studio
WELCOME:
The address & phone number for our studio is:
889 South Cooper Street
Memphis, Tennessee 38104
901.494.8786
It’s primarily a working & teaching space, but we love to have you come by and shop during our open hours:
Wednesdays & Thursdays from 10 until 3
or, on Fridays & Saturdays by appointment (or by chance)
Beginning this summer, we’ll also be open for some Cooper/Young Nights Out (held on the first Thursday of the month, from 5 until 9pm) so confirm the date here, and drop by and say hello.
me & mrs. jones is thrilled to be the Memphis-area stockist for Annie Sloan’s fabulous Chalk Paint™ brand decorative paints. Chalk Paint™ is the ideal medium for painting furniture, cabinets, floors, and fixtures, for everyone from Saturday-morning-do-it-yourselfers to professional artisans. An incredible range of beautiful, easy finishes is possible using Annie’s gorgeous palette of 29 colors along with her waxes and lacquer. The best part? No priming, sanding, or stripping is necessary. It’s environmentally kind: water-based, odor-free, and low-voc.
We carry the full line of Annie’s paints, waxes and lacquer, her new two-step craqueleur, as well as her two most recent books. Just in: most shades of the Chalk Paint™ in sample sizes, very nice utility brushes perfect for the Chalk Paint™, specialty wax brushes (The Ultimate and Petite Ultimate, and the cute new mini, Waxine), Helen Morris’s fantastic new book, Stencil It, some gorgeous hardware, and better-than-cheesecloth buffing cloths. Arriving soon: a selection of stencils, gilding supplies, and gilding waxes.
If you’re looking for Chalk Paint™, but you’re not in the Memphis area, please visit Annie Sloan Unfolded to find the retailer nearest to you.
COMING SOON…
chalk paint™ 101** **please note that this workshop has filled. it will be offered it again in july. to make sure that you are on our mailing list to receive first notice when courses are added to the schedule, just click on contact above. thank you!**
friday, june 8th
9am until 3pm
roll up your sleeves and learn six different gorgeous finishes with annie sloan’s chalk paint™ that you will use to transform your furniture, fixtures, cabinets and walls: distressed, blended, impasto, washed, a flaw-covering rustic look and a smooth, modern finish. you’ll leave armed with samples you’ve created of each method, a notebook full of ideas, and the confidence to tackle all your projects.
tuition: $225
having a bad chair day? (**please note – there is one spot left in this course.**)
friday, june 15th
9am until 4pm
bring a chair – the kind with a “drop-in” seat. you’ll learn techniques with annie sloan’s chalk paint™ and soft wax as you transform the frame, and then choose a piece of our burlap or linen and stencil one of a selection of patterns and colors onto the fabric. (as an option, you are welcome to bring your own half-yard of fabric.) to wrap things up: some upholstery basics so that you can re-cover the seat yourself with professional panache.
tuition: $275
july courses to be announced soon.
THE FINE PRINT
Tuition covers all materials, necessaries, nibbles and sips.
Payment in full secures your reservation, and is non-refundable. If for any reason you can’t attend the course you’ve enrolled in, let us know at least 48 hours in advance, and we’ll apply your fees to a future class of your choice. If the workshop date must be changed due to unavoidable circumstances on our part, we will re-schedule it for the soonest mutually agreeable time.
Please wear clothes that you wouldn’t mind getting a little paint on…ditto your footwear. As Annie Sloan herself says: “Kindly leave your cashmere and tiara at home.”
To ensure that you leave having learned every little detail we can cover in a course, and with all of your questions answered, we keep classes to a maximum of eight people. Depending on the topic, some workshops may have even fewer spots available, so that everyone has plenty of working space. So, if you see something you like on the schedule, don’t hesitate.
Plenty of street parking is available near the studio (many spots are labeled “one hour parking”, but, between us, that is not strictly enforced.) And, unless you’re unloading something heavy, please don’t park in our driveway…there are apartments in the rear, and my lovely neighbors must be able to get in and out.
A final note: as Mrs. Jones is loathe to miss a meal, during full-day courses, we’ll take time for lunch. You’re welcome to break away, stroll the neighborhood, and take advantage of one of the many great spots within blocks of the studio, or stay in, and we’ll order something delivered.
If you prefer to bring something, there is a fridge here with room for you. No matter how long the class lasts, you’re always welcome to help yourself to coffee, tea, cold drinks and treats during breaks.
sign-up
Please use the form below to sign up for a workshop in our studio. Once your sign-up form is submitted, you will receive an email from us with information on how to pay for your workshop and complete your registration.
it’s a beautiful day in our neighborhood
NEIGHBORHOOD
While you’re in Cooper/Young, drop in and shop at Burke’s Books, Palladio, Market Central, Toad Hall, Graham’s Lighting, Loudean’s, Stash Yarn Shop, Second Hand Rose, Urban Outfitters, and Consignments. Close by and not to be missed are Posh and the Worlds Away outlet, Worlds Apart. They are having lots of fun around the corner at ArtjamN. And we are so excited that Sew Memphis is now open!
If you’re hungry, you’re in luck: Alchemy, Cortona, Stone Soup, Beauty Shop, Do Sushi & Noodles, Celtic Crossing, Mulan, Cafe Ole, Tsunami, Central Barbeque, Cafe Palladio, Young Avenue Deli, Jasmine Thai & Vegetarian, Imagine Vegan Cafe, and Soul Fish are all just steps away.
Need coffee? Java Cabana and Otherlands will fix you right up. If music is your beat, visit Goner Records, the Memphis Drum Shop, and Xanadu Music & Books…all within a few blocks. For pampering: the Polish Bottle. And for the supplies you might need that we don’t carry, we can’t compete (nor would we!) with our friends at the Art Center.
If you come for a Saturday appointment or workshop, pop down the street to the Cooper/Young Community Farmers Market, one of the very best in our area.
STAY CLOSE
If you’re traveling to see us, the closest hotel is the Holiday Inn Suites at the University of Memphis.
