Back in october i decided to paint my kitchen island with milk paint and it truly was the easiest experience i have ever had painting cabinets.
Green milk paint cabinets.
Miss mustard seed s milk paint is a versatile paint that is available in a variety of gorgeous mixable colors allowing for endless possibilities.
This really is a huge benefit of using general finishes milk paint.
Milk paint is popular with diyers as an inexpensive yet artistic way of transforming the look of a single piece of furniture or an entire room into something quite extraordinary.
Face frames on cabinets.
Be sure to allow adequate dry time.
It is sealed with annie sloan clear and dark wax for shading and has silver leaf gilding wax to showcase the beautiful trim details.
Painting kitchen cabinets is a long process no matter what you do but this dry time can significantly simplify the process.
The body has been hand painted using a custom mix of general finishes midnight blue chalk style paint and patina green milk paint.
Dry 2 hours between coats and before gf water based topcoat in ideal conditions.
The top was stripped sanded and stained in gf java gel stain and sealed with.
But with this piece i wasn t 100 certain how the milk paint would react to the original paint finish so sanding it down thoroughly was my best bet.
I am sure some of you are curious to see how they are holding up so i wanted to give you a follow up report.
I speculated that the blemish was most likely due to a foot stool i had.
If you happened to read my six month follow up i was happy to report only one small chip in the paint after half of a year.
This small chip had actually penetrated through the original oil paint as well exposing the original wood.
And they were 100 correct.
As we settle into this home on eden st we are slowly learning the ins and outs of homeownership.
At the same time we are taking a diy approach to that and the interior design.
Milk paint can be applied successfully to cabinet face frames edges or drawer fronts with a brush pad or small cabinet specific roller such as whizz or allpro brand.
I am loving this journey and slowly watching the house transform.
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My milk paint cabinets after one year.
I didn t want to get any chipping anywhere either like i usually do with my milk paint pieces because i didn t want that old green paint showing through.
For truly stunning results mix colors or combine with general s water based glazes or stains to create custom paints and decorative effects such as distressing.
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