French Blue is our beloved, light vintage blue that has become a top favorite among our customers.
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.
No stripping, sanding or priming.
Works on fabric & upholstery
Endless finish combinations
Low VOC, water-based
No sanding. No stripping. No priming.
Wipe your piece with Clean Slate to remove wax, grease, and oils. That's your only prep.
Apply with a brush or roller. One to two coats is all you need for full, beautiful coverage.
Layer with wax, glaze, or Cracked Patina. Use it as a base for Milk Paint. Go as simple or as artistic as you like.
Stand back. Take a photo. Enjoy the bragging rights.
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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.
Three finishes. One kit. Learn at your own pace with Amy.
Shop the Furniture 101 Kit — $105 Includes workshop video with Amy · 3 finishes · Ships within 72 hoursOverall rating: 4.9 / 5 from 35 reviews.
I have wanted to paint this table for many years. I saw your ad with the pictures of old furniture.And decided I was finally going to do it. Actually, I decided that I’d ask my husband to do it.🥰
Store owner replied: amazing! thank you so much for sharing. great job!
It was so easy to use and I painted a light blue over dark wood . The color was beautiful. I tried another similar paint before and I was so frustrated and defeated. I painted 4 pieces of bedroom furniture with your paint, only two coats and the furniture looks so nice. Thank you I can’t wait to paint another piece.
Store owner replied: we are so thankful you loved it! We would love to see your work <3
The order was delivered earlier than I thought. Easy website to maneuver. All in all, a great experience.
Store owner replied: so happy! thanks Kelsey.
I have used this paint in the past and have loved it. Goes on easy and smells great. The hard part is viewing color on line. This blue was a baby blue. I didn’t like it. I repainted with a different paint. Hard to buy paint sight unseen and the cost is more than I would like to pay for a small can of paint.
Fast shipping. Love the colors and consistency. Will buy this paint again.
One of my tried and true colors - FRENCH BLUE! It’s dreamy!
Gorgeous color! Easy paint to use.
The coverage is amazing. Love the the finish when dried. Really easy to work overall.
Great product-easy to use with great results !
Covered really well on our black laminate cabinets! Really helped to brighten our kitchen!
This French Blue is the most perfect shade you’ll find. It is just the right balance of soft blue to give you the look of that luxurious Parisian tone. You’ll love this color!
Painted bed frame and night stand! Love it!
This was very easy and fast. Buying two more colors for my next projects!
Haven’t used the French Blue in my bathroom yet. However, the moment I laid eyes on this color I knew it was it! This will be a winter project on my vanity. I know it will be wonderful, as Amy Howard’s products all are!
Great coverage. Easy to use and beautiful color. Smells wonderful.
We used French Blue on the chairs and the sides and legs of the table. We used Aviary on the top of the table. This paint is amazing! We used the clean slate before and the Beeswax after. All the products were great quality and easy to use. We are so pleased with the outcome
LOVE this paint and hubby says the house smells so good! Did this inside on a rainy day. 3 coats of French Blue, 1 coat of Matte Sealer and only used 1/3 of a 32 oz can.
I’ve never used this type of paint and wax so I’m a newbie! Absolutely love this and will continue to do projects and order. 🥰
Absolutely the most calming color EVER!
Paint is impressive, great smoothness, right consistency of weight, smells good, stirs up nicely, even with strokes, more of chalky finish, but an overall excellent product!
It covers nicely. Looks great
This is such a soft, inviting color! This little table was redone with French blue, glazed over with Windsor gray, and last cerusing wax.
Love this paint...painted bathroom vanity and cabinet. Color looks great Very pleased!
This was my third piece painted with one step paint. The dresser needed a new look and just love the French blue color
Brought New Life into these Smith & Hawkin Adirondack chairs I purchased at a virtual tag sale LOVE the finished product!
Beautiful color. Looked more white going on then after drying a very pretty blue.
The color is gorgeous, but it does have less green than I was expecting. It's more of a light blue, as opposed to a true "aged" french blue
Love the chalk paint!!!!
The paint color was true to the picture. An 8 oz. pot covered a night stand, plus some extra for touch-ups. No smell at all! Washes off hands/clothes easily. Great product, would purchase again.
Great paint
Beautiful, creamy one step paint was a dream to work with! Easy, quick and I love the Finish. I used the French blue and couldn’t be happier with the results.
Still working on project but very happy with coverage. Only needed 2 coats with a couple of touch ups.
Any Howard’s One step paint is so easy to use and has great coverage! We made a set of contemporary style sliding doors for our bathroom. We painted them French Blue and it’s a perfect accent to our pink bedroom. So happy with the paint! Oh and an added plus, the paint smells great!
My kitchen cabinets are painted in French blue and rugo. Love it!
Love it! I love the chalk paint. I've been inspired to take on more furniture projects.
