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Creating a Chippy & Rustic Dresser with Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint — Finding Inspiration Everywhere

5/10/2016

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Outback Australia

When asked how to come up with colour ideas my best answer is — look for inspiration everywhere you go! It may take practice, but soon you will see things in terms of colour and be overwhelmed with ideas.


On a roadtrip through the Australian Outback, some may have been bored with hour after hour of scrub, trees and desolation. I found it beautiful and inspiring. Nature always does that for me!

Stopping at a billabong along the way, the colours of this gum tree were so striking, I decided then and there to paint something in these shades when I returned to the studio. 

This tree, inspired this piece!
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The black of the trunk with the pale green leaves....against the red dirt,
it had a haunting beauty, even in the
bright sunlight of the day.

When I was back in the studio,
there stood this dated pine dresser in need of love.
​The perfect volunteer.
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Before: A simple, but dated pine dresser
I used Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint in the colour Typewriter
to roughly paint the entire frame.

​It was a warm day and I distressed the piece as it was drying with a wet rag.  
Any areas where I removed too much paint
(like the top, I didn't like that "patch of pine"),
once dried I brushed on a bit more Milk Paint to cover more of the timber. 

And that is the beauty and fun of MMS Milk Paint,
you can change your mind, experiment,
​play and mix things up as you go along the way!
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The "ugly stage" you can reach when using natural paints like Milk Paint or Chalk Paint
The drawers were painted with Luckett's Green
and wet-distressed once the paint had mostly dried.

​Chipping may have happened on its own,
​but I helped it along with a damp rag.
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Loving the Luckett's Green
All natural paints like Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint
​
and Old World Clay & Chalk Paint can look a bit flat once dried.
Don't let this worry you,
this changes once you seal the finish...
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Drawers before and during waxing stage...brining the finish to life!
The dresser was sealed with Miss Mustard Seed's Furniture Wax --
 a clear, smooth and creamy wax with no nasties.

One coat was brushed on with a MMS Wax Brush,
​allowed to sit for about an hour, then buffed to a stunning finish.
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Miss Mustard Seed's Furniture Wax
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MMSMP Dual Paint Wax Brush
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Artwork by Esther Orloff Art, email us to purchase
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You don't have to visit far-off exotic locations,
but allowing yourself to be inspired by the things around you,
​can lead to beautiful and unexpected results.

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It's all here...for the love...
Sada
1 Comment
Sharon Hankins link
5/10/2016 05:37:20 pm

Oh Sada, how beautifully done and such a great inspiration from our Aussie outback.

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