It was super easy and I love the smell of the paint it’s just irresistible! Very happy with the results.
One Step Paint | Linen
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Linen is a light, neutral tan, offering a clean and timeless look.
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
Seriously. This simple.
A beautiful transformation in 4 steps.
No sanding. No stripping. No priming.
Step 01
Clean
Wipe your piece with Clean Slate to remove wax, grease, and oils. That's your only prep.
Step 02
Paint
Apply with a brush or roller. One to two coats is all you need for full, beautiful coverage.
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.
Step 04
Enjoy
Stand back. Take a photo. Enjoy the bragging rights.
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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.
Rescue. Restore. Redecorate.
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Overall rating: 5.0 / 5 from 49 reviews.
I did a lot of research before I chose your paint. After 50 years plus I decide to re due my 5 piece Early American, dark pine bedroom set. It is just beautiful! With no sanding, your product was very easy to use & I love it!!!
Goes on like butter Took about 45 minutes to complete each chair
This is my second quart of Linen and I’m pleased with this finish! Base has 2 coats of Linen, while the drawers were sanded bare added updated hardware then washed with Linen. Added a little Cerusing wax to drawer fronts as well. Finally MYOBW over entire piece.
The color was beautiful. I used it over Bauhaus Buff with the cracked patina.
Loved using this paint! Linen on upper cabinets, Good Man Hard to Find on lower cabinets. Island is Lady Singing Blues!
I really like the 1 step paint. When I watched tutorials, they stated that they were able to achieve full coverage with only 2 coats of paint. It took 4 coats for me. I love the smell of the paint! The smell made it delightful to work with and my back porch still smells amazing.
I bought this chandelier from market place. I loved it but it was two toned. I wanted the brass but not with a silver contrast. I painted the silver with a deeper color, done cracked patina and added this wonderful cream color.
I transformed my kitchen with Amy Howard One Step Paint! What once was drab old oak cabinets are now lively again.
It gives antiques a fresh look. I combined it with your cracked patina for this table.
Enjoyed working with paint. I don’t know if I should wax it. Don’t want to have any color change. Did the whole dining room set
This project was very near and dear to me. I’d inherited this cedar chest from my Grandparents. It was a wedding gift to them from my Great Grandparents. I’m very happy how it turned out, and I think they would too!
This paint is absolutely the best!!! I painted a lot of canning jars for my Etsy shop, and they only needed 1 coat. They look fabulous! I will definately be buying more colors in the future! It dries so smooth and no streaks at all. Great shopping experience!
Love the coverage. Made my kitchen cabinets look new.😊
First time I have ever tried one step paint with fabric. I was amazed. This opens a whole new world of thrifting, market finds, and garage sales! So often I find pieces that have great texture in the fabric but the colors are off. Now I can move forward and paint it. I was skeptical, but now I’m a believer!
Very easy to apply, love the smell, two coats look great. Went very quickly as well. Bottom still unpainted - may paint brassy color. Will purchase again!
A very nice neutral color…..and this is important….I am not a lover of tans, beiges or off-whites, but this is a fabulous color that is nice to layer over bauhaus.
Good coverage -linen color over a moss green
I am redoing my cabinets and woodwork in my 5th wheeler trailer. It needed to be lightened up. This is the perfect color!!
Love AH Linen color for lamps, tables and picture frames.
Finally found the creamy white I was looking for. I am painting the woodwork and cabinets in my 5th wheel trailer. Can'tn wait to get it finished. Is turning out to be bigger project then I expected.
I love this color
My chairs in One Step Linen turned out beautiful!
Love how this turned out can’t wait to finish my end tables!!
Linen is my go to color from Amy Howard and I've done many pieces in this creamy color! These two nightstands from ReStore were sanded down and cleaned with Clean Slate. I made a wash of linen and water 50/50, painted it on, then wiped it away until I got the finish I wanted. I then sealed the top with Liming Wax and thanks to my husband's great idea, added champagne corks for drawer pulls:) The paint is so easy to use and smells wonderful!
Love this color and it went on so smoothly!!
Linen is a beautiful color when paired with contrast
Waiting on my order been 8 days and still never received it yet..
I love how easy the one step paint is! It’s exactly what I wanted!
This was a mix of ballet white and linen. I love the quality of the paint, the coverage is spectacular and being a mom of 4 this paint is safe to paint indoors (with windows open) with my kiddos running around. The smell is outstanding.
This is the BEST product ever! Having used Amy Howard one step before on much smaller pieces, I was inspired in tackling a more involved project. It turned out BEAUTIFULLY and I couldn’t be happier! Thank you for having a makeover product that is so easy and affordable!!!
So easy to paint with!! Love ❤️
Easy to use, dries fast. Great paint!
The one step paint is such an Incredible product and so easy to use and it works! I took on my bathroom cabinets on a whim and could not be more pleased! Started with the Clean Slate And then Painted with Spa White first and then topped it with Linen!! Smells so great too!! About to start another project soon. Love all your helpful YouTube videos too! Thank you!!
Absolutely love everything about this paint, color, smell, finish!
I just love this color true Linen...goes on smooth and easy...smells wonderful
I love this color! So neutral
One if my favorite colors!! And goes on so smoothly....
Love using this paint. It has the nicest texture, no strong odor, covers well with more than one coat and has the nicest look & feel on the completed pieces. I’m on my 3rd quart to finish my furniture project & love the color and quality of this paint. My first experience using chalk paint has been wonderful.
We love our final product. We learned as we went along and followed the directions we viewed on You Tube kitchen cabinets. Love Amy Howard paints and highly recommend her products. This is only the beginning for us. Can't wait to begin something else. Thank you Amy Howard!