ANNECHOVIE BLOG HAS MOVED AND MAHALO PRINTS ARE HERE!

New print from a painting I did last year....."Mahalo"

The original was sold and is at home with its owner so I have released the prints - find them here

ALSO

Annechovie has moved and has a brand NEW WEBSITE! 

CLICK HERE TO GO TO NEW SITE

IN SITU

I love it when my customers and clients send me photos of my work in their home.

This loyal client has commissioned work from me as well as buying some of my prints. She and her husband have been renovating a charming older home in Portland, Oregon and I love how she hung my pink espresso machine canvas in her kitchen. Everything is coordinated! If you have any photos of my pieces in your space, feel free to submit them and I may get a chance to post here on the blog.

Thanks so much and Happy weekend!

CHAIR REHAB

As any of you who follow me on Instagram know, I found a steal-deal at the Church Mouse when I was in Palm Beach a few weeks ago. I have wanted one of these classic Chinese Chippendale armchairs for years and even painted one (print available here)and so, when I spotted this for a mere $95, my husband suggested I snap it up.

The seat was filthy and dingy, but I knew that I could either clean it or reupholster, so I didn't let that small detail deter me one bit! I hated to have to rip out the nailhead trim, so I opted to clean the white upholstery with Bar Keeper's Friend after reading online that it works on vinyl like a charm. It did the job and the seat is now spotless.

The frame was a little too drab for my liking as well, so I decided to mix my own paint color and give it a brighter look.

Here it is, cleaned and freshly painted with my "Italian Gardens" cushion that is available here

Hope you have a great start to your week!

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A HAPPY ISLAND - PALM BEACH

My husband and I just returned from a short little jaunt to Palm Beach to celebrate our first wedding anniversary.  We thoroughly enjoyed the vibe, the food, the eye candy and each other. Here's a few photos of some of the highlights.

the pool courtyard at our hotel, The Chesterfield, a quaint boutique hotel with plenty of charm and a very friendly staff

Dinner at Charley's Crab was good and the view of the Atlantic was even better...

The lush flora on the island is everywhere.....lots of orchids and beautiful potted plants

The shops are one-of-a-kind, this lantern outside a paper shop on Worth Avenue was what caught my eye.

I love Spanish Colonial architecture, pecky cypress (see ceiling above) and any Mizner designed buildings especially.

Couldn't pass up a shot of the Staffordshire collection in Letitia Lundeen Antiques, that has another location in Nantucket as well.

We visited the famous "Church Mouse" thrift store and I scored this amazing deal on a Chinese Chippendale armchair!

I thought these shoes were very reminiscient of a Palm Beach socialite in the 60's. They were huge and left me wondering if they had belonged to a famous style icon we all know had very large feet and spent time there at a family compound??

The homes are very tasteful and many are quite understated as well, not a lot of nouveau-riche flash all over the place, which is refreshing.

I wasn't sure what type of tree this was, but it was pretty nonetheless. The blossoms looked like a cross between mandevilla and petunias.

Another beauty

This was my favorite and also happens to be for sale here

For all of you fiddle leaf fig fans, I found the mother of them here

I am pretty much convinced that Palm Beach Style is kind of up my alley

On Worth Ave.

These beautiful Chinoiserie fretwork details were outside the deli, for crying out loud. Ever seen a deli in a building with such cool classic architecture?

The breakfast was pretty delicious, too. Eggs Benedict with nova. Try it at Toojays.

This cute classic Morris Minor was parked out front

I wanted to steal the mirror out by the pool at our hotel but settled instead for a quick snapshot.

Visiting the Breakers was a treat. This historic legend lives up to the hype and is one of the most beautiful places I've ever been. They even have a Lilly boutique right on the premises! 

(love the painting of the hotel hanging in the shop above!)

One of the gorgeous courtyards at the hotel

The outdoor furniture was so charming and colorful. Not your typical generic patio set, for sure!

The plantings are incredible

The hotel's gift shop - The Breakers News and Gourmet- is a great place to pick up some necessities and non-necessities as well.

Beautiful fountains

The ceiling in the lobby......magnificent.

and this concludes my photo tour. I thought this "living" wall on Worth Avenue was worth showing.

Any places I missed that I need to check out next time?

Have a wonderful weekend!

BIMINI ABSTRACT PAINTING

Feeling inspired by marine life and living in the tropics, here's my latest abstract painting, 

available here in my shop

Hope you all have a Happy Memorial Day - I will be in Palm Beach celebrating my wedding anniversary!

ANNECHOVIE NOW ON HUNTER'S ALLEY

I am now selling on Hunter's Alley and will be adding more to my shop very soon! As many of you know, Hunter's Alley is a subsidiary of One Kings Lane and is a marketplace for decor lovers that lets you buy and sell vintage, contemporary pre-owned and handcrafted furnishings and decor. 

Feel free to check out my shop

HERE

O'VERLAYS FOR FURNITURE

The nightstands in my master bedroom are IKEA "Rast" chests with the O'verlays "Pippa" design mouldings

"Pippa" dresses up my MALM dresser as well, so all of the dressers coordinate.

Having recently moved into a new home, I have been working on getting it furnished and decorated. While it's still a work in progress, one thing that was a great find was the furniture mouldings from O'verlays that were given to me to add just the right finishing touch to our bedroom nightstands and dresser. These innovative and versatile mouldings are an inexpensive way to give simple pieces of furniture that extra finishing touch. I had seen them on the web and Pinterest and their founders generously offered to supply me with the kits for my IKEA Rast dressers and my Malm chest of drawers. I chose the "Pippa" kits and was very pleased.

It started with a few coats of white paint on the rast dressers and then I coated the mouldings with plastic primer

Paint the mouldings the color of your choice and let them dry (mine required 3 coats to cover thoroughly)

Place drawers on their backs and line them up so you can lay out the mouldings before securing them with adhesive (I used Liquid Nails). I penciled small marks along the edge after lining them up to use as a guide for before I glued them down. I used a small paintbrush to apply the adhesive so it didn't get messy with lots of excess oozing out the sides.  I pressed them down hard after placement and then made sure to wipe up any excess glue with a damp paper towel before leaving them overnight to dry. The great thing about having the drawers on their backs is that gravity works in your favor while the adhesive dries and goes to work!

I also used the "Anne" kit for my TV stand. I cannot say enough complimentary things about O'verlays - I was thrilled with the results and think they are the perfect low-cost and creative solution for dressing up IKEA basics or vintage furniture that just needs a little paint and pizazz!

See all the great options here