Doodles & Stitches: Mud Paint GIVE AWAY

Disclosure: I was compensated with free paint for this project and an additional can of paint for a GIVE AWAY by Mud Paint for my review on this post. The opinions expressed are my honest opinions and were not swayed by this free product.

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Mud Paint.

I just used Mud Paint for the first time this week and I'm hooked!

This piece was in my studio and I've been considering ~~hauling it to the curb~~ rehabbing it for a while now.

I needed a piece of furniture for my foyer and this one fit perfectly.

I applied my first coat of "Manor White".

I painted it without sanding or prepping... I love that.

Sometimes you can get by with one coat of mud paint, isn't that amazing?

Because my furniture was such dark wood and I was using white paint, I needed two coats.

I left the paint to dry overnight and went searching for new drawer hardware.

I found these great pulls at Hobby Lobby.

I like to sand and distress before applying a protective coat of wax or oil. I didn't want this one extremely distressed, just alittle. I sanded the edges and raised detail to bring out the piece's best features.

I'm sorry that I don't have a photo of the next step. Sometimes I get so excited with my work that I forget to grab my camera. I used hemp oil as the protectant on this. I really like hemp oil. It's all natural and it's easy to apply. I applied it with a chip brush and then used an old white t-shirt to rub in the oil and work away the excess. I recommend allowing 24-36 hours for the hemp oil to dry before placing any objects on its surface.

I attached the new drawer hardware and then covered those ugly baskets with fabric. I will share the DIY tutorial on that project later.

On a side note, I found these old farmhouse windows at a garage sale last weekend for $5! I'm not even kidding. Isn't that awesome? I thought it would be perfect hanging over my new entry table. They needed a good scrub first!

Here it is...

This chair sits opposite of the entry table. It goes so well with the new piece. You may recall that I found this chair at an estate sale last year and recovered and painted it. That link is here.