Introducing my first attempt using Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint
in the color Shutter! I will be a stockist for Miss Mustard
Seed and the paint should be arriving in August.
I had never used milk paint and since
I love painting furniture, I was most interested in
carrying a line Marian endorsed.
This paint is made in Canada by Homestead House.
Marian has developed her exclusive line of colors and sent
me a starter kit to familiarize myself with her paint. Its so
new that the labels haven't been made yet for the packages~
Marian wanted us stockists to be able to get painting~and I was excited!
Basically milk paint comes in a powdered form and you
add water and mix it up~I used about half a bag of this paint.
Ratio is about 1.25 to 1.5 parts water to paint~but I screwed up
right away and added over 2 parts water,
so I just added more of the powdered paint.
Its gritty and soupy and kind of strange compared to Chalk Paint™,
and it made me even more curious as I mixed and stirred~
Here is the beaten up french desk~
Colin grabbed the camera and I started laying on the paint~
you can see the grittiness of the paint. It flows
on easily and I was totally enthralled with it!
It covers quickly even though it seems soupy~
I was liking my new milk paint very much!!
You have to keep up after drips a bit,
but other than that it is easy to apply.
It dried quickly and then I applied a second coat.
After the second coat dried I took a sponge sander to it and
areas chipped off~the thing with the milk paint is that its a
big surprise how it will self distress~some pieces very little,
some a lot. Then I applied Miss Mustard Seed's Bees Wax
to finish it. It was very nice, and it went on easily and was ready to
buff out for a sheen in 15 minutes! I loved how the wax went on,
and I am very pleased with this milk paint~!
So my debut piece is this in Shutter Grey~
I'll be getting you more information on the milk paint pricing
and colors and the whole line.
I am proud to be carrying Miss Mustard Seed Milk Paint in addition
to my beloved Chalk Paint™ by Annie Sloan™.
They are two very different paints and I am
thrilled to offer them both at Maison Decor.
Psst~look who's got milk now.....!
29 comments:
Ooh Amy how exciting!
The colour shutter is beautiful and the beat up french desk looks darling now...i would have done the same as Colin and grabbed a paint brush x
Argh! It's on my "do try" list, now you've bumped it to the top! ;)
That looks great and can't wait to try it some day.
I am excited to try Tricycle, the red.
I have painted a few pieces in my house with Homestead House milk paint and I love it. It's great on bare wood, it seems to soak right in.
It's fantastic that you can also be a stockist for the Miss Mustard Seed products, I love the colours she came up with!
Very cool! I haven't painted with milk paint in years, but my friend swears by it. Looking forward to hearing about colors and pricing :)
I love that color! Your store seems to be coming along beautifully.
MC
So does this mean I now have to change your name to Mrs Mustard? I love that colour its very rare which is good in the art of furniture restoration we love a bit of different. Well done Amy that piece looks amazing. x
I have been anxious to hear what you think of the milk paint. I think it is great you got some early to try it out. So what is the price like compared to chalk paint? Also, how many pieces could you do with the same amount of paint...compared to the chalk paint? Sorry for all the questions..I am really curious. Great job on your first project and looks like a nice coffee table will be done soon:)
How great that you will carry it. I am looking forward to trying it.
Amy,
How exciting.I love using milk paint.Much different than chalk paint.I will have to give hers a try.I LOVE her color selection!That piece looks great!
((Hugs))
Anne
Looks great Amy! I can't wait to try this..The color is great!
Wow Love the way the table turned out
Amy the color is beautiful
I may have to try this paint too
xxoo
Pam
I've never used milk paint, so it's awesome to see how it works! Looks great.
I know you are having too much fun trying all of these great products in your store! Ha! I love that color. I was picturing that desk in sort of soft grey like that. I bet the milk paint would be easier to ship (if you decide to sell it online) too. The mixing part would be the trickiest, I'm sure. Then what do you do with the leftover paint? Can you save it? Looking forward to seeing more colors you try too!
How fun, Amy! I've been reading about Marian's new line and have been anxious to give it a whirl! I love the way it distresses so differently in places. I remember using Milk Paint waaaaay back in the '80's when it was popular. Glad to see it back and now I'm ready to try some! :)
xoxo laurie
Oooh, I love how it came out and so much fun that the chipping is unpredictable and a bit surprising. How is her wax different than Annie Sloan's? Can't wait to hear more!
It looks very much like the consistency of the DIY chalk paint recipe I use..and the way it applies. I love the color of the desk but I would have had a hard time distressing all that pretty "just-done" finish :-)
Will we get to see Colin's table too?
Hi Amy- I used milk paint back in the late 70's/early 80's. I don't remember that it was gritty at all though. It was really quite smooth. If you put it on bare wood it absorbed right down into the wood and you could NOT get it off..neither by stripping or sanding. Amazing stuff. I had a piece that my father had painted with milk paint in the early 1900's sometime and it was wonderful.
Congrats on taking on the line- xo Diana
P.S. Milk paint (although different than Miss Mustard's formula I'm sure) has been around for literally thousands of years. I'm thinking this will last a bit better than the "original" version which could actually "spoil" ;-)
The desk turned out fabulous, Amy! How exciting to be carrying Marian's paint!
Hi Amy
Did you sand it lightly before applying the paint? & do you not need to undercoat? It looks great.
Love the color and the natural looking distressing!! Wonderful transformation!!!
Hello Amy,
If this Milk Paint is anything like what they used decades ago it should be extremely durable. We have been trying to refinish some French doors in our house and have hit a bump in the road - old milk paint! I may have to paint these doors - my husband wants them to look like stained wood - I would love the Shutter Grey - it looks gorgeous!
Hope you have a blessed day!
Kath
Looks great! Just wondering do you know if there are any stockists in the NY City area? Would you be able to mail off some of the paint?
wow...love that table...turned out wonderful....
Had the great pleasure of meeting the great Marian..Miss Mustard Seed at Haven...she is such a lovely person....so as I can see by your great demo, her paint is as lovely as she is....Love the color!
Have a great weekend Amy!
Love it! Can't wait to get my paint and get going!!
:-)
shaunna
Ah! Some colors show as 'sold out'.
What to do?
I am trying to keep up with demand! I just restocked the store with more quantity~please check again and place orders now if you think you want it. Not sure I will be able to refill my shop each time I run out due to popular demand, but I will always try~if it is available from MMS I will get it to you!
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