Chalk & Milk Paint Tips & Techniques. Helpful How-to’s & DIYs

TOP FIVE Tips for Painting Wicker

10/6/2015

1. Be Prepared to Get Messy!

This isn't a job for the timid...in fact,
I think it's the messiest job there is in painting.
But the effort is worth it.
If you come to the game prepared to be splashed and splattered
with paint everywhere...it can actually be fun.
Why not get the the kids involved?
Enjoy the ride...
Pretend you're at Holi, the spring Festival of Colours in India!

Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint in Linen

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What Happened When the Quote to Pave my Veranda was $15,000 OR.... How I Stencilled my Cement Front Porch

28/5/2015

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I love my house and for a custom-designed sofa,
antique bookcases or a beautiful outdoor set,
I'll sell an organ to get the money for it.

But when the quote to pave my front porch came in at
$14,800 and another at $12,500
all I could envision were lost opportunities.

How much furniture I couldn't buy.
How many rugs, chairs and armoires
would slip through my fingers--
How many "bargains" I'd be forced to walk away from.
I was faced with a decision.
The cost of paving was equivalent to a small island.
And I preferred the island.

I'm a firm believer of paint can fix anything.
So I got to thinking...

Quite awhile back I stencilled my Studio floors
and I still love them.
See the blog post on stencilling the studio floors HERE.

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For The Love Creations Design Studio floors — stenciling in progress

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Painting an Ikea Doormat with Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint...It Worked!

25/8/2014

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I recently bought a $1.99 rubber-backed coir doormat from Ikea.
I was curious to see how Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint would behave on this surface.

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$1.99 Ikea Coir Doormat ready for painting!

I wasn't sure how this would go, so I decided on
a simple striped pattern using
Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint in the gorgeous shade of red — Tricycle!

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Painting Outdoor Furniture with Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint & Hemp Oil

7/8/2014

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It's wonderful to see the sun again after what has been
an exceptionally cold Winter.
We had the coldest night in Adelaide in 130 years!
So seeing the sun drove me outside in a fit of "PaintingMania"
to feel the sun, get some vitamin D & work on some outdoor furniture.
Can you say Spring Fever?!

Poor Skippy...so confused!

I love this Adirondack chair.
A good friend gave it to me & it has been painted
nearly every shade in the rainbow over the years.
I think the paint may be what has held it together in the tough Australian sun!

This was its latest state.
Notice the chipping, peeling paint, the bit of wood rot on the arms & the foot rest.
The paint was peeling pretty bad on the seat as well.

Have I ever mentioned how lazy I am?
I hate sanding & any sort of prep.
That's why the MIRACLE that is Autentico Chalk Paint &
Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint was (without sounding too melodramatic)...life changing!

The only preparation I took on this chair before painting
was running a broom over it to remove the GIANT cobwebs & dead critters.
Then I ran a damp rag over it. That's it. I didn't even scrape the chipping paint off
other than what came off with the broom & rag.

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