A wardrobe cabinet i did for myself. I wasn’t sure what kind of finish i was going to use & decided to bookmatch all the panels. The joinery is a mix of sliding dovetails, mortise & tenon, cope & stick, and the shelves are pocket holed to the dovetailed blades. There is a sketchup doc if anyone is interested just pm me. The finish is a bayberry green milk paint(base) with a crackled white cream milk paint on the top. It took me a few sides to really get the hang of this finish. The front frame is the last side i did & probably turned out the best of the bunch. The doors were the 2nd side i did & didn’t turn out as well as i’d of liked. A couple of tips for anyone thinking of doing this finish. 1. the warmer the temperature the better. 2. apply a good thick coat of crackle/hide glue. 3. Don’t ever reapply paint after the first 15 seconds. 4. spraying seemed to get the best results.
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Jpedi
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#1 posted 70 days ago
Milk paint?
I thought that went away a hundred years ago!
yokel
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#2 posted 70 days ago
It’s still fairly popular amongst the shabby chic crowd. Shaker reproductions still use it as well.
Fishinbo
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#3 posted 68 days ago
Looks cool. Like the shabby chic look. Great design, build and joinery. Well done!
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