I am always drawn to child/doll furniture or salesmen’s samples (small, portable versions of full-sized pieces of furniture).  There is just something so sweet about them.  But, after buying a few of them and noticing how long it took to sell them, I stopped buying them.  I can get a better bang for my buck if I spend it elsewhere, so I look at them and “aww” and open the drawers and then walk away. Most of the time. I made an exception with this one.  It was well priced and I liked the simple shape. Here is how it looked when I picked it up… It was fine, but just looked a little drab. We painted it in Farmhouse White, leaving the knobs wood.  That was Kriste’s suggestion and I loved it. I added a stencil to the front in MMS Milk Paint Linen.  I like the soft tone-on-tone

When I decide to paint something, it doesn’t take me long to add the powder to the water and dip in a brush. Remember the Mora clock from Antique Farmhouse I posted about over the weekend? It looked beautiful as is, but how could I resist painting it in MMS Milk Paint Mora?  A Mora clock painted in Mora. I painted the trim in Linen and finished the entire piece with a little bit of Antiquing, White and Furniture Wax. It has a soft, muted finish that I really love and suits the Swedish style of the clock. I used all three of the waxes to bring out different aspects of the finish…highlight the texture, simulate age and grunge that may have built up in crevices and on ledges.  The key was keeping it subtle, so the result wasn’t smudgy. If you apply tinted waxes properly, you really shouldn’t be

It was one of those days when I went to the studio, put my music on, and painted.  I love days like that.  I worked on a couple of pieces for the next MMS Milk Paint look book, but I was also playing around with a new milk paint color we’ll be adding to the line, soon (early 2016)…Farmhouse White.  It’ll get a proper “say hello to…” post closer to the release day, but I just couldn’t wait that long to share. I tripped upon this color as I was getting ready for the market and wanted a white that covered better than Ironstone.  I loved it so much that I immediately sent an e-mail to my manufacturer, telling them we needed to add this new white to the line. I had some mixed for some metal bins I’m painting, so I decided to brush it onto a table that’s been on

I took a big step today. I’ve been talking about making a “commercial” for the MMS Milk Paint line for a long time.  Over a year at least.  When I talked about it in my brainstorming sessions, it seemed easy.  When it actually came time to make one, it seemed hard.  And I kept pushing it down the priority list, waiting for the “perfect time.” I’ve always let my business grow organically and I’ve liked it that way.  I don’t push too hard for something.  I let things happen naturally.  The problem with that is, I never felt the need to set out a plan or specific goals.  It’s time to be more strategic. A part of that was moving my idea of making a MMS Milk Paint promotional video to the top of the list.  Finally, today, Kriste and I filmed it. My concept for the video was to