Dried Lavender

Written By Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint Team
 
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Let’s chat about April’s MMSMP Color of the Month. It’s our dusty purple, Dried Lavender! 

This soothing purple reminds us of aromatic lavender buds and the mist around the Smoky Mountains at twilight. Dried Lavender is a wonderfully complex color that can appear more blue or gray, depending on its surroundings. It's a calming addition to our pastoral-themed Farmhouse Collection.

 
MMS Milk Paint - It is a versatile paint that can be used to achieve a variety of looks from chippy and distressed to smooth and sleek. Dried Lavender is a dusty purple.
 

Dried Lavender is available in our new 100% natural, eco-friendly formula.

 
Our new MilkPaint™ formula is made from four 100% natural ingredients that you can actually pronounce - casein (milk protein), lime (calcium hydroxide), natural pigments, and plant-based filler.
 

So how do you finish your painted pieces? Dried Lavender changes colors from raw (no finish) to applying finishes. To see how this purple changes with each finish, take a peek at this photo:

 
Milk Paint is a powdered paint that has been around for thousands of years. It was found in the pyramids in Egypt and has been used in America for years on furniture, walls, barns, etc. It is a versatile paint that can be used to achieve a variety
 

Dried Lavender and the Farmhouse Collection

Dried Lavender is a part of the Farmhouse Color Collection. It pairs well with the collection's colors, Lucketts Green, French Enamel, Ironstone, Farmhouse White, and Grain Sack.

 
 

Now let’s look at a few pieces painted in Dried Lavender!

Soft Touch of Color

Did you know that Dried Lavender was a discontinued color in our line? We love this color so much and decided to bring it back. Lost and Found Decor created this lovely desk when Dried Lavender was originally out. It is the perfect soft color for any space.

 
This soothing purple reminds us of aromatic lavender buds and the mist around the Smoky Mountains at twilight. Dried Lavender is a wonderfully complex color that can appear more blue or gray, depending on its surroundings. It's a calming addition to
 

Fab Rehab Creations created these nightstands from a desk and refinished them with Dried Lavender and  Antiquing Wax. 

 
This soothing purple reminds us of aromatic lavender buds and the mist around the Smoky Mountains at twilight. Dried Lavender is a wonderfully complex color that can appear more blue or gray, depending on its surroundings. It's a calming addition to
 

Katie of For the Love Creations painted this vintage chair with two coats of Dried Lavender, distressed it, then sealed it with MilkWax™ Clear. Katie added MilkWax™-ECO in Onyx to highlight the details.

 
This soothing purple reminds us of aromatic lavender buds and the mist around the Smoky Mountains at twilight. Dried Lavender is a wonderfully complex color that can appear more blue or gray, depending on its surroundings. It's a calming addition to
 

Perfect for Spring Crafts

Dried Lavender is the perfect addition to spring crafts from hand-painted Easter eggs to DIY spring wreaths. It looks great paired with Arabesque, Aqua Sky, Sunkissed, and Lucketts Green for a beautiful spring color palette.

 
Hand-painted Easter Eggs using Milk Paint
 

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Are you getting ideas for your project now? We sure hope so!

Make sure you share your Dried Lavender creations (and ANY MMS MilkPaint™ projects) with us on social media. 

You can purchase Dried Lavender (and all MMSMP products) from your local retailer or from our online store. Find one near you here. Don’t have a retailer in your neighborhood? Many of them sell online! 

Have fun moving mountains in your home with Dried Lavender!

 
 
Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint Team

Miss Mustard Seed’s® Milk Paint is a story about a love of milk paint that is growing with each bag sold, each workshop taught, each piece of furniture that is transformed. It is a story that starts with natural ingredients, when it's mixed with water and the color of the pigments come to life, it becomes our very favorite paint in the world. We hope it becomes your favorite too.

Join us as we Move Mountains with Milk Paint™!

- The Miss Mustard Seed's® Milk Paint Team

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