The Colourist is a unique Bookazine (editorial like a magazine, no adverts like a book) dedicated to sharing Annie Sloan’s passion for colour. It is a collectable, bi-annual publication featuring 132 carefully curated pages bound in a covetable cover.

Issue 11: Dive into a world of creativity and inspiration with step-by-step guides that will unlock your inner artist. This issue offers exclusive home tours that take you inside beautifully designed spaces, providing a wealth of ideas to transform your own home. Not to mention shining the spotlight on some of the most inspiring creatives in the world of design – both past and present.

Issue 10: This neutral edition features a palette of Honfleur, Paris Grey, and Old Ochre. Pick up a copy to explore stunning homes, discover pioneering designers, and be inspired by creative paint techniques to try yourself. Plus, much more!

Issue 9: This issue is all about reds, and as always is jam-packed with home tours, how-tos, and unique inspiration from Annie herself. It’s the perfect accompaniment to cosy Fall evenings!

Issue 8: Explore design movements, celebrity homes (including hotel designer Kit Kemp’s), and follow Annie around the world. There’s something for everyone within these glossy pages, whether it’s the Step-by-Steps or the exclusive stencil.

Issue 7: Brimming with stunning, exclusive photography of painted furniture, home tours, and step-by-steps. The theme is “Going Green” and features star turns from Annie’s new Annie Sloan Wall Paint colours Knightsbridge Green, Schinkel Green and Chalk Paint® in Firle.

Issue 6:  Focuses on a palette of Chalk Paint® in Capri Pink, Oxford Navy and Old White. Other regular features making a welcome return include three Home Tours, a colour story on the history of shocking pink, and a trip to San Francisco with Annie’s Chalk Paint® experts in the city. Not forgetting features on maximalism, Marimekko, Schiaparelli and more to get your creative juices flowing from the comfort of your sofa.

Issue 5:  Focus on heat and spice; the theme centres on a joyful Chalk Paint® palette of Barcelona Orange, Emperor’s Silk and Antoinette and features exclusive photography from Annie’s trip to India in January 2020. Also featured are “30 Top Tips For 30 Years of Chalk Paint®”, creative lockdown projects by you, home tours and how-tos, career-changing women and the resurgence of chintz. Discover how furniture artists have been inspired by vintage colour theory diagrams, and travel the world of colour – literally and figuratively, from the spice markets of India to the Swedish Archipelagos.

Issue 4: 30th anniversary of Chalk Paint® by Annie Sloan. Focusing on a neutral palette of Old White and Graphite with a splash of Lem Lem, this edition also features Pearlescent Glaze, a special, brand new, celebratory product for 2020!

Issue 3:  Focuses on blues. Blues are always recessive; meaning they make a space feel bigger by drawing the eye. Other than that, blues can be wildly varied! Cool and icy, warm and sunny, dark and atmospheric, or bright and vibrant, you’ll find inspiring examples of beautiful blues reflecting each of these diverse qualities inside this edition of The Colourist. Explore Rachael Jackson’s colourful rental home and Adam Calkin’s eccentric English abode; follow Annie through the streets of Morocco; tour Brooklyn with Chalk Paint® Stockist and Big Apple Native Andrea Romeo; discover the healing powers of creative projects; and learn the best way to use the exclusive free Art Deco style stencils included with every copy of the Bookazine. 

Issue 2: Embrace the joy of yellow. Art & Design icons, an exclusive tour of Annie’s French farmhouse, travel inspiration from Berlin to Brazil and of course, clever paint techniques with step-by-steps. Packed with stunning photography, painted furniture, and history of Art.

Issue 1:  Annie focused on a Chalk Paint® palette of Antibes Green, Antoinette and Scandinavian Pink. The issue also includes a free Tile stencil designed by Annie Sloan.