A couple of years ago I had the pleasure of taking an advanced painting techniques class at Peinture Studios located in Costa Mesa, California. Peinture Studios is a boutique paint studio that sells a full range of Annie Sloan Chalk Paint, offers painting workshops and provides inspiration on updating vintage furniture. I was hooked on chalk paint after taking only one class. If you have never used chalk paint, I highly recommend it. Little to no prep is needed, it is very forgiving to use and clean up is a breeze. What can be better than that? I’ve even shared a few of my projects and techniques here, here and here. But if you are located in California, I highly recommend taking a class at Peinture Studios.
The owner of Peinture Studios is Deborah Waltz and I was happy to discover pictures of her home in the current issue of Orange Coast Magazine. The design of her home was inspired by her travels to Morrocco.
Deborah transformed her Southern California, three-story tract home into something uniquely her own, including stenciled walls featuring chalk paint colors available in her shop. By looking at these pictures you’d never know that Deborah started with a cookie-cutter blank slate. You can read more about her home here. 
WOW!!! What a charming home! And I too cannot say enough about the wonders of chalk paint. I use it in all of my renovations and don’t know how I ever lived without it.
I’m with you…I can’t live without it either!
I’ve been in that shop and thought each time that I should sign up for a class. I’d love to give Annie Sloan paints a go. What a pretty home the owner has created.
xo,
Karen
Happy weekend, Karen. You should definitely give it a try. It’s the easiest paint to use and you really can’t goof up with it. If it helps, try it on something small so you can get comfortable working with it. And of course, I’m always here to help and answer any questions.
Love the stencil wall idea, it’s really effective.
Yes, Deborah did an amazing job and is great for those (like myself) who fear using wallpaper