DIY Furniture & Projects Blog

This is a new, never-before-seen use of our milk paint. We are surprised and pleased to see it used in a public art project, organized by In-Site.

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We love this dropleaf maple table with two chairs refinished in red pepper and antique white milk paint. After lightly sanding all the pieces, Cassie from primativeandproper.blogspot.com, "went to work with one of my favorite pa

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We love seeing our products in stores and put to creative use. Here Silverleaf Interiors puts a spotlight on our Milk Paint.

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This little demilune looks great in General Finishes Lamp Black and Antique White milk paint, finished by Cassie at primitiveandproper.blogspot.com.

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Great kitchen redo of oak cabinets using General Finishes Java Gel Stain and Satin

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The train painting is the first of many projects that are planned for a yearlong temporary art initiative along 20 blocks of Fond du Lac Ave.
With buckets of bright-colored paint and wide paintbrushes, dozens of volunteers took to the street Sunday and created a work of art out of an otherwise dark city intersection below a wide and low railroad viaduct.

Called "A Common Denominator," the graphic painting, made by local artists, neighbors and inmates, among others, brings a cheery choo-choo train to the corner of W. Fond du Lac Ave. and W. Locust St.

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Click on the first photo and follow along with this photo tutorial as we finish a walnut table with 1 coat of Java Gel Stain over Nutmeg Gel Stain. Completed with 3 coats of Gel Satin Topcoat. Table design by John Harryman. Find more information about General Finishes Gel Stains here.

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What a great kitchen island by Craig Bentzley!

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Refinished with Nutmeg Gel Stain by General Finishes. Woodworkers love the lustrous finish that emerges when rubbing out the 2nd and 3rd coats. Gel Stains are formulated to produce a durable & beautiful "hand-rubbed" finish and are heavy-bodied, so they do not penetrate as deeply as liquid oilbase stains.

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Black Cherry Waterbase Wood Stain on Birch Cabinets By Brian Black. Topped with High Performance. More info on Water Based wood stains at www.generalfinish....

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