Custom Color Recipes
We know some of the most talented Milk Painters in the creative world! They are constantly inspiring and wow’ing us with their handiwork and the custom colors they whip using Miss Mustard Seed’s® Milk Paint.
If you’re looking to mix up your usual color palette (see what we did there?), then you’ll definitely enjoy these custom color recipes!
How to Interpret Custom Color Recipes
Our color recipes will be given in a formula that reads something like “1 part Artissimo + 3 parts Tricycle”. A part is whatever unit of measurement you wish to use. It could be a tablespoon, cup, gram, etc. You can use these custom color recipes to create large batches of powder that you store in a lidded container and use later. You can mix them in a cup and add water to use them right away for your project. The choice is up to you!
If you're new to mixing Miss Mustard Seed’s® Milk Paint, you should check out this blog post with tutorial video:
So for example, if you wanted to mix up that recipe we gave you above, you could:
1) Mix 1 cup of Artissimo powder with 3 cups of Tricycle powder in a lidded container and label it with your recipe. Then, when you want to use that color later, all you have to do is scoop out your pre-mixed powder recipe and add water.
OR
2) Mix 1 tablespoon of Artissimo with 3 tablespoons of Tricycle in a cup, add the same amount of water (4 tablespoons), mix it up, and then use it right away on your project.
If you want to see this process in action, check out our video on mixing custom colors!
Custom Purples
Move Mountains with Milk Paint Facebook Group member, Robin Alice, mixed up a gorgeous shade of plum using 2 tablespoons of Tricycle, 2 tablespoons of Flow Blue, 1 tablespoon of French Enamel and 1 tablespoon of Typewriter.
Photo Credit: Robin Alice
Our former Retailer Trainer, Laura Distin, mixed 2 parts Shutter Gray with 1 part Tricycle and came up with this lovely shade of purple. (Her sample board is on the bottom. The purple square above it is her piece of sandpaper.)
Photo Credit: Laura Distin
Photo Credit: Robin Alice
Michael Martell of Rustik Recreations used 2 parts Shutter Gray to 1.5 parts Kitchen Scale. To make this custom color super rich and deep, it was sealed with our Hemp Oil.
Katherine Neumann of An Eye for Design refinished this beautiful dry sink/washstand using a mix of equal parts Typewriter, Boxwood and Aviary. She used our Antiquing Wax as her topcoat, which gave the piece age and contrast. She reported that she loves the way her custom color changes appearance, depending on the light. Sometimes it’s dark green, off-black, or teal.
Katherine also used it on this beautiful empire style dresser!
Custom Blues
Melanie of Lost & Found Decor mixed roughly 4 parts Bergere with 5 parts Grain Sack to make this beautiful whisper of a blue!
Our Facebook Group member, Laura Dunkley, whipped up a batch of 1 part Artissimo and .5 part of Bergere to make this beautiful blue. It’s a hair lighter than regular strength Artissimo due to that little bit of Bergere. And how sweet are those spoon carvings?
Photo Credit: Laura Dunkley
Glori Rantz of Milkweed 23 Designs used equal parts Shutter Gray, Eulalie’s Sky, Lucketts Green and Artissimo on this gorgeous Victorian-era chest of drawers. It chipped to perfection and is a lovely color for Spring, don’t you think?
One of our Polish retailers, Klaudia of Furniture Concept, used 2 parts Aviary, 3 parts Flow Blue, and 1 part Artissimo on this beautiful wardrobe! We actually featured this piece in our “Furniture Feature Friday” series here on the blog!
Michael Martell of Rustik Recreations refinished this tallboy dresser using 2 parts Aviary and 1 part Bergere. To bring out the richness and depth of his custom color, Michael sealed it with Hemp Oil. The beautiful turned legs were stained with Curio and sealed with Hemp Oil as well.
Photo Credit: Rustik Recreations
If you’d like to learn how to mix your Milk Paint as a stain, you’ll enjoy this Facebook Live broadcast by Georgia Retailer, Deb Cottle of Cottle & Gunn. Deb used our medium gray, Trophy, and mixed it with increasing ratios of water to show how its opacity changes.
Custom Pinks, Reds, and Oranges
This empire dresser was painted by Jenn Baker of Eight Hundred Furniture in roughly 3/4 parts Tricycle and 1/4 Mustard Seed Yellow. Hemp Oil brought out the fiery richness of this custom blend.
Juanita Dueck of Prairie Vintage Revival created this super soft baby pink by blending 6 tablespoons of Farmhouse White, 3/4 teaspoon of Tricycle and 1/4 teaspoon of Mustard Seed Yellow. The lightness comes from the predominant color of Farmhouse White with that hint of Tricycle.
Juanita applied Tough Coat for a durable finish.
Custom Whites, Grays and Beiges
This moody gray French Provincial style desk is the handiwork of Marcia Clark of Freckle Face Furniture. She mixed 5 parts Trophy with 3 parts Linen and got a lovely shade of gray. To ensure it adhered to the piece with no chipping, Marcia used our Bonding Agent.
To learn more about our Bonding Agent, check out this tutorial video:
If you want a warmer gray with some beige undertones, Jenn of Eight Hundred Furniture mixed equal parts Schloss and Marzipan to create this lovely “putty” color.
Jeanne Karst from Rusted: A Vintage Market used equal parts Grain Sack and Shutter Gray on this sweet sofa table.
Which of these gorgeous custom recipes has your interest? Share which one you want to try below in our comment section!
Find a Miss Mustard Seed’s® Milk Paint Retailer Near You
Now that you have a few inspirational recipes to try, it’s time to get your hands on some MMS Milk Paint! We have dedicated retailers who are ready to serve you in person and online.
Visit our Retailer Locator Map to find brick-and-mortar and online shopping options near you!
