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Making Mint with Miss Mustard Seed Milk Paint

January 16, 2014 ·

I’ve always loved a cool minty green.

When my daughter was gifted her grandmother’s old doll high chair I knew I was going to give it a coat of Miss Mustard Seed Milk Paint in Lucketts Green.

The finish of the chair was in terrible condition and my mother-in-law gave her blessing to do with it whatever we wanted.  I was sad to paint over the sweet little kitty but he was so distressed I decided it had to be done.

The seat had been repaired with a coat or two of glue so I had to chip it off to ensure that the paint would stick to the wood.  You can see how the seat went from gray to brown just by removing the old glue!

I’ve never worked with Lucketts Green so I wasn’t sure what the color was going to end up looking like in person.  After getting the paint on (but before sealing with a top coat) it became apparent that the color might not work in little lady’s light teal bedroom.  One of the great yet unpredictable things about milk paint is the color variation.  Every time you mix up a batch it will probably be a slightly different shade.

I could have chugged on and added a hemp oil or clear wax topcoat to see if the color produced was what I wanted but instead I decided to see what a coat of white wax would do!

I was so surprised and incredibly happy with the result!

The leafy Lucketts Green was now a sweet and subtle mint!

The white wax also lays in the grain of the wood giving it a deliciously pickled look.

So there you have it!

Lucketts Green + White Wax = Cool Minty Green

Shared with:
The 36th Avenue– The Party Bunch
Miss Mustard Seed– Furniture Feature Friday
   

Filed In: Make + DIY / Tagged: Lucketts Green, Milk Paint, Miss Mustard Seed, white wax

Comments

  1. Cassie @ Primitive & Proper says

    January 16, 2014 at 6:10 pm

    so sweet!!

  2. Julia @ 551Eastdesign says

    January 16, 2014 at 11:47 pm

    ooo great tip! and super cute redo too. 🙂

  3. Julia Konya says

    January 17, 2014 at 4:00 pm

    Love it. It turned out so wonderful! Adore the little critter sitting in the chair too!

  4. denise mcnabb says

    January 20, 2014 at 7:44 pm

    That is really sweet. I'm getting ready to try some milk paint. Starting with something small will be the ticket.

  5. Dear Emmeline says

    January 21, 2014 at 1:59 am

    Painting small items can make a huge impact and it's a great way to get used to the product!

  6. Theresa says

    February 5, 2014 at 8:40 pm

    I love how this turned out! Please feel free to drop by and share this at my weekly party! I bet my readers would love it. Off to check out what else you have been up to. Theresa @DearCreatives

  7. CJ says

    February 6, 2014 at 9:15 pm

    What a great tip – the white wax looks fabulous!

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