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FURNITURE PAINTING WORKSHOPS with Painted Country

this bedside cabinet 
is an ideal project
 for the workshop

If you have been inspired by our galleries and your interest in painted and distressed furniture has been stimulated, you may like to enrol for one of our 1-day workshops which will be taking place regularly throughout the year (see list of dates below). You will learn how to achieve beautiful painted finishes in French country style using Annie SLOAN Chalk Paints. Working on sample boards you will experiment with colour combinations, crackle varnishes and waxes and we'll show you how to produce those wonderful, distressed, 'antiqued' patinas and achieve a professional result to be proud of. You are invited to bring a small piece of furniture to work on e.g. a bedside cabinet, small table, kitchen chair etc. The day begins at 9.45am working with colour on your sample board, tea/coffee & biscuits will be served. We will discuss finishes for your own piece and then commence work! After a busy morning being creative, a light lunch with wine/soft drinks is provided. The painting continues during the afternoon working on your own piece of furniture and the day comes to a close around 4pm. Places are limited to a maximum of 8 students & the workshops take place in Brockdish, near Diss, Norfolk.  The cost is £90 per person which includes all materials,  your sample board and lunch/refreshments. Please contact us to reserve your place.
Bed & Breakfast accommodation is available for those students not local to the area - see below for some recommendations:

www.camomilecottage.co.uk
www.theoldbakery.net
www.the-auberge.co.uk

Furniture Painting Workshops - 'The distressed finish'.

A kitchen chair is ideal to transform on one of our workshops. Choose from the list of available dates below.......
Monday 13 Sept. 2010 -      places available
Monday 11 Oct.2010  -           "              "
Monday 25 Oct. 2010  -          "              "
Monday 8 Nov. 2010  -            "              "

Cancellations: Should you wish to cancel or change the date of your booking, we will do our best to accommodate. However, an admin. fee of £25 may be deducted in the case of refunds. We are unable offer refunds for any cancellations made with less than 14 days notice prior to the date of a workshop unless we are able to re-sell that same place in which case the above-mentioned admin. fee will apply.