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One Step Paint | Cherbourg

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Cherbourg is our deepest, most authentic forest green, capturing the essence of lush woodlands.

About One Step Paint

One Step Paint is our premium, water-based chalk-style furniture paint that transforms furniture, fabric, and everything in between. No stripping, no sanding, no priming. It dries to a soft, chalky matte finish that's perfect for vintage, distressed, layered, and Old World looks. While decorative pieces don't require sealing, we recommend adding a wax or sealer on high-use items like dining tables, chairs, and cabinets to protect against everyday wear.

Seriously. This simple.

A beautiful transformation in 4 steps.

No sanding. No stripping. No priming.

Cleaning furniture with Clean Slate before painting
Step 01

Clean

Wipe your piece with Clean Slate to remove wax, grease, and oils. That's your only prep.

Applying One Step Paint to furniture with a brush
Step 02

Paint

Apply with a brush or roller. One to two coats is all you need for full, beautiful coverage.

Applying cerusing wax over One Step Paint for a layered finish
Step 03

Customize

Layer with wax, glaze, or Cracked Patina. Use it as a base for Milk Paint. Go as simple or as artistic as you like.

Finished cerused nightstand painted with One Step Paint
Step 04

Enjoy

Stand back. Take a photo. Enjoy the bragging rights.

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Premium paint, professional tools, and everything you need for the full transformation. One box. Nothing else required.

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What's in the formula
30–45 min Dry to touch
2 Coats for full coverage
100+ Curated colors
Any Surface

One Step Paint FAQ

One Step Paint is a chalk-style, calcium-carbonate paint designed to create antique beauty without stripping, sanding, priming, or sealing. Simply clean your surface, apply the paint, and let it dry. It delivers rich color and a flat matte finish that can be left as-is or layered with waxes, glazes, milk paint, or specialty finishes.

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Customer Reviews

Overall rating: 4.8 / 5 from 20 reviews.

I received my paint but due to the cold weather I haven’t been able to paint. Love the color, just wish it was a little bit darker.

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Customer photo review of One Step Paint - Cherbourg

My favorite color, I love this paint. Easy to work with.

One Step Paint - Cherbourg

Store owner replied: Beautiful!!

Customer photo review of One Step Paint - Cherbourg

The color is beautiful and as any AH One Step, it smells so pretty. I love the matte finish that the paint has.

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Customer photo review of One Step Paint - Cherbourg

Good quality paint, but disappointed in the shade. It is described as darkest forest gree. It's not, it's more of a darker sage.

One Step Paint - Cherbourg

The cabinet looks fabulous with this paint color! The paint is easy to work with and I would definitely buy more paint in different colors.

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Customer photo review of Cherbourg

I found this 80 year-old hope chest at an estate sale, my DIL has been looking for one for a while. It had major water damage on the bottom, it all had to be pulled off and remade. Once that was done, I aged it with nails, chain and hammer effects. My DIL chose the Chambourg color and my goodness, it is a stunning color!! We finished it woth the glazed over and she is over the moon about her new hope chest!! Thanks again for such amazing products, this is my 3rd refinish project using your products!!!

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Customer photo review of Cherbourg - One Step Paint

Was such a doable project for me and a big change to and otherwise boring, plain, wood buffet. Love it and had so many compliments.

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Customer photo review of Cherbourg - One Step Paint

This deep green has become a go to color for me. It works amazing and really is a stand out!

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Customer photo review of Cherbourg - One Step Paint

This was my very first experience painting furniture, and using an Amy Howard product. It could not have gone any better on this piece that was gifted to me. The ease of the One Step paint and the pleasant smell made it so fun, and addicting, that I've now done (and am doing) more pieces! The color Cherborg is classic and timeless and getting all kinds of compliments. Thank you Amy Howard!

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Customer photo review of Cherbourg - One Step Paint

This is Cherberg before adding wax and or Amy’s glaze. Nice solid green but not bright.

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Customer photo review of Cherbourg - One Step Paint

I can’t say enough good about this paint! Amazing quality, easy to apply and the finish…perfect! Perfect pop of color to update our kids bathroom!

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Customer photo review of Cherbourg - One Step Paint

Used this green to update the fabric of antique chairs. The outcome is amazing. I love that it feels almost like a very soft leather. Seems more durable and more waterproof.

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Customer photo review of Cherbourg - One Step Paint

I haven’t used this on my chairs yet (which is what I bought this green for), but I have done some matting for frames to see the color and I love it!

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Customer photo review of Cherbourg - One Step Paint

This green reminds me of the classroom chalkboard from my childhood. I used it on this Prayer Board (stencil from A Maker's Studio) because it's meant to be written on with chalk. Not only is the color perfect, it went on so smoothly and covered well in 2 coats. I used Amy Howard's 4" foam roller and roller handle.

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Customer photo review of Cherbourg - One Step Paint

My first time using Amy Howard. The paint was so easy to work with. My daughter and I painted this dresser for her nursery. Ordering new hardware. The finish was beautiful!

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Customer photo review of Cherbourg - One Step Paint

Love this green! I painted over of our first wood furniture piece we bought together when newlyweds. It's almost been 13 years, after two kids, and now in quarantine I needed a change. I wanted to bring nature inside our home, with leafy like colors and light brown wood accents. If you're thinking of getting this, just do it. This color is the perfect green, it's natural and makes any piece happily beautiful.

Cherbourg - One Step Paint