A Matisse-inspired Christmas from Chalk Paint™ inventor Annie Sloan

“This year we have taken inspiration from one of the most famous artists of the twentieth-century, Henri Matisse. Matisse was famous for his use of vibrant colour and bold shapes and is best-known for his paper cut-outs.” says Annie.  “It is these wonderful shapes that have inspired my Christmas theme this year.”

Find and download our new Matisse-inspired Christmas 2025 Look Book here

“Every year I make Christmas decorations with my grandchildren and then we decorate the tree together. This year, inspired by Matisse, we will be making fireplace garlands out of cardboard shapes, painting our own stockings and creating tree decorations from modelling clay. All painted with my signature Chalk Paint” 

“My Christmas palette is bright and joyful, and my table will be decorated with hand-painted bowls, napkin rings and place mats.”

The decorations were all painted in a palette of five bright colours - Tyrian Plum, Frida Blue, Capri Pink, Arles and Original.

Accent colours were Antibes and Florence.

There was also a mix of 50:50 Capri Pink and Original and Imitation Gold Metal Leaf was used as an accent.

Old bottles and bowls were upcycled using simple shapes inspired by Matisse's cut out shapes.  

Step by step images and text of the Matisse-inspired projects will be available on request after 29th September.

Annie invented Chalk Paint 35 years ago in 1990. This revolutionary decorative paint is perfect for upcycling and crafting as well as furniture painting. There are now 51 colours in the collection. 

Easy to use and quick to dry, Chalk Paint is the simple way to transform furniture, floors and walls. It works on wood, metal, laminate, concrete, indoors and outdoors and can be used to create a variety of different decorative paint effects. 

MEDIA INFORMATION

For further media information including hi-res images, quotes, interviews with Annie Sloan and expert commentary, please contact Katherine Raderecht. 

katherine.r@anniesloan.com +44 (0) 7767 873094