Cupboard Painted With Old Fashioned Milk Paint

I found this cute little cupboard at the Salvation Army last week.  

As you can see, it was in sad shape.  

The first thing I did before I even brought it into the house was to have my husband remove the old backing.  It was actually warm enough that day that I was able to give it a good sanding, too, before we brought it in. 

After Christmas I convinced my husband to take me to Lee Valley, where I picked up some Old Fashioned Milk Paint, and I had been wanting to find a piece to try it out on.  

Using Snow White and Slate, this is what the cabinet looked like after two coats:

I gave it a good sanding... It was really powdery!

And here it is all distressed and waxed up.  The wax really gave it a nice sheen and made it feel really smooth.  It also darkened the colour just a tad.

Overall, I really liked using this paint.  I found though that it didn't really spread out that well....But maybe that was me and I didn't put enough water into the mix, but I did follow the directions to the letter and the consistency didn't really seem terribly thick.  Once the paint was dry, I found that it flaked up in places, which made it really easy to distress.  

 All in all, I did enjoy using this paint, and will certainly use it again in the future! 

See you soon!

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