Hello!  It's Reimagined Monday and we are very excited to share this fantastic project with you.

One of the things we've been doing at the Apple Box studio is use legs on otherwise average pieces to give them some real 'stage presence'.  Today's entry is a fabulous example from one of our lovely customers, Kathryn Brandt.  Completed last summer, Kathryn's dresser is a real showstopper!

Here is the before pic of the dresser Kathryn bought on kijiji for $35:

Unremarkable, outdated and blah-brown veneer it is hard to envision this ugly duckling becoming a swan.  But with a little Chalk Paint® by Annie Sloan and some reimagination, anything can happen!

Kathryn wrote, "...I sure loved the paint - super easy to use and such beautiful colors ! I also bought these legs from home depot for $5 each and had my hubby install on bottom to make it less dresser like and more entertainment unit ish!"

The legs are cute and inexpensive and an assortment of styles can be found at most hardware and home renovations stores:

Rather than make a heavy investment, Kathryn then sprayed the hardware with black spray paint and this swan took flight:

Kathryn Brandt's gorgeous cabinet in French Linen Chalk Paint®

Gorgeous! All of us at the Boutique just love this piece and continue to gush over it; but we'll leave the final words to Kathryn...

"So fun and can't wait to do another project!!" 

♥,
Apple Box Boutique

What have YOU Reimagined?  

Send in your project pics and be entered to win our Reimagined Monday draw!

Reimagined Monday Draw

We would like to highlight more customer projects!  Send us your before/during/after pictures and tell us about your creative process and you'll be entered into our monthly Reimagined Monday draw.

Each month we will give away a different item like paint, brushes, books, supplies, gift certificates and more. You don't have to be featured to be eligible... the month you enter is the month you will be included in the draw. 

Send your name, pictures and story to:

info@appleboxboutique.com and win!

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Reimagined Monday: Chalk Painting Fabric (Wow, It Works!)

Today's Reimagined Monday is short and sweet but OH SO FABULOUS!

Just when we thought there couldn`t be a single thing left to make us love Annie Sloan Chalk Paint (ASCP) any more than we already do, along comes...

Painting on Fabric

Yes, it`s true.  You can paint on fabric with ASCP so all those great colours we know and love can coordinate in our rooms with the furniture and decor we`ve already reimagined or aspire to create.

The following are examples of two very different looks with one great paint...

Amber and Brad of Shades of Amber stenciled onto dropcloth pillows:

"We reupholstered the bench cushions using a large drop cloth and made pillows out of burlap and the leftover drop cloth material."

"To add interest and to help break up the monochromatic theme, we Chalk Painted the pillows using various stencil designs. We used French Linen, CoCo and Graphite on the pillows. Yes, you can use Chalk Paint on fabric! Because the paint is so highly pigmented, it just fades ever so slightly each time you wash it. This fading only adds to the beauty of the look."

"For an even softer tone on tone look, we used Old White on this pillow below."

And Teresa Decker loved this headboard, but not the dusty rose tufting:

Her answer?  Paint the silk with ASCP in Old White, then finish with clear wax: 

"To answer some questions..yes, i did water down the paint a bit, then hand brushed it with a small brush moving in the direction of the pleating. it took two coats, but not that much paint. I then applied soft wax with a soft cloth getting into those pleats. It is soft to the touch, it does not crack or flake if you push into it. As far as how it will hold up...only time will tell, but it feels quite durable and shows no signs of cracking. I think a coat of clear wax now and again will keep it supple. thank you again for all of the complements, and mostly, thank YOU Annie! I am quite flattered that you responded and liked what I did with your magical paint! :-)"

How could anyone, including Annie Sloan, not love a result like this:

I`m already "shopping" the studio for fabric to try this on.  Or I may just skip out to pick up a dropcloth to stencil!

Fabulous.

Thank you to GraphicsFairy for this image.

Here is how to share your reimagined paint project at On the Apple Box:

Send us a description of how you used Annie Sloan Chalk Paint to get from your vision to the reimagined piece, before and after pictures, pictures of your project in progress or a couple of it in its finished state, and you may be highlighted on our blog!