Old Fashioned Milk Paint

Details

The deep rich colors of Old Fashioned Milk Paint® authentically reflect those colors found on existing antique furniture and buildings. Milk Paint is made in small batches, using earth pigments. Modern paints cannot compare with the colors and the texture of the finish for achieving the “old” or “country look” of Colonial or Shaker furniture and interiors. And, like the paints used hundreds of years ago, the colors in Milk Paint will not fade. Milk Paint will produce an antique uneven matte surface when first applied. You can also create a semi-gloss look by simply burnishing the painted surface.

Milk Paint is packaged in a dry powder form allowing you to control the thickness of the paint for use as either a wash/stain, full cover coat, or for stenciling. As in originally produced home-made milk paint, this product uses milk protein, lime, clay, and earth pigments such as ochre, umber, iron oxide, lampblack, etc. Milk Paint is environmentally safe and non-toxic when dry. It's safe for children's furniture and toys, and can also be used for interiors of homes of people who are allergic to modern paints. Packaged as a powder, you add water to make one pint of liquid.

Features:

Made in small batches, using earth pigments
Finish for achieving the “old” or “country look” of Colonial or Shaker furniture
The colors in Milk Paint will not fade
Milk Paint is environmentally safe and non-toxic when dry
Safe for children's furniture and toys

Specifications:

Size: 6 ounces of powder - makes one pint
Form: Granular powder
Color: Light Cream
Color Description: Light Cream has a creamy antique white appearance with a very slight yellow undertone.
Coverage: approximately 36 square feet
VOC: None/Zero
Use: Decorative paint finish

What's Included:

(1) Powdered Milk Paint - Water Based - Light Cream - Pint

Notes:

To make the paint, you simply mix the powder with warm water. How far the paint goes will depend upon your painting technique, how thick/thin you mix the paint, how many coats you do and the contrast between the color your are painting compared to the piece your are painting.

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Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars

by This old house on 06\06\2012

Great success with milk paint

150-year old house with a new center island in kitchen. Milk paint helped it to blend with the age of the room.