Ron
Watson builds from
"scratch"
1/12th scale miniatures
of historic, horse drawn
vehicles such as stage
coaches, wagons, buggies,
etc. Each piece is
constructed either from
plans or from an actual
wagon. Ron uses our Milk
Paint to give his
historic replicas an
authentic finish.
NEWS
New Product!
We are pleased to announce that we will now carry AFM Safecoat Acriglaze Matte Finish as a replacement for our satin Clear Coat, which is being discontinued. Why? We have long searched for a good, non-toxic clear finish that will seal our milk paint without changing the soft, flat sheen of our paint. We believe we have finally found it with the Safecoat product, and will start carrying it immediately, in quarts and gallons.
Old Fashioned Milk Paint is the First USDA Certified Biobased Paint
Groton, MA. (July 30, 2012) —The Old Fashioned Milk Paint Co., Inc. has won USDA Biobased Certification for its Old Fashioned Milk Paint. The USDA Certified Biobased Product Label verifies that the paint’s renewable biobased ingredients meet or exceed USDA standards. Biobased products are materials composed of agricultural, forestry, or marine materials. Old Fashioned Milk Paint and the company's newest formula, SafePaint for walls, are made from natural materials including milk protein (casein), crushed limestone, clay and earth pigments.
“We are pleased to take part in the USDA’s Biobased Labeling program and hope it will further set our natural paint apart from the many chemically produced paints currently on the market” said Anne Thibeau, the milk paint company’s President.
According to the USDA, consumers can feel secure in the accuracy of the biobased claim and can make better informed purchasing decisions.
"We are pleased that The Old Fashioned Milk Paint Co., Inc. has earned the USDA Certified Biobased Product Label," said Ron Buckhalt, USDA BioPreferred Program Manager. "Biobased products provide opportunities to help add value to renewable commodities, create jobs in rural communities, and generate investment income."
All products approved for the Federal preferred purchasing program must use the version of the label that contains the symbol “FP” (Federally Preferred). These milk paints fall within the USDA BioPreferred Interior Paints & Coatings Designated Category and are thus identified for Federal preferred purchasing.
USDA is the lead agency for both the voluntary labeling and Federal preferred purchasing programs. More detailed program information and additional resources are available at www.biopreferred.gov.
The label will be on both the Old Fashioned Milk Paint and SafePaint wall formulas' packaging, and available for consumers immediately.
New Painting Videos
Curtis Buchanan is a well known Windsor chairmaker from Jonesborough, TN, and a long time user of our milk paint. He has recently completed the daunting task of uploading 52 videos on to Youtube about making a Comb Back Windsor.
Video # 46 begins the milk paint preparation and painting process.
Valentines Day Drawing- February 2012
It's February, and Valentine's Day is just around the corner. We are sharing the love and offering $200.00 worth of milk paint products to the lucky winner of a new drawing. All you need to do to enter is to post a photo on our Facebook page of something you have painted with our paint, whether a piece of furniture, artwork, a wall or cabinet- anything at all (and a project you have not posted there before). We will put all the names in a hat and draw the lucky winner's name on Tuesday, February 14th!
Not on Facebook? No worries- you may email us a photo and we'll submit it for you.
New "Paint Chip" Photo Album
Interested in mixing up a custom color but don't know where to begin? We've taken our shop copy of color swatches (that we've come up with while testing paint batches, helping customers with matching paint swatches, and while just fooling around with color) and put the pages together in a photo album to share on our Facebook page. Click here to take a look!
Painting services available!
Do you want to use milk paint in your home but have someone else do the painting for you? We can help! We are now offering painting services. You may contact us or one of the contractors near you listed on our Resource page.
February '10 SafePaint Photo Contest Winner!
We'd like to thank everyone who sent us photos of their SafePaint projects this past month. We are impressed with how great everyone's rooms look.
We'd like to congratulate Ken Wartell of Melbourne, Florida! We pulled Ken's name out of a hat as the winner of our drawing for $200.00 in milk paint products.
Posted below are several of the photos we've received, starting with 4 of Ken and his project. Ken actually used our original Old Fashioned formula on the walls to achieve a more 'old world' look, and used SafePaint on the ceilings and trim (also Clear Coat on the trim).
Ken Wartell
Ken used a wash of Driftwood on the beadboard in the bathroom.
The following 3 photos are from David and Kathy Partridge, NH
Next 3 are from Zia Chernyak, CA
Straw bale home in NH-
from Cathy Joly
The next 2 are from
Forest Jay Gauna, CA
These 2 are from Sandi Araiza, TX
The following 6 photos are from Sheri Knox, CT
Lisa Van Plew-Cid of Michigan painted her kitchen cabinet doors with Light Cream SafePaint and then handpainted a floral design over it for a vintage look.
Great job, Lisa!
Finally, here are some photos sent to us by Richard Davis of California. These rooms and the
trompe l'oeil mural panel are actually painted with our original milk paint formula.
Thanks again to everyone who sent photos. If you have photos you'd like to share, please email them to us!
Have you seen our new
SafePaint?
SafePaint is a newly formulated
milk paint designed for use on
walls. Find out more here!
Watch
our new video below to see just
how easy it is to mix up!
Click the image above to view the
Chronicle video segment
Eco Brooklyn Green Show House
While exhibiting at the Go Green Expo in Manhattan this spring, we met Gennaro Brooks-Church of Eco Brooklyn, Inc., and decided to partner with his company by providing some SafePaint for their Green Show House. The show house will highlight the best green practices for a New York brownstone, and establishes what will be the standard renovation process for all brownstones in the future. It is available for tours.
You can read more about the use of our SafePaint milk paint in their blog. We are proud to be a part of this exciting and worthwhile project.
February '09 Drawing
Winner
Thanks to everyone who sent us
photos of their milk paint
products and were thus entered
into our random drawing to win
$100.00 in milk paint products!
The lucky winner was Bliss Kolb
of Washington. Photos of Kolb's
whimsical milk painted work are
shown below, along with a few
photos from some of our other
contestants.
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Intarsia
plaque for Doberman
Pinscher
Club Centennial made and
painted
by Steve Martin
Wooden
picture frame painted
by Babette Baiamonte
Living
room walls painted
by Andrea Martin
Kitchen
cabinets made and painted
by Wade Elliott
The
covers of this book have
layered
milk paint over textured
paper applied
to wood panels, along
with layers of
pigmented wax. From Liz
Saint Rain, Milkweed
Studio
Jack-in-the-box
made and painted
by Ken Peterson.
See it in a video and
check out more
of Ken's work here.
Milk Paint Resource
Page-
Looking for someone to help you
with that painting project? Or,
looking for a pro to teach you
how to use milk paint like a
master? Check out our new Resource
Page to find a local milk
painting contractor or a milk
painting class near you.
Thinking Inside the
Box... Innovatively!
AvroKO, a New
York based design firm, has just
launched an exciting project
called Smart.Space,
in which the AvroKO team
challenged the small box format
of two Greenwich Village
apartments and unlocked their
potential with an innovative
approach. The Old Fashioned Milk
Paint Company is pleased that
AvroKO wanted to use our milk
paint as part of the project. Click
here for the full story...
We are pleased to
supply milk paint again for
Hannibal's 2010 fence painting
competition. Here is an account
of a previous event:
It's an Old
Fashioned Milk Paint whitewash
for Tom Sawyer.
For the
past 55 years, the
Jaycees in Hannibal,
Missouri (the boyhood
home of Mark Twain) have
sponsored "National
Tom Sawyer Days"
over the 4th of July
holiday. One of their
events is the National
Fence Painting contest.
Boys between the ages of
10 and 13 from various
states come to Hannibal
and compete in the
contest.
The Old Fashioned Milk Paint
Company has been pleased to donate all
of the paint used in the
competition for the past several years.
An
Account of the
Competition
Dark
gray clouds and heavy
gusts of wind threatened
overhead. Reports were
coming in of storm cell
moving in fast, but the
Jaycees barrelled on
ahead, mixing up large
containers of milkpaint
while half a dozen Tom
Sawyers lined up for the
first heat. A fire hose
wets down the buttressed
sections of picket fence.
Everything is in place.
"Ready,
Set, Go", the guy on
the PA screams and the
line of Toms race to the
fence and white paint
starts to fly. The crowd
retreats a few steps back
in self-preservation, but
proceeds to barrage the
contestants with intense
cheers of support and
last minute coaching.
Points were given for
speed, quality of
painting, costume, and
props (each kid had to
collect a bag of items
from the book that the
character of Tom Sawyer
might have.)
So began the first
night competition, which
was comprised of
contestants from Hannibal
only. Second competition
was open to residents of
Missouri, and Sunday
night was the national
competition. The farthest
contestant flew in from
Hawaii.
As hokey as it may
sound, it was actually a
very exciting contest to
watch. Our neighbor,
Brady, was in the first
night's competion, which
added to the fun for us.
His mom, Lisa was
screaming at him from the
sidelines to cover the
whole surface before he
raced back. Other
contestants went for
speed and didn't worry
much about the paint-job.
Brady made the second
heat and came in fourth
in the final contest.
courtesy of Teri
N., Hannibal, MO
Other News
Extra-Bond is
VOC-Free
Our Extra-Bond has always been
non-toxic, containing low VOC's.
We are pleased to announce that
we have modified this product to
be VOC-free.
