Armoire Redo in Milk Paint

Mr. Charming actually brought this Armoire home for me one weekend.

Some women like jewelry, some like flowers, I like old furniture wrecks, and my sweetie knows that. Y

So this post will cover a couple of things ~

1. A vintage armoire gets a makeover and a new purpose. 

2. I’ll cover how to use Milk Paint.

I know everyone has jumped on the Chalk Paint bandwagon, but I happen to think that although the paint might be great, the paint itself is costly. Couple that with shipping costs and a quart of paint could cost $50 or more.

I’ve been wanting to try Milk Paint for some time. Thankfully I found a local Manufacturer for Milk Paint and went and picked up a few bags. Jennylyn was incredibly helpful.  She went over the instructions, the different finishes for it and the TON of colors available, (and if you can’t find a color you like for some reason, just mix up some powders to make your own). Here are some of the products I picked up at Homestead House Paint Co.

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Solid Wood Harvest Table

I’ve had this unfinished table in a corner of my garage for quite some time.  I’ve been dying to get at it just to be able to finish something without having to scrape or sand it first. A clean slate so to speak.

She’s got great legs.

This is the table top propped up on my work bench. A four seater without any leafs.

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The amazing feature of this table is, it doubles in size when the 3 leafs are attached.

It is operated by crank so that you can single handedly open it up.

I am finishing this table to match the Early 20th Century Hutch I previously finished.  The color used here was again Heirloom White.

My personal custom mix of glaze has taken me very far indeed.  I’ll be sorry when this mixture is all gone.

 

Using the same stain as the Hutch I gave the table top a coat after a good sanding and cleaning.

All three leafs stained.  You can see how large this table becomes.

The top was varathaned with two coats.  Make sure to sand well between coats of varathane allowing each coat to completely dry 2 days. Table tops get daily, harsh use and should be protected well against watermarks and deep scratches with a very tough finish.

As much as it disappoints me, I couldn’t get this in the house to take proper pictures.  It was just too big.  It stopped raining for about 3-1/2 minutes in 2 weeks to allow me to take these pictures outdoors.

I believe this table will certainly compliment the hutch that goes along with it.

Many thanks to the awesome people who eagerly picked up both these items.

 

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Early 20th Century Hutch

Time for the reveal of my second great find from a couple of weeks ago. This early 20th century Imperial Loyalist Hutch had me at hello.  Pulling up to the store front window, I knew she was coming home with me.  Isn’t she a peach ?!

It looked great for it's age, aside from some water rings, scuffs and scratches which were all sanded down.  I wanted to stain the two surfaces so all that high varnish needed to be sanded right off, while the rest of the cabinet just got a good scuff up.

Once your cabinet is ready for paint, make sure to cover the entire raw, sanded area with newspaper and tape to protect it.

With the exception of the two surfaces, the entire piece got a couple of coats of Heirloom White and distressing in all the right spots.  I mixed up some glaze with brown paint and applied it all over the painted areas.

After the glazing

Both paint and glaze are dry and now it’s time to stain.

Brush on the stain. Be very careful along the painted edges, you don’t want your stain to bleed into the painted areas. Paint it on, wipe it off.

 

I really wanted this surface to be useable and durable. I applied a coat of polyurethane on top of the dried stain.

I love the wooden knobs and treated them the same with paint and glaze.  The hinges were cleaned up a bit but were left in their original condition and color keeping the authenticity and rustic appeal.

It’s definitely not going to be easy to give this one up.