Annie Sloan’s English Townhouse

This home tour is of Annie Sloan’s English townhouse in Oxford, England.

Annie Sloan, the inventor of chalk paint, captured the hearts of DIYers on both sides of the pond with her low-fuss varnishes and furniture restoration.

Annie and her husband David Manuel have three sons: Henry, Felix and Hugo.

Annie’s go-to neutral, French Linen, covers the living room walls. “I knew I could put a lot of things on it, and it would take really well,” she says.

“It’s something that just grew organically,” Annie says of the look. “I’ve always mixed everything.”

A Corner Nook:

In this corner nook of the sitting room, her 19th-century horsehair-stuffed chairs get daily use.

“The springs are uneven and they should be upholstered, but I love them as they are,” Annie says.

The curtains are made from Annie’s “Tacit” fabric in Graphite, while the 18th-century screen was a country house auction find.

Dining Room: Annie Sloan’s English Townhouse

In the formal eating space, an assortment of fabrics from Annie’s Linen Unions collection covers 19th-century French chairs.

Color abounds. It’s obvious Annie Sloan is not afraid to add and mix colors.

Annie created the striped tabletop. The candelabra is made from a repurposed chandelier.

The Kitchen:

Annie’s kitchen has a Lacanche range and a farmhouse sink. She wanted it to be a fun kitchen, so she painted a mural on the backsplash. And it is fun in its various bright colors.

French Linen also makes an appearance on Annie’s kitchen cabinetry.

Garden Room:

The sunny extension off of the kitchen became Annie’s makeshift studio during the pandemic. It is here that she sketches. House plants, mostly ferns, surround her.

“I love combinations of colors,” she says. “It’s a way of having something joyful and interesting.”

Just off the garden room is a charming seating area. It has a rather moody feel to it with the dark painted walls.

The drawing at the left was created by Annie’s son and the business’s Creative Director, Felix.

What could have been a dark passageway to the garden room was given the full Annie Sloan treatment with colorful hues.

It beckons you to go up the steps to see what’s around the corner.

“It sort of makes the house!” she says.

Main Bedroom: Annie Sloan’s English Townhouse

The main bedroom provides a soothing feeling with deep colors and DIY projects.

David constructed the headboard from salvaged panels purchased at reclamation yards.

The coverlet is made from Annie’s Linen Union fabric in Emile + Graphite.

Annie painted the mural on the bath panel on a whim. Vintage crewelwork stands in for the shower curtain.

{Details and photos for this home tour provided by Country Living}