Real Milk Paint Co. Blog
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Painting Cinder Block with Real Milk Paint
If you wish to expand your living space by making your basement more livable, painting cinder block with milk paint helps you take the look of concrete walls up a notch. Real Milk Paint [...]
How to Distress Furniture: A Comprehensive Step-by-Step Guide
Knowing how to distress furniture comes in handy when you want to blend new or handmade furnishings with vintage or antique furnishings. Specific DIY distressing techniques provide nearly unlimited alternatives to sprucing up [...]
Painting Fabric with Real Milk Paint
Fans of upcycling garage sale or thrift store finds may discover lots of unique pieces on their digs. Things like ugly upholstery hues sometimes make the difference between a must-have and a hard pass. Oftentimes, [...]
How to Paint a Wood Fence
Painting a wooden fence helps preserve the wood and makes your home's exterior look more attractive. Whether the fence is new, faded by time or you just want to change the color, the Real Milk Paint Co. [...]
DIY Wood Pumpkins for Fun Fall Decorating
With autumn moving into full swing, it's time to start thinking about decorating for both Halloween and Harvest gatherings. When considering DIY projects that fit both themes, wooden pumpkins offer a flexible fall decorating solution that takes you to Thanksgiving and beyond. Pumpkins prove a [...]
Painting a Log Cabin with Milk Paint
Log cabins make cozy alternatives to modern homes, providing a touch of nostalgia whether used as a vacation spot or full-time dwelling. To enjoy your log cabin fully, however, you want to keep it looking [...]
What Is a Wax Brush and How Do You Use It?
Having the right tools for the task at hand helps you breeze through even the toughest of jobs. Likewise, wax brushes from The Real Milk Paint Co. simplify the process of finishing painted projects with [...]
How to Finish Concrete Countertops
Concrete countertops confer a variety of advantages to homeowners, including the ability to customize their look to suit personal tastes. You can create a minimalist look by using concrete alone or add other materials, such [...]
Green Woodworking
Carved Spoon, sealed with Dark Tung Oil, by @crowdogsloyd Greenwoodworking is the practice of harvesting freshly felled wood (green) and transforming, typically with hand tools only, into items like spoons, bowls, chairs, [...]
Stenciling Wood and Concrete Floors with Real Milk Paint
Credit: Deojay Design + Consulting With time and use, all flooring loses its luster and shine, and even the best quality hardwood starts showing its age. Likewise, spaces with concrete flooring such [...]
Paint Colors for Early American Homes
If you've spent lots of time checking listings to find that perfect early American home, you likely want to restore it to its original grace and beauty. Modern paints work great for contemporary homes but [...]
How to Paint Unfinished Wood with Real Milk Paint
Painting unfinished wood with Real Milk Paint has lots of advantages to both novice and experienced do-it-yourselfers. First off, it's particularly well suited to common woods like pine and fir since their grain patterns aren't [...]
Tung Oil for Finishing Canoe Paddles
Canoe Paddle, sealed with Hemp Oil, by @southernwoodpaddle Keeping canoe paddles well maintained takes a little elbow grease, and there's lots of debate among rowers as to whether varnish or oil finishes [...]
Uses for Hemp Oil
For versatility in your home improvement projects, consider Hemp Oil. Uses for Hemp Oil abound thanks to its all-natural formulation that boasts a thin consistency for easy application and fuss-free absorption into porous surfaces such [...]
Finishing a Windsor Chair with Milk Paint
Democratic Chair made by Eric Cannizzaro in Still Water Cove Grey Windsor chairs capture the imagination of those who appreciate antique furnishings, and even modern replicas can help you add farmhouse flair to [...]