Flowers are nice and chocolates are sweet (pun intended), but few things are as sentimental and appreciated as a handmade gift. This Valentine’s Day, surprise someone you love with a DIY present that’s as good for the spirit as it is sustainable. Our project this month is all about love. A beautiful, rustic heart mounted [...]
Tools are often viewed as utilitarian items, prized for what they can do for you rather than how they look. It’s true that the condition of your rake or spade matters more in a practical sense than it does aesthetically, but you may be surprised at how an unsightly nick or a smattering of rust [...]
November Color of the Month: Blue Spruce It’s November, and we’re honoring the great outdoors — and infusing our workbench and website with a creative nod to Christmas trees — by choosing Blue Spruce as our color of the month. This shade of milk paint is a soft, calming greenish-blue hue that evokes the [...]
Vintage furniture finds are full of charm, but all that tradition and workmanship comes at a cost. Pre-plastic-era furniture uses wood-on-wood glider systems that can easily fall prey to the perils of age. Normal wear and tear can cause those drawer glides to get off-kilter, rendering the drawer nearly useless and quite possibly trapping your [...]
When you’re looking for a safer, more environmentally friendly alternative to cheap paint thinners, Real Milk Paint offers two fantastic options: Odorless Mineral Spirits and Citrus Solvent. You may be familiar with both or just discovering why you need this type of product in your DIY arsenal in the first place — either way, it’s [...]
Real Milk Paint’s Guide to Primitive Furniture & Home Décor Upcycling has become a big trend and popular hobby, especially for furniture lovers. People are combing garage sales hoping to stumble across something exciting, and primitive furniture could be just the score you’ve been looking for — especially if you know what to do with [...]
October Color of the Month: Sage Grey We’re now well into autumn, and that means shifting our creative brainstorming to warmer palettes and neutral colors that make us feel cozy. Natural, earthy tones and the fall and winter seasons go hand in hand, but the beautiful thing about Sage Grey, our next color of the [...]
One of the biggest hurdles for would-be DIYers is the mess factor. Paint tends to get everywhere. No matter how well you drape, tape and otherwise prepare your surroundings, you’re often left with splatters and drips that leave a toxic residue that mars your home and, if you’re working outside, can easily destroy your lawn. [...]
Think milk paint always has that on-trend rustic look? Not so fast. While milk paint is a fantastic choice for projects that call for an intentionally distressed finish, there are other ways to use this famously versatile product, including this month’s foray into mid-century modern chic. Updating a Vintage Find We love stumbling across “good [...]
This month’s project piece is living proof that even drab, well-worn furniture can undergo an impressive transformation if you know what tools to use and how to work a little DIY magic. If you’ve got a hand-me-down table or old nightstand begging for some attention, the combination of high-quality milk paint and good old-fashioned elbow [...]