How to Paint Antique Wood Furniture

Restore furnishings from start to finish by using products from the Real Milk Paint Co. From old side tables you may have sitting around to ornate antiques found in a relative's garage, your antique furniture benefits from our all-natural nontoxic milk paints and finishing products. Keep reading to learn more about how to repaint old [...]

Applying Wood Wax

When you want to add natural wood finishes to wooden furniture, consider paste waxes like Wood Wax from the Real Milk Paint Co. The plant-based combination of carnauba wax and walnut oil creates a clear wax finish that enriches the color of your furnishings, and it makes a great finish for both raw wood and [...]

Real Milk Paint Carnauba Wax Guide

Reduce damage to wood furnishings painted with Real Milk Paint by finishing them with carnauba (car·​nau·​ba) wax products from the Real Milk Paint Co. The hardest natural wax, nontoxic and hypoallergenic, plant-based carnauba wax protects numerous surfaces and serves as a useful additive in a plethora of products since most people aren't sensitive to it. [...]

Painting Mud and Plaster Walls of a Straw Bale House

Straw bale homes utilize easily available materials and convey many advantages to homeowners. Though similar to cob homes in terms of their use of natural components, straw bale construction differs wildly from cob construction. One area where both building methods shine is that they're both well suited to coverage with Real Milk Paint once complete. [...]

Wood Turning Tools For Beginners

Beautifying your builds lets you add personal touches to your woodworking projects, and picking the right beginner woodturning tools helps you get the results you want. And while there are numerous woodturning tool sets with expansive offerings, beginners in the woodturning craft usually just need basic carbon steel or carbide tools to help them learn [...]

Completing DIY Pikler Triangle Projects for Kids

Encourage child development and treat yourself to a fun project by completing a DIY Pikler triangle for your little one. Designed to promote gross motor skills, these climbing triangles help smaller kids learn to stand and walk and provide older kids with a fun prop for free play adventures. Keep reading to learn more [...]

Hemp Seed Oil vs CBD Oil

When you're looking for a high-quality finishing product for wood, Hemp Oil from the Real Milk Paint Co. makes a great choice due to its eco-friendliness and ability to reliably protect projects. You may, however, be a little confused over the difference between hemp oil and CBD oil, since they're both derived from the same [...]

Restoring Wooden Tool Handles

Garden tools and axes can be a big investment, so knowing something about restoring wooden tool handles helps you preserve them so they age gracefully. An already worn wooden handle for an axe or garden tool, however, usually requires a bit more effort and sometimes even restoration. In this post, we line out how [...]

Why You Shouldn’t Use Mineral Oil as a Wood Finish

When you're deciding on a finish for butcher blocks and cutting boards, mineral oil may end up on your list of potential candidates. Using even food-grade mineral oil, however, most often proves a big mistake for surfaces that see food contact for both safety and durability reasons. The potential to clog pores makes mineral oil [...]

Studio Shaw Woodturner Maker Feature

While modern power tools have their place in woodworking, sometimes woodworkers of diverse skill levels like to get back to the basics and work more with their hands. One of the many avenues taken by such professionals and hobbyists alike is woodturning — a woodworking technique that utilizes a wood lathe to turn the [...]

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