a test run & a sneak peek….Miss Mustard Seed’s Milk Paint

We love old furniture…the kind with great lines & epic patina from years of use.  You know, those pieces that look like they’ve been forgotten about for the last 7 decades?

There have been times we’ve admired the patina on a piece and have said, “You just can’t make that up.”  Now we’re not so sure.

Introducing…..MILK PAINT!

Milk paint has been around for hundreds of years…since cave times really.  However, Marian, aka Miss Mustard Seed, is working to bring milk paint to the masses with her custom line of the powdery goodness.

We’re always up for the challenge of trying something new & decided to order 4 boxes.  

With Boxwood, Ironstone, Mustard Seed Yellow & Kitchen Scale in hand, it was just a matter of getting started.  We’ve had a small buffet style piece sitting around waiting for a little lovin’ & decided to give her a sunny, sugarSCOUT style {i call a  do-over}.  It was easy to see early on that milk paint has a mind of its own and tends to decide if it “likes a piece” or not.  Well, it clearly didn’t like our little buffet cutie, as the paint began to bubble right away.

DISCLAIMER: If you have any control issues with needing to know the final outcome of your project, milk paint is not for you.  However, we loved it & found fun in discovering how the paint would act.  Here is a little sneak peek.  Once she’s complete with a wax finish and new hardware, we’ll post some cuter staged up photos.

Go get your milk paint on & order a box or two here.