I recently refinished my trash-find mid-century modern triangle table (post coming later on that). As part of the project, I re-painted the feet black. I generally aim to use “healthy” eco products and while doing finish research I came across milk paint, which fulfills those requirements. This was the perfect small project to test it out!
Milk paint is a little finicky, and behaves differently than standard paint (you normally have to mix it from powder, for example). I found some guides from Peter Galbert, a Windsor chairmaker, on how to use it that have lots of tips and tricks.
- Intro: why to use it and how to deal with the foaminess
- Part 2: applying it
- Part 3: burnishing and finishing
- Example of before and after burnishing and oiling
- 10 Tips