Real Milk Paint Co. Blog
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Choosing the Right Color to Paint Your Basement Ceiling
The enclosed nature of basements makes deciding what color to paint basement ceiling spaces of paramount importance. Too dark a color can leave the area feeling claustrophobic, while too light a color can leave an [...]
Applying Tung Oil to Stained Wood for the Right Look
Maximum protection for your woodworking projects is important, especially when it comes to objects displayed or frequently used in busy areas of your home. For that reason, a standard water-based stained surface may not be [...]
Real Milk Paint Offers Nontoxic Wall Paints for Your Home
Non-toxic Wall Paints Ensure your remodeling project keeps your home safe by using non-toxic wall paints like Real Milk Paint. Made with sustainable ingredients including milk casein and lime, our all-natural paint contains no volatile [...]
7 Tips for Painting and Sealing Your Unfinished Furniture
As a great budget-friendly alternative, raw wood furniture is a popular way to get quality furnishings that you can customize with a personal touch and are incredibly versatile. Getting your unfinished furniture painted or [...]
How to Paint Antique Wood Furniture
Restore furnishings from start to finish by using products from the Real Milk Paint Co. From old side tables you may have sitting around to ornate antiques found in a relative's garage, your antique furniture [...]
Applying Wood Wax
When you want to add natural wood finishes to wooden furniture, consider paste waxes like Wood Wax from the Real Milk Paint Co. The plant-based combination of carnauba wax and walnut oil creates a clear [...]
Straw Bale House Construction and Painting Tips
Straw bale house utilizes easily available materials and conveys many advantages to homeowners. Though similar to cob homes in terms of their use of natural components, straw bale construction differs wildly from cob construction. One [...]
Wood Turning Tools For Beginners
Beautifying your builds lets you add personal touches to your woodworking projects, and picking the right wood turning tools for beginners helps you get the results you want. And while there are numerous woodturning tool [...]
Completing DIY Pikler Triangle Projects for Kids
Encourage child development and treat yourself to a fun project by completing a DIY Pikler triangle for your little one. Designed to promote gross motor skills, these climbing triangles help smaller kids learn to [...]
Hemp Seed Oil vs CBD Oil
When you’re looking for a high-quality finishing product for wood, Hemp Oil from the Real Milk Paint Co. makes a great choice due to its eco-friendliness and ability to reliably protect projects. You may, however, [...]
Restoring Wooden Tool Handles
Garden tools and axes can be a big investment, so knowing something about restoring wooden tool handles helps you preserve them so they age gracefully. An already worn wooden handle for an axe or [...]
Why You Shouldn’t Use Mineral Oil as a Wood Finish
When you’re deciding on a finish for butcher blocks and cutting boards or furnishing wooden baby toys, mineral oil may end up on your list of potential candidates. Using even food-grade mineral oil as wood [...]