It’s been a while since I asked you to say hello to a new milk paint color!  I’m really excited to share our first Miss Mustard Seed’s Milk Paint color from our European color line that will be launched in January 2015.  We are introducing six new colors that will be carried in our European & UK markets, but will be available elsewhere on a limited basis…meaning our retailers outside of Europe aren’t required to carry the colors, but some will.  I would encourage calling ahead before driving somewhere to buy one of these limited colors. So, the first color I’m introducing is a smokey blue/gray called Bergere, named after the French style of chair that I love so much.  (And no, they aren’t all blues!)  This is definitely a chameleon color that looks bluer in some light, grayer in others and lighter/darker as well depending on what’s around it.  It

I always enjoy getting ready for a show, so I have a reason to work on a lot of furniture!  I finished the jelly cupboard this week and I finally get to reveal it… This is how the jelly cupboard started… It’s an old piece…most likely mid-to-late 1800’s.  I always love working on old pieces that have been neglected for a few decades.  This piece had been painted a rather sad brown and was really dirty.  The hardware was broken and had been repaired, but the repairs weren’t holding.  It was sturdy and had great bones, so I was excited to bring it back to life. You can read the process of how I painted it HERE, but in a nutshell, I painted it in Artissimo MMSMP, then used the Wax Puck as a resist, applied a coat of Flow Blue, distressed with two different grits of sand paper and

I have always loved sharing my furniture makeovers here and I know they are what put my blog on the map, so to speak.  Now that I have this new space to work in, I’m more inspired than ever to work on pieces in my stash and it feels good. I started working on this empire buffet a few days ago.  I shared the refinishing, painting and waxing process HERE.  And here’s the end result… I envisioned the piece being very light, with a faded quality.  I don’t know why I saw it that way when it started out so dark and heavy, but that’s how I pictured it!  I was planning to use the original knobs, but the brass piece that held the glass looked really dark against the pale gray milk paint and “bleached” top.  I used some new glass knobs that disappear a bit more and allowed the hand