Skip to contentMilk Paint GirlMenuHomeAboutWhat is Real Milk Paint?Directions for using Real Milk PaintRePurposed Tool BinFebruary 21, 2015 | sewzannesSeth and I found this old wooden box .  It was full of screws, bolts and random other metal stuff.We cleaned it up and decided to display it in our kitchen.Seth had the * brilliant* idea( said with my poor British accent)  to store our abundance of tea bags inside. Enjoy your weekend.  Off to make a fresh cup of teaSeth and SuzanneMilk Paint Lessons Learned…. and Can I Keep It?January 1, 2015January 2, 2015 | sewzannesReally, I know this happens a lot, but I think it’s a good thing: Wanting to keep what I have painted.It’s a sign to me, I’m being authentic to my style and I have some pride or confidence in the finished product.The chipping to show the blue underneath.. That’s my favorite thing about milk paint.       The top was stripped then dyed with General Finishes medium dye stain.  I then sealed it with 3 coats of Tung oilThe lessons I learned from this pieceA.  Plane all the drawers before painting, sticky drawers are a serious pain in the rearB. Painting white over dark old stain, remember to shellac or spray it with lacquerC. When painting something dark, white or off-white, It is going to take more time than you want it tooThanks for reading.SewZanneChina Hutch LOVE – Before and AfterDecember 28, 2014December 28, 2014 | sewzannesI have a weakness for beds and china hutches.  I think they all need to come home with me.I worked on 3 all at the same time (not the greatest idea.. I’m learning ;)Here is one of the threegrey china hutchThe details just pop on this with the espresso burnishing paste. The entire piece was first sealed with low sheen burnishing paste, then I used the darker paste to highlight.Here is the ‘before’, a little dark and gloomy for my taste. before dark hutchThis one I mixed 3 parts Parchment and 1 part French Grey. Real Milk PaintThe inside is 1 part Cobalt 5 parts White Milk Paint.Check out the cool hinge for the storage Ribbon detail ‘before’:Thanks for looking!Beachy Buffet Before and AfterDecember 16, 2014December 16, 2014 | sewzannesTo each his or her own when it comes to style. I tend to like super chippy distressed or just pulled out of a barn look. That is why I guess I like mlk paint so much. I like when it chips in random places. I don’t know if one can ever really duplicate a time worn piece, but for me using milk paint is my best shot at it.beachy buffetI bought this yellow buffet at the local thrift store.. It was nice on it’s own.but I was feeling inspired to paint a beachy piece. Maybe that the rainy season is coming made me dream of the coast and white waves, bleached driftwood and sand.before yellow buffetI painted the whole piece with Navy RMPIt’s a true navy which was hard to photographI then white washed it using a technique of watering down the paint and using an ol