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One Step Paint | Metropolitan Grey
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One Step Paint | Metropolitan Grey
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Metropolitan Grey is a light, cool grey, making it a perfect airy and versatile neutral for any space.
About One Step Paint
One Step Paint is our premium, water-based chalk-style 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: 4.8 / 5 from 15 reviews.
Rich texture, buttery smooth.
I truly love One Step paint…I am a little extra cautious and I do still prime, sand between coats and seal. BUT- the paint is so easy to work with and always looks so lovely. Metropolitan Gray is hands down more white than gray- but I get so many compliments whenever I use it. It’s another go-to AH color for me.
Love this paint, especially the color. I have painted several different things using this color and the lighting highlights the shades. One moment it looks like a light grey, then it may look like a soft white. My current project with this paint is my kitchen cabinets!
I love this paint! I have painted lamps, end tables, dining room table and chairs, bedroom furniture, outdoor furniture, it's great. My next project is kitchen cabinets, also painted bathroom vanity. A friend recommended Amy Howard's paint, so glad she did.
Was disappointed in the color. Looked white.
Used OS Metropolitan gray on the top and cross legs, which is a lighter gray than the body. Looks great. Freshened it up!
Painted fireplace and end tables, added the pop our living room needed! Walls are navy blue
Hello, This was my first time using this paint and painting/distressing furniture. This paint was so easy to use, went on smooth, easy to distress and low odor. I have done 5 pieces so far and I am enjoying this new adventure. I have and will continue to recommend this paint. Merry Christmas
Love the color and is versatile using wax finishes too!
Great product
Love how easy it was to cover my old oak bathroom cabinet this is one bathroom of 3 I have two more to go Also used the clean slate to wipe everything down before starting to paint Will buy again!!
I love this paint! I have used it on my kitchen cabinets and used it on my dining table that I just done a make over on! Great paint and makes everything look great!
Spa white with metropolitan grey put a new, feminine touch to my daughter’s very dated bedroom set. Colors compliment each other well and really brings new life to the set
first can from a ace hardware was too old. second 2 cans were better. Not as gummy. Used as a primer for part of the cabinets. Wax was too hard to remove.