A FABULOUS MELAMINE UPDATE WITH CHALK PAINT® DECORATIVE PAINT BY ANNIE SLOAN

Way back in May we shared with you one of our first Annie Sloan Chalk Paint projects.  We have wonderful customers that were game, why not try Annie Sloan Chalk Paint on their very 80's style built-in bookshelves in their home office. (We used Chateau Grey with Clear and Dark Wax on the base and just along the back of the shelves we used Versailles with clear wax.)  This was just the beginning of the project.  We were thrilled with our results at that time.  Well, the project is finally finished and we really wanted you to see the end result.  Not just from the Annie Sloan point of view but from the design aspect as well.  Robyn Story Designs and Boutique not only sells wonderful home decor and women's fashion jewelry we are a full service design studio.

We took this tired room and made it into a fabulous home office for our client.  They just recently returned from up north to spend the holidays and the winter here and were just tickled at all of our additions.  Let me take a moment to share with you our vision that came to fruition!

 TAKE A LOOK AT THE BEFORE

Wall to wall orange melamine

17 flat front panel doors

This was after the paint was done, but please take note of the accessories etc

This is an after picture, once we finished the paint.  But it gets so much better!

Hmm, notice the bank of windows and orientation of furniture

Another picture of the finished paint.  But again, please notice the ceiling fan, desk, chairs and accessories in the shelves

 NOW THE DRAMATIC TRANSFORMATION

Take note of the accessories and the handles on the doors!  Also the framing on the doors.  They used to be flat front.   A little time, great carpenter and beautiful trim and voila, a decorator door!

In the before picture you saw a bank of small windows.  We took those out and had gorgeous French Doors installed.  It opened the whole room and will have a gorgeous view of a luscious English garden. We also replaced the porcelain sink with a beautiful oil rubbed bronze finished one as well as a matching faucet.  This is the same finish on the cabinet hardware.

The view as you enter, a grand view!  Also notice the hardwood flooring, all hand hewed.  The panels on the left and right of the wall unit are hand painted works of art that brought in the Chateau Gray on the shelves, a beautiful way to round out the space

More beautiful accessories

The reading nook complete with comfy leather chairs and windows framed with the most incredible drapery.  I love how the nail-heads on the chairs are mirrored in the window treatments.

One final view!

Robyn Story Designs and Boutique creates fabulous, inviting, warm and elegant interiors from top to bottom!!