Milk Paint On Weathered Barn Doors

I sanded down my craft table with a palm sander to get all the potential slivers away and i was left with a table that had a fresh wood look well that was definitely not the look i was after.

Milk paint on weathered barn doors.

This is a little 411 on how to make some new wood look old or in my case my old wood look old again. Watch our milk paint product overview video here. Thank you for sharing with us this week at celebrate your story and i hope your week. Old barn milk paint is a curated simple ingredient milk paint powder using milk lime earth pigments and other natural ingredients.

Grab a natural bristle brush and apply the paint. You may share one photo with a direct link back to the post but may not use more than one. How to paint a interior door to look weathered. For normal indoor application there is no need to add a topcoat.

Since milk paint requires no sanding prepping i went right over the current finish on the table and hoped the dings and scratches would blend in and add to the character. To be featured tag oldbarnlivin. Gf milk paint is a premium self sealing finish and does not require a topcoat. To use the wax puck as a resist apply one coat of milk paint and allow it to dry.

The milk paint i used is called old barn milk paint. With a few coats of paint and a specific glaze your door can take. 16oz pints cover approximately 80 sq ft. I love this paint because it s an organic compound made from simple ingredients.

This process sometimes raises the grain requiring sanding afterward to remove it for a smoother finish. 1 gallon covers approximately 600 sq ft. Help us share more photos. After toni and chrystal met and with her passion for design they took the family business to a new elevated level.

Sometimes you can improve an outdated interior door by making it look even older. It is perfectly weathered and distressed. Keeping the famous recipe and menu but adding a few personal touches and combining the brand old barn living old barn kitchen soon grew to fulfill both their dreams. June 4 2017 at 10 56.

As paint dries it will start to peel and flake creating and authentic chipped finish. Old barn living one step stain is available in two sizes. Coat the recessed and beveled areas first brushing real milk paint along the wood grain then extend the color out to the edges. Please note that all content and photos are property of the weathered door.

If you want a white paint with a higher sheen use gf white poly spray only or gf brushable white enamel instead. I loved how the table looked prior to sanding and i wanted that same old gray weathered. Add another coat then allow it to dry for a few hours. Rub the wax puck over the edges corners and high points of the piece.

Hope your doors turn out great.