Let’s start with the paint. Oh, the paint. This was the first piece that I ever used Miss Mustard Seeds Milk paint on & it probably wasn’t the best piece to first try the paint on. Since the World Market coffee table is veneer the milk paint had a hard time adhering to the surface & since the piece was so dark it needed 4 layers to achieve the final color. The color I used is grain sack which is such a beautiful light gray. I feel like the milk paint does way better on real wood pieces & maybe a darker color would have helped as well. I did love how the milk paint distressed on this piece! I used a sandpaper block & the milk paint chipped in a really natural fashion. I then sealed the piece with Miss Mustard seed’s furniture wax which I also loved. It went on the coffee table like butter & made the finish on the coffee table beautiful. The top of the coffee table you ask? Head on over to Mr. LMB’s blog to see how he built that {here}.
A little bit about this side of the coffee table. This side sits in the sun all day & for some reason it makes the milk paint chip off of the coffee table & fall onto the floor. A little annoying because I am having to vacuum this rug a lot because of it, but I am not sure if that’s normal for milk paint to do or if it’s just on this piece. And again, it’s only on the side of the table that sits in the sun.
Here is the coffee table in our last house:
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