accent table

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George D. Huron

>Here is an additional view that will appear on my website. Since I am starting a business and being thrifty, I had to eat the props after taking this picture.

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Jim Crammond in Monroe, Mi

>George,

Very nice table! I like the proportions and over all design. The contrast between the top and the color of the bottom is very pleasing.

I've just finished a step stool and was thinking of making a first attempt at using milk paint for a finish. What kind of paint do you use and what is your technique?

Thanks,

Jim Crammond

Very nice

David Barnett

>I really like milk paint bases with a plain wood tops. Someone gave me a small farmhouse table with a makeshift replacement plywood top. I removed the top and stripped the old paint to the bare wood. That one got several coats of bayberry milk paint with an overcoat of Tried & True Original and a walnut top (made from scraps). It's one of my favorite rescued pieces. Although the bayberry darkened somewhat with the linseed, I think I prefer the Lexington after seeing yours.

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George D. Huron

>The milk paint I use if manufactured by the old fashioned milk paint company. I just follow their instructions and apply about four or five coats (it dries really fast). I then rub with steel wool and use the acrylic finish they manufacture to protect the paint from dirt and water (two coats). I have used BLO and wax before and did not really like the look as much (or the time needed).

Not sure why...

Scott in Douglassville, PA

>...but there are now several manufacturers of milk paint. A few years ago, there was only the Old Fashioned company. Lost a patent or something?

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Ernie Miller Topeka

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George Huron

>Post some pictures.

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Scott Post

>I made a few when I closed in our screened porch a couple years ago. Handy for carrying out to the patio when grilling.

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George Huron

>More great examples of a good idea.

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Angelo in Cornwall, NY

>Looks great George. I like the way the paint accents the top. I once thought that paint hid the beauty of the wood, but I can see how it brings out the features of the top.

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George Huron

>I think that, if planned correctly so that the painted wood is pine or poplar, painting is a great finish.

Eating props

Bill Houghton, Sebastopol, CA

>At least you didn't wind up looped, as you'd have done if you used Dave Anderson's photo prop.

Maybe market?

Bill Houghton, Sebastopol, CA

>There's also a lot more references to it in the woodworking magazines - perhaps interest in the paint spurred a market need.