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colors of the month: using curio as a stain

November 18, 2016 by Erica Carpenter Filed Under: Color of the Month, Milk Paint, News

Miss Mustard Seed created curio, our brown, to mimic the look of an old curio cabinet. The rich walnut tones are perfect for an first coat on a raw wood piece, or to make a mahogany piece a little less RED. We primarily use curio as a stain (this is also part of our Milk Paint 101 class). Our favorite mixture isl a 3 parts water to 1 part paint ratio. In class, we wipe half of the board and let the other half dry, and then finish both with hemp oil.

One of my 2017 resolutions is to use more colors as a stain! For now, here are our curio boards from class…

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