I finally have a chance to experiment with milk paint, I’ve been wanting to paint my A Frames but was afraid that the normal paint would be toxic to grow food on, especially cucumber vines to climb on them, and when I read Cambree’s post of ‘Milk Paint’, it seems simple enough for me to follow. I used 1 quart of whole milk, and 1 fl oz of green food color, this allowed me to stain my A Frames, and since it was watery, instead of using paint brush, I used wash cloth instead.
I’m happy with the result, but I don’t know how well it will hold in the rain. I’m sure it will wash out some, and since it’s raining today, this might be the true test.
This is the before and after picture, I didn’t like the white color of the wood and milk paint seems to work well on this small project.
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April 20, 2009 at 1:44 am
Cambree
This is very neat! I’m glad you were able to do this. It’s so neat because it’s safe and non-toxic.
Btw, milk paint should hold up when when it’s completely dry. So let’s hope the sun comes out soon.
April 20, 2009 at 6:28 pm
Ginger
Hi Cambree, I think I might have been a bit impatient and set it out too soon when it was not completely dry. The rain washed some out, but it still look good, I might do a bit more touch up, I still have some Milk paint left in the refrigerator.
April 22, 2009 at 1:35 am
lady0fdarkness
wow.. I learned something today.. I never knew something like milk paint existed.
April 22, 2009 at 10:04 am
Ginger
lady0fdarkness, It’s a very neat idea, I didn’t know it existed until I read at Cambree’s blog, and she said that you can also use coolaid for coloring as well. This is great if you’re working on a small project with kids, and painting children’s room or furniture, I bet that it’d give a nice shabby chic look.
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June 7, 2010 at 10:17 pm
primitiques1
good article, We make milk paint too, it’s great to work with, bill
June 8, 2010 at 1:33 am
Nye
Hi Bill, thanks for stopping by. The application didn’t work well here, and I think it’d be better for indoor painting, especially a kid’s room.