Be sure to allow adequate dry time.
Green milk paint cabinets.
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.
Miss mustard seed s milk paint is a versatile paint that is available in a variety of gorgeous mixable colors allowing for endless possibilities.
I am loving this journey and slowly watching the house transform.
How to diy paint your kitchen cabinets with milk paint live to tell about it jenn march 11 2018.
As we settle into this home on eden st we are slowly learning the ins and outs of homeownership.
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.
Painting kitchen cabinets is a long process no matter what you do but this dry time can significantly simplify the process.
Face frames on cabinets.
This small chip had actually penetrated through the original oil paint as well exposing the original wood.
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.
Dry 2 hours between coats and before gf water based topcoat in ideal conditions.
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.
I speculated that the blemish was most likely due to a foot stool i had.
With the milk paint i could finish two coats on about ten different doors in a few hours.
My milk paint cabinets after one year.
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The body has been hand painted using a custom mix of general finishes midnight blue chalk style paint and patina green milk paint.
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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.
The top was stripped sanded and stained in gf java gel stain and sealed with.
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.
It is sealed with annie sloan clear and dark wax for shading and has silver leaf gilding wax to showcase the beautiful trim details.
This really is a huge benefit of using general finishes milk paint.
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.
At the same time we are taking a diy approach to that and the interior design.
Other paints take hours to dry.