P OPPY + C HA LK & SCOOP ON DAVIS
Culpeper’s only Annie Sloan Paint stockist supports local artisans and even has a delightful ice cream shop in the back.
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hen you need to find unique handmade gifts or request custom furniture for your home, look no further than Poppy + Chalk. It’s also a great place to grab a sweet treat since the much-loved Scoop on Davis ice cream shop relocated to the back of the store.
Poppy + Chalk is an Annie Sloan Paint stockist, which means it has special permission to sell Annie Sloan paint. Not only is this brand not sold in big box stores, but the title of stockist is challenging to achieve.
everyone else has copied. I 100% believe in these products and I’ve used many different kinds of paint before this brand.”
time dip shop that offers cups, cones, milkshakes, malts and sundaes! It’s also known for serving high-quality Gifford’s Famous Ice Cream — a Every job is customized, so Jones super premium ice cream from a examines each commission and small town in Maine. gives her clients quotes on a case- Gifford’s is a perfectionist brand by-case basis. If you want to start a that would rather pause a flavor’s project, email her with some photos production than use subpar or call and tell her what you’re ingredients. This is ice cream you looking for. can’t buy at the grocery store with Poppy + Chalk is mindful of unique, fun flavors like Southern supporting local businesses. Inside Peach and Maine Blueberry that’s the store, Jones sells the work of only made with wild blueberries many local artisans. from Maine. “Right now, there is work from Stop by for the artwork, crafts and around 20 exceptional artists in the store,” she said. “I have quite a furniture, then stick around for few people making signs, benches, some ice cream. That’s right: Scoop lamps out of plumbing pipes and on Davis, the ice cream shop that more. I always want things to be used to be across the street, is now locally made. It’s great to have small in the back of Poppy + Chalk. businesses inside a small business.” Poppy and Chalk is located at 172
Glenda Jones has been the sole owner and operator of Poppy + Chalk since August 2020. Her deep expertise in furniture painting and customization makes her the perfect person to take over the business. If you need to switch up the look of some furniture, repurpose old furniture or request something new for your home, Jones can help you get exactly what you want.
All Annie Sloan stockists must be trained in the Annie Sloan method. Authorized stockists undergo a rigorous selection process and ongoing training to make them the best. Finding a store with this certification means a lot. Annie Sloan only works with independent businesses and each store has an individual style, so no two Annie Sloan authorized stockists will be the same either.
“I do lots of custom painting for people. I also go out and buy a piece of furniture, normally sturdy older furniture, and then I paint it and spruce it up to give it new life,” Jones said.
“Annie Sloan’s chalk paint is magical. No priming is required, it’s low-maintenance and it adheres to anything — even glass,” Jones said. “Annie Sloan is the original chalk paint artist that Scoop on Davis is a nostalgic old- E Davis St, Culpeper, VA 22701.
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