Miss Mustard Seed Milk Paint Display
We’ve had a lot of fun playing with our Miss Mustard Seed Milk Paints
While renovating our shop we used Miss Mustard Seed Milk Paint for almost all our painted surfaces except the walls! I’ll be posting bits and pieces about how and what we painted.
My favourite I think is our actual MMSMP display cabinet. You know I love to upcycle, recycle, restore and use pieces with a story – and this one has a story
We found it upstairs in the previous owner’s workshop. Can I just say, I love it up there. I can feel him up there sometimes smiling and urging me on! This old girl was hanging on a wall and full of dust and sandpaper and old tools. She apparently came out of a 100-year-old abandoned house in Nova Scotia (a place very close to my heart). We were given permission to use it and took her down one afternoon.
It was dirty,
And mice had made a lovely nest at some point on the top,
and it was kinda falling apart,
and it was peeling,
but she had good bones and I had a vision,
so we cleaned her up.
Then sanded off the peeling finish.
And my awesome hubby build new shelves and a new top,
and I mixed up some paint – one of my favourites – Miss Mustard Seed Kitchen Scale
Then I painted her – in the dark. I was super eager and did 1 coat, went to yoga class next door and did the second coat as I was anxious to see (anyone else like that?). One favourite thing about using Miss Mustard Seed Milk Paint is NO PRIMING first. Love that!
I was going to leave her solid Miss Mustard Seed Milk Paint Kitchen Scale, but I decided to add a coat of Grainsack. First I hemp oiled it, then painted and distressed it – oh my – the lovely fun that was. For real. My idea of fun. (Paint nerd, I know) There were a few oohs and awwws and I was alone! I ended up distressing it with a damp cloth, it was so great and easy. I did end up using my wire scraper thingie (NOT the proper name – um sorry) to sand down to the wood in areas so the oak would show through. I must say, I am super happy with the way it turned out.
I decided to keep the door open and put some chicken wire in the centre, hubby humoured me and did it – he no longer questions, just does and it looks great! (He thinks so too!)
The inside of the cabinet was given 2 coats of hemp oil, and it has been holding up very well! (the oil is still wet in this picture).
Hubby put it up and we loaded it up with our Miss Mustard Seed Milk Paint and accompanying products and we’ve had great reviews, she is a beauty if I do say so myself!
I’ve had an offer to buy her but she’s a keeper, she kinda just belongs here I think! What do you think?
Thanks for popping in, leave me a comment, I love to hear your feedback!
Happy New Year!
Wendy
*This blog post was updated in September 2021. Front Porch Mercantile is no longer a physical retail store and has grown into Front Porch Lifestyle. Now Wendy offers her services as a business coach to other creatives while continuing a blog more focused on living a creative life.
This is so pretty and fun…now you have me looking at cabinets in my own home and wondering how I can breathe some life and color into them.
Great job…
Thanks Elaine, I bet you would do amazing things to your cabinets! Thank you for the comments! :)
Love, love, LOVE this piece, Wendy! If/when it warms up, I’ll be out to visit your store. I’ve been a tole-painter/crafter for eons and can’t wait to see what you have in store for me to drool over. (Will bring my own napkin so as not to damage the furniture ;-) )
Happy creating!
Thanks Marlene, hopefully it will warm up soon. Would love to see you!
Agreed! She belongs there! :) beautiful work Wendy!
Thanks Abbe, means a lot hearing it from you as I love all your work! Thanks again, Wendy x
very pretty! Love the blue/green colour!
I can see why someone wanted to buy it. It’s a fantastic piece. Well done. And, I love that there is no priming. That sells me right there!
Hello Wendy,
Your MMSMP display cabinet turned out GREAT!!! Would love to have you share it at my Nifty Thrifty Tuesday party.
Blessings,
Linda
Wow, Wendy, this is so gorgeous! I love how it came out and I’m so happy for you with all that is going on at Front Porch Mercantile. So fun! Come share this at Silver Pennies Sundays if you get a chance tomorrow.
So glad you linked up! Love this! x