***After over 2200 suggestions, I have picked a name for our new color.  Thanks so much to all who played along and the name will be announced very soon!  *** We recently added three colors to the MMS Milk Paint line and now we’re adding three more!  Trophy (a rich gray), Curio (a walnut brown) and this one… It’s a lovely coral color created by Abbe (our Primary Educator) and Jennylyn (president of Homestead House Paint Company).  Now, if you know me at all, you know that I don’t have a bit of coral in my house, so this color is a bit out of my comfort zone, but I can’t have an entire paint line with just blues and grays! Since this color is out of my wheelhouse, I am stumped when it comes to naming it and I need your help! Share your suggestions for naming this color

As I’m on vacation with my family, I will have a couple of guests share some of their expertise with you.  Laura from The Ironstone Nest accepted the invitation when I extended it and, when she turned in this blog post, I was blown away.  This is as close to a MMS Milk Paint workshop that you’ll get in a written blog post.  Even I learned things about my own paint line reading it and am excited to try some of her techniques.  So, without further delay, here’s Laura… Yes, I’m addressing the issue once again: what is the difference between milk paint and other paints on the market? There are a lot of answers to this question, but the answer I give most often to our customers is this: its versatility & its safety. Milk Paint can be used four ways depending on the ratio of water to paint:

As I’m on vacation with my family, I will have a couple of guests share some of their expertise with you.  Laura from The Ironstone Nest accepted the invitation when I extended it and, when she turned in this blog post, I was blown away.  This is as close to a MMS Milk Paint workshop that you’ll get in a written blog post.  Even I learned things about my own paint line reading it and am excited to try some of her techniques.  So, without further delay, here’s Laura… Yes, I’m addressing the issue once again: what is the difference between milk paint and other paints on the market? There are a lot of answers to this question, but the answer I give most often to our customers is this: its versatility & its safety. Milk Paint can be used four ways depending on the ratio of water to paint:

I was assigned the project of painting a door and I thought, “Hmmm…I have the perfect candidate – my front door.”  It was original to the house, which sounds nice except for the fact that you could see daylight through parts of it and it was caked with layer upon layer of paint.  So, I decided it would be much simpler to replace it than to strip and repaint the existing door. I went with a door style similar to what we had, but one that I felt looked a bit more custom and unique with the six small windows and two panels. (It was hard to photograph it without it looking streaky from the reflection.  It really doesn’t look like that in real life,) I’m going to share how I painted the door and installed the hardware in a future post, by the way.  This is just a snippet.

It’s time to say hello to one of my new MMS Milk Paint colors – Artissimo… It’s a deep, rich, yummy navy blue inspired by the P Kaufmann fabric used in my bedroom…       I just love it and can’t wait until I have the time and a piece to paint in it!  (Actually, I did paint one, but the color was looking washed out in the photos.)  So, to be more accurate, I can’t wait to paint another piece!  Since I’m a bit strapped for time this summer, I turned to the amazingly talented Abbe Doll of All Dolled Up to introduce this color for me.  I love the way the warmth of the wood shows through Artissimo.   …and there’s a little Shutter Gray surprise when you open it up.  Don’t you love the little wood drawer?  Clever little design touch, I think.  Thanks so much,