If you saw my story on IG today, I painted these shutter like pieces and I absolutely love them. I thought I would answer the questions right here of where you can find the paint with some affiliate links that will take you right to the paint. I have used this paint several times but have never used this boxwood color and let me tell ya, I am in love with it! I also have the Miss Mustard Seed clear and dark wax and they are so easy to work with and smell amazing. I love that these products are not toxic like other paints and also love the natural looking chippy effect you can get by using this milk paint. There are so many colors to choose from.
Miss Mustard Seed’s Boxwood Milk Paint – 1qt
I painted this dresser with Miss Mustard Seed Trophy and sealed it with Miss Mustard Seed Dark Wax. I love the natural chippy look. I did not distress this dresser one bit. It chipped off itself in all of the right places and the dark wax helps to seal it to keep it from continually chipping in the future. I love using this dark wax for the antiqued look. I use it for so many things from small projects like frames to larger pieces such as furniture including the pieces I paint with chalk paint. And, I can’t wait to try Miss Mustard Seed Farmhouse White.
Another paint that I have used several times is Old Barn Milk Paint. I love her paint as well. I painted this small side table in the color Picket Fence and it turned out amazing. And this taller chippy dresser is painted in color Sweet Cream. She has so many other colors that are waiting here at my house for me to try as well and I can’t wait!
Milk Paint Tips:
Milk paint is so fun to use but can be tricky. I just use a regular Purdy brush to paint with milk paint but the tricky part is, learning how much chippiness each piece may get and predicting that prior to painting it. If a piece is sanded a lot, it will probably not chip as much because the paint will adhere more. If you don’t sand your piece, sometimes you can get too much chipping. A “glossy” piece should always be sanded to remove the gloss sealer or the paint will probably not stick. After a few times of using milk paint, I learned to sand my piece a little in the places that I don’t want it to chip as much. There is a “bonding agent” that you can purchase and apply prior to painting that will help the paint to stay on the piece better. And if your furniture piece does not chip as much as you would like, you can always sand and distress the edges as you would with 100 grit sandpaper. I sanded my shutter like pieces a little today as well. I also use a “6 in one” tool to scrape over the paint for more of the natural chipping look. I hope that helps you with a little information about using milk paint. I love using this type of paint!
I would love to answer any other questions that you may have, that is, if I know the answer. Just leave them down below in the comments and I will do my best to answer your questions from my experience. Have a wonderful day!
The white piece you show in your living room – the one with major chipping. Did you use Milk paint on it as well? I have an old, as in primitive antique, high back bench and I want a major amount of chippiness any tips you might offer would be greatly appreciative. It has a dark finish right now.
Hi Kathleen, yes the chippy dresser is painted with milk paint. I link to the shop of the milk paint that I used right by the picture on my blog. I talked a little bit about how to get more and less chippy in the last paragraph too, did you see that??
what great tips! I wish I had this before my first venture with milk paint ;). Everything looks so beautiful!
Thank you so much Kellie! ?
Hey there! I used miss mustard seed’s farmhouse white on some found window frames and was really disappointed when it didn’t chip…like at all :/ I was able to distress them myself, but wondered what I may have done wrong. Any advice you have would be swell 🙂 Thanks! Btw love your insta stories…my husband thinks I’m a weirdo bc I’ll randomly laugh out loud watching them!
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I painted my three counter stools with Annie Sloan chalk paint and I love the way they turned out until it came to the wax. I found it very hard to work with and didn’t achieve the satin sheen I anticipated. I became impatient and slightly frustrated, so I gave up and have been using them just the way way they are (probably not sealed correctly) So they are becoming quite dirty and scuffed in areas and also difficult to slide comfortably at the seat when trying to get seated. Any suggestions on how to fix my problem?
Thanks,
Lisa
I am very new to all this and have never painted anything but about to try ???? what is the difference between milk paint and chalk paint?
Hi Brenda! Milk paint chips, chalk paint does not. That’s probably he biggest difference ❤️
I want to paint a dresser a white color for my bedroom do you have any tips on what I can use to paint it, and do I always have to sand something before painting it?
I would just use the chalk paint recipe on my blog, it’s under diy painting
What 6 in one tool do you use Mrs Natalie
Hi Suzy! It’s just one I picked up at the local hardware, I’m not sure of the brand
How do you get the consistency right? When I do 1:1 like it recommends, it’s really watery. If I mix more powder it seems to leave me with little balls and clumpy. I keep a stick in my paint bucket to stir often which kind of helps. Any other suggestions would be helpful because I love the idea of it!
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I’ve been using an electric beater lately and that really helps. ❤️
I have an old corner cabinet that’s been sitting in my in laws basement for years. It was painted many many years ago in a dark green color and I was wondering if I can use the old barn milk paint over the paint. I’ve tried researching online but I’m not really finding the answer. Love your instastories btw!
Hi Kristi, I would probably check with Crystal at Old Barn Milk Paint and see what she says about that. She is good about responding on IG too. I would think it should work as long as you sanded first.