Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint Look Book

August 19, 2014 Jessi Goodhart

So, I'm super excited about a brand new item we'll be getting in the shop very soon. Miss Mustard Seed recently published the very first Look Book for the MMS Milk Paint line. This has been in the works for a long time and it's finally here!

If you need some inspiration, this is gonna be your go-to book. If you need a refresher on how to mix or the best uses for hemp oil, this is gonna be your guide! It contains 150 pages of inspiring pictures and informative content that will make you want to dive into milk painting!

There's tons of great articles, including: .

What is Milk Paint
It's all in the Mix
Raw Wood Painting Tutorial
All About the Bonding Agent
Ask Abbe
Chippy Goodness
Waxes 101
The Many Uses of Hemp Oil
and more!

As always, MMS is including her amazing before & after pics, as well as spreads for all 18 colors in the line.

The best part, it's only $14! And, because we can't wait to get these books in, we're gonna give one away to one of our fans. There's several ways to enter:

Enter here: a Rafflecopter giveaway
for an extra chance, leave a comment below telling me about a current project you have waiting in the wings that you need help or inspiration with.

If you would like to pre-order a copy, send me an email at info@reddoorfurnitureco.com and I'll set a copy aside for you!

RDFCO Heads to Savannah

July 28, 2014 Jessi

After an 11-day marathon session of getting our new shop space open (more pics on that to come!), Jeff and I hit the road for a little R&R. Our favorite stop, by far, was Savannah. From the hanging Spanish moss to the historic Savannah Squares to cheese grits, I was in love with this city. Not to mention that it's not only legal, but highly encouraged, to walk around and drink adult beverages in the streets. Why had we not visited sooner?

It's a very walkable city and we did a ton of walking, taking in all of the historic homes and architecture (it also helped walk-off my daily dose of cheese grits and

Chatham Artillery Punch

). It didn't take us long to notice all of the beautiful, red doors. Obviously we had to snap pics of as many as we could!

Seeing all of these homes with red doors reminded us of how boring our front door is right now.

Following our stay in Savannah, we attended a blog conference and met the nice people from

Modern Masters

. They just happen to make a no-fade door paint. In bright red (it's called Ambitious). A week later, look what showed up at our front door:

Modern Masters Front Door Paint

What do you think...should we go for it?

Marble Top Step Down Dresser in Kitchen Scale

July 15, 2014 Jessi

Sometimes, you just get that feeling, ya know? I've been in major need of a new

Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint

display. I knew immediately that this old, marble top step down dresser was going to looove milk paint.

And it didn't disappoint!

Kitchen Scale Step Down Dresser

Marble Top Step Down Dresser in MMSMP Kitchen Scale

Here's it is before. The marble tops come off and are HEAVY! Trust me. I almost broke my foot. (And, now I know why the bottom of the top drawer has a crack in it).

It's missing its mirror, but I love how there are two height levels on the top. Great for showing off all of our MMSMP products! And the marble is in beautiful condition!

I did no sanding and no prep (and no bonding agent). The drawers are painted in

Kitchen Scale

(one of my favorite colors). I mixed in a little Ironstone and used that for the outer frame. It gives is just a bit of contrast.

Marble Top Step Down Dresser in MMSMP Kitchen Scale

This dresser chipped up beautifully! I couldn't have asked for a better piece to demonstrate just what MMSMP can do. It got a light smoothing with sandpaper and a coat of furniture wax.