Olive Inspired -- Check out our Colour of the Week!

These are olives.  And they inspired today's post.

Not really!

Today's post is, in fact, about Chalk Paint™ decorative paint by Annie Sloan in Olive.

This gorgeous deep green (with an underlying hint of yellow) is our

Colour of the Week!

What was $49.95/Qt, is now on special at $45. But get it quick... this sweet deal is only on until September 20th!

Love Chalk Paint™ but need some inspiration? Just check out olive these fabulous projects...

Colours: Olive and Duck Egg

The Empty Nest

Apple Box Boutique - Olive and Barcelona Orange

Annie Sloan

Apple Box Boutique - Olive and Louis Blue

And just to be sure you know how fabulous Chalk Paint™ is in the great outdoors:

Paint Stuck Under My Fingernails

Available now, in-store and online!

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Apple Box Boutique

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Quiet Times and Celebrating Green

Well, it's been a little quiet at On The Apple Box, but we don't want you to think we've forgotten about all of you who visit and share with us.  We promise that only a very big, VERY exciting thing could keep us from this blog and we can't wait to tell you what that is.  But we can't quite yet... soon, though!  And it really is BIG!

In the meantime, it is increasingly apparent that summer is waning and fall is on our doorsteps.  In an attempt to hold on to the colour that represents those warm and colour-filled days, we are going to celebrate all that is

We've made it our September Colour of the Month... lovely, luscious green and each week we will feature a new paint in a different gorgeous shade:

September 7 - 13: Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint in Lucketts Green.
Reg $24, special deal $20

September 14 - 20: Chalk Paint™ decorative paint by Annie Sloan in Olive.
Reg $49.95, special deal $45

September 21 - 27: Chalk Paint™ decorative paint by Annie Sloan in Versailles.
Reg $49.95, special deal $45

Need some inspiration? Let's start with our first great deal -- Lucketts Green!

Sophia's Decor

Perfectly Imperfect

Southern Revivals

Simply Stone Creek

Twin Oaks Studio

Vera & Evelyn Designs

The Heirloom Market

Mustard Seed Interiors

Get it while it is still on the shelves!  Just $45 until September 13th!

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Apple Box Boutique

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Reimagined Monday: TV Console Goes Green & Natural

Just over a year ago, Abi Roberts inspired many of our customers with her first ever paint project when she reimagined a french provincial cabinet she'd found on Kijiji (check it out here).  She chose to use Chalk Paint™ decorative paint by Annie Sloan in Emperor's Silk, and explained that even she was surprised by the results of her first DIY project!

Having experienced how fun and easy Chalk Paint™ is, when Abi found a TV Console on Cherished Bliss that she loved it was an obvious choice to use it again for her new project.

Abi shared her latest DIY success with us and we're happy to be able to share it here with you!

 TV Console by Abi Roberts
("ASCP" is Abi's reference to Chalk Paint™ decorative paint by Annie Sloan.)

"Although I'm not handy I was pretty confident that I could do this console. I knew the painting part was going to be pretty because I was going to use ASCP. I bought the chest of drawers on Kijiji. 

 I painted the whole thing in Olive green and was pretty satisfied with the results. Painting with ASCP meant I was finished in no time at all.

Then I thought I'm going to do something a little fancy. I was going to put a stain on the top. This is where the hard work came sanding, striping, and staining the top took a few days. It was also very messy.

For the final finishing touches I changed the drawer handles. I then took out the top two drawers and I asked my handyman to build a sliding top shelf to hold my electronics. He also drilled a small hole in the back to pass cords through. 

 All in all, I love my new console. It has the character and the pop of colour that I needed for my living room. If it wasn't for ASCP I would not of attempted such a project. I'm happy that I didn't have to spend hundreds of dollars for a new piece of furniture and I have a piece that I personally created." 

We love it, Abi... it's definitely a one-of-a-kind piece (and a big savings).

Thanks for sharing!

Don't forget to enter our monthly contest for your chance to win!  
Here's the info:

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 using Chalk Paint™ or Milk Paint 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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Apple Box Boutique

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Reimagined Monday: Kendal's Kitchen Table Save (and more!)

Today's Reimagined Monday post features a SAVE by the lovely Kendel Stinson.

After a family member watered some plants on the kitchen table, the moisture lifted and buckled the top.  We've all had things like this happen at some point and most people probably rid themselves of the piece, seeing it as a lost cause.

Not Kendel! She whipped out the belt sander to even the boards, and reached for Chalk Paint® by Annie Sloan, taking her kitchen table from destined-for-the-dumpster to reimagined rustic.

A piece like this would cost a fortune at Restoration Hardware!

Old Ochre Chalk Paint® with Dark Wax

Besides the Old Ochre, Kendel also had Chalk Paint® in two other colours:  Primer Red and Olive, so she kept on painting!

Here is Kendel's drum table in Old Ochre with Olive Accents.  We LOVE it!

A retro table is given a facelift with Old Ochre and gorgeous Olive to accentuate the 'carved' details:

Antique smoking cabinets are a hot item, and Kendel updated hers to work in her modern living room.

Chalk Paint® in Primer Red

Even over laquer and faux-wood veneers, no priming or sanding is required with Chalk Paint®, saving time, money and energy for summer fun.

Thanks for sharing your fabulous projects with us, Kendel!

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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Apple Box Boutique

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Fall Sale! Great Deals -- Get Them Before They 'Leave'!

Tomorrow is the first day of Autumn... it's hard to believe summer has passed but with fall comes a feeling of fresh starts (remember those first crisp school days), which is why we are making room in the Boutique for all the new things to come!

And that means... it is Fall Sale time!

Here is a sneak peek of some of the pieces on sale today and tomorrow:

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Apple Box Boutique

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