Milk Paint is a lot like me. If given the opportunity, it will ALWAYS do it’s own thing… and I couldn’t be more THRILLED with how this piece distressed itself!
There’s a whole lot of chippy goodness here!
Restyled in a chic-chippy finish using a 50/50 custom mix: Miss Mustard Seed’s Mustard Yellow and Old Fashioned Milk Paint’s Buttermilk. I’m loving this soft buttery glow.
Numbered drawer details were transferred on using my office ink jet printer and regular old wax paper.
The gorgeous top is stained with General Finishes Colonial Maple Gel Stain and top coated with Minwax Tung Oil. Next time I promise to wipe my finger prints off before shooting this close up…lol.
Finally, the entire dresser was protected in three coats of General Finishes High Performance Water Based Flat. PERFECTION!
If you missed yesterdays post where I show how I repaired this dressers leg (and the before pic) you can see it here.
Also, I’d love to hear what you think of the chippy look in the comments below.
Have an amazing day and happy painting!
Denise x
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its beautiful thanks for share nice post……………
It’s Amazing, Absolutely Lovely Thank You So Much.
Simply Amazing!
Thanks for this post. I want to decorate my bedroom with vintage (or vintage-looking) elements, and this project seems like a great idea!
It’s beautiful
@Denise
Simply Amazing! love it Such a matured texture. You did a fabulous job! And I love your camerawork too. I definitely going to try at my home. Thanks
Regards
Tina
@Denise
This turned out wonderful Denise! I adore it when the paint is chippy! Such a matured completion. You made an extraordinary showing! Furthermore, obviously, I adore your photography..
regards
rakhi
I absolutely love how your dresser turned out! How long did it take for the paint to chip like that? I want to decorate my bedroom with vintage (or vintage-looking) elements, and this project seems like a great idea!
Not long Daniela! Once the milk paint dries (in some cases even AS it’s drying) you can see where the paint is resisting and going to chip or flake off. Once I’ve applied a few coats, I like to let it dry overnight, and then sand the next day.
First, it’s gorgeous and you’re a star… really, I love that you don’t just paint it, sand a few spots and call it done.
Second, the color, I’m not usually a yellow fan, except pops of very bright with turquoise or gray, but this is such a mellow, almost buttery cream, I’m in love.
I have a bright aqua tufted settee going in my entry and you’re making me re-think the regular AS cream color I was going to do on the two pieces I’m doing in the same area… 🙂
Do buttery pale yellow cream and turquoise with a faded grey Ikat rug work… I’m thinking they DO !
I’m thinking they DO TOO Chez!!! Mind you I am a huge yellow fan. Who can resist the warm glow of sunshine, a pop of sunflower, or buttery goodness? … not me!
Denise, I ABSOLUTELY LOVE LOVE LOVE this! Awesome job!!!
Thanks Debi… I’m kind of smitten with this one too. 🙂
I love, LOVE the chippy finish. The first thing I ever painted with milk paint, an old school desk, chipped beautifully. Nothing else has since. I have bought a vintage chest that I’m going to paint and I am praying that it will chip just like this dresser. It is perfection!! Great color as well. Thanks for the inspiration!!
I know.. it’s kind of hit or miss when you let Milk Paint do it’s thing isn’t it. I hope your vintage chest distresses as beautifully as your old school desk Trina!
Hi, I was looking for instructions on how to obtain this finish. I did not see any. Is this just the Milk Paint over wood? Had you prepared this piece prior to painting with the Milk Paint? I have an Ethan Allen telephone table with chair. I wanted to get a look similar to your dresser. My piece was painted a white (I think) it had turned yellowish because it had a varnish over it. I painted one coat of brown chalk paint (your recipe #2) so far and it needs a second coat of the brown. Then I was going to paint it with an antique or navahio white. I had been thinking about doing the Elmer’s glue thing to get a crackle look, however I like the look of your dresser so much better. Also my concern with doing a crackle finish on my piece is that there are quite a few spindles. Not really sure how that would look. I am new at this. Any suggestions?? Thanks for your advice and your time. Sincerely, Bea
Hi Bea! A few followers on Facebook have also asked how to achieve this chippy look so I think a future tutorial will be in the works. Elmer’s glue will give a crackle finish and that can be nicely achieved over spindles too. If you’re looking for a chippy look similar to this dresser, milk paint without a bonding agent works very best.
Can we have a tutorial on this: “Numbered drawer details were transferred on using my office ink jet printer and regular old wax paper.”
Sure Carol! Next transfer I do I’ll make sure to take a lot of pics. I love when you guys give me tutorial ideas… thanks!
Hi!
I leave in Australia, and we have a deffrent name for product. If i want to make chalk paint what kinde of paint i have to mix with calcium carbonate. We do have a lot of high gloss akrylic paint o mat finish…..i am beat lost.
Thanks for help.
Jolanta;)
Love your accent Jolanta… I’m hearing it perfectly as I read your comment! 🙂 In the UK latex paint is called emulsion paint but I’m unsure what it’s called in Australia. A water based paint in a flat/matte sheen is what you’re looking for.
This turned out beautiful Denise! I love it when the paint is chippy! Such an aged finish. You did a great job! And as usual, I love your photography 🙂
Thanks Lynda. It’s still taking me a little longer than I would like to ‘stage’ before I photograph but I’m getting better. 😉
It’s beautiful, did you strip the brown stain/paint first?
I stripped the top for the stain. The body of the dresser was just lightly scuffed up with a 220 grit before the milk paint was applied.
Just love this. I’m not brave enough yet to try this, maybe one day when my confidence increases.
This chippy-let-the-milk-paint-take-control does require a little faith… you just don’t know what you might end up with – but I think that’s part of the fun! If/when you try the chippy look, you can always add some bonding agent to the milk paint to have more control where it chips. 🙂
I have not used chalk paint before but just went to Lowe’s and got a quart of robin’s egg blue to do a small chest for a bedroom. I want it to look like yours but don’t know how to do it. I would appreciate it if you could take a minute to help out!! lol
Carolynn, if you’re looking to achieve a similar finish, I would recommend using a milk paint rather than a brand name or DIY chalk paint. Chalk Paints distress beautifully however they don’t naturally chip.