Old Fashioned Milk Paint Non-VOC Powder Paint, 1 Pint, Barn Red

I recently tried milk paint for my latest project and I’m super impressed! The application was surprisingly easy. I loved how it gave my furniture a unique, rustic look. I really appreciate the wide range of colors available as well. It's a fantastic choice for anyone looking to add a natural touch to their home. I would definitely recommend milk paint to all of my friends and family!

One bag painted the whole fireplace black! I then used a bit to make a gray wash and go over it. It worked exactly how I hoped to get the look I was after! It will mix with acrylic based paints (at least it did for me). After you mix it, make sure you let it rest a bit to get to the right consistency. 20ish minutes worked for me. I mixed in small batches so it wouldn’t dry out or go bad. I also sealed it with a matte sealant so it wouldn’t chip off and expose the red brick beneath. BONUSES: -Drips, spills, splatters are easily wiped up or washed out of clothes. -It has zero stink to it. -It dries quickly. -I only needed one coat to get solid coverage.

LOVED it. perfect color was hoped for and it delivered. Sustainable option compared to other paints.

I was looking for a no VOC, natural white paint to use in my toddlers room for some unfinished pine furniture (bed frame and small dresser) and milk paint kept coming up in my searches. I have no experience painting, but this stuff is pretty forgiving! Little to no odor, and pretty easy to mix. I even contacted the company for painting tips and to figure out how much I needed, and they were very helpful. "Wash" like finish took 3 coats, but really looked more opaque white after about 5-6 coats. I ended up buying a 2nd quart size mix, but still have about 1/2 left. Apparently it keeps well in its powder form so I could use for a future project.

First off, I’ve never used milk paint before and this review addresses both the quality of this particular milk paint and just a few heads up notes for other people who have never used it before. First, about this particular paint. It’s water soluble, easy to clean, goes on well and coverage seems to be about what is advertised. I used slightly more water 1.15:1 to paint measured by grams on a kitchen scale to get a replicable consistency each time. The color was true to the advertised, and matched the swatch. Zero VOC, which I loved for baby items. Overall worked very well, with good value as compared to other milk paint brands. I was very happy with the results. Now some things I learned for my first time using milk paint. First off, it’s not like other water-based pre-mixed paints. The paint is essentially a particle suspension in water so it’s not as “viscous” as say store bought interior paint and variations to your mixture ratio will largely affect how much surface area you can cover and how quickly it dries. It is not sprayable via an airless sprayer (like the graco cup gun) because of its clumpiness and will jam the sprayer (trust me I tried). Furthermore, milk paint is transparent after the first coat (think a tint of color only) which is nice if you are trying to still see wood grain below but really difficult if you are trying to cover a dark color with a light color. However, with each subsequent coat of paint it gets more opaque. Semi-opaque after 2-3 coats and then fully opaque after about 3-4 coats. (I had a walnut stain under a white, which took 4 coats to be totally opaque white). Lastly, it does need to still be coated with a finishing layer of a wax or oil (I used “real milk paint” brand wax). It will bubble and peel if water drops on it without a top coat, because it is water soluble. Lastly, it does have a nice velvet feel to it if you sand it before top coating it.(highly recommended)

This stuff is the best. I mix in small batches only what I need , I love not having to have cans of paint stored everywhere(full of chemicals) this is a matte finish. I use the old brown paper bag trick ,if I want a harder finish I buff it with brown paper bags. If I want the matte finish I just leave it alone. My husband and I can't have chemicals smells around us and this has a very light odor. I painted an antique cupboard (someone started to paint strip it years ago) I could see original green paint and I wanted to return it as much as I could to it's original finish. The green is a bit darker than army green

I'm a cabinet maker. I love this paint. I top coat it with butcher wax. The finish is perfect.

I would never buy this milk paint again. It was lumpy, didn't last 2 days when refrigerated, and did not adhere to normal wood filler. I did five coats sanding sometimes to reduce imperfections and I still had cracked paint and semi opaque spots even in areas without wood filler. I've used Miss Mustard Seed in the past and it was a far superior product and cost less in the end.