"I went with a 50:50 mix of General Finishes Snow White and Antique White Milk Paint. I first started with two coats of their new Stain Blocker (which I absolutely love, by the way). It sands nicely and covers beautifully. The sides and drawers only needed 4 coats of the custom mix. That may sound like a lot, but I sand in between each coat which does remove some of the paint. I like for my finishes to be silky smooth and have found sanding is the key to that process. The top, on the other...
"The second buffet is on its way home. Everyone is happy. It was a good busy day! Back to painting! This custom mixed color is in high demand!" - Katie & Co. Furniture Restorations
Katie & Co. glorified this piece in the lovely Java Gel Stain. For the custom color, she mixed Queenstown Gray, Dark Chocolate and Lamp Black Milk Paint.
This unique vintage buffet was refinished with a custom mix of Antique Walnut & Georgian Cherry Gel Stain as well as Lamp Black Milk Paint by Restyle & Renew
"So jealous of these long mahogany wood legs! A perfect mix of General Finishes Driftwood & Antique White Milk Paint on the top and finished with GF HP Topcoat in Flat. Pull the drawer out for a sweet-colored surprise!" - Daylily Custom Design
"Beautiful and unique antique Roos Cedar Chippendale Chest. Drool-worthy for certain!" - Junie Byrds
This delightful piece was painted with a custom color of Halcyon Blue and Coastal Blue Milk Paint and the top was layered with Java Gel Stain.
"I needed an eye-catching display set up for my smaller items at Vintage Markets. I came across this French provincial China cabinet that was screaming for a makeover. Using a combination of Java Gel stain and A custom mixed Tiffany blue using Patina Green And Snow White milk paint, I transformed her into this!" - Jessie of Airdrie Furniture Revival
Jessie entered and won FIRST PLACE in the Cinderella Story of the 2016 GF Design Challenge Contest.
"Here is another piece redone with your awesome products! This is a European-style TV cabinet that was left out for the trash. Can you believe it? ...The outside is painted in a custom mix of Halycon Blue and Seagull Gray Milk Paint.... The body is waxed and the top sealed with High Performance Topcoat Satin, then waxed over that. Now it's a bar!" - Rebecca of Best Designs by Rebecca
"Love your stains. Recently did a dresser in an Annie Sloan mix but the top is the show stopper. I created a faux burl effect with a couple of your stains. It worked out fabulously. I used the water-based Orange Dye Stain first, then proceeded to use Candlelite and Java Gel Stains to aid in the burl effect!" - Tammy Sue of The Uppity
To achieve the teal-blue that has been created for the base, GF would recommend mixing Coastal Blue and Patina Green Milk Paint.
Kirsten McKee of That Flippin Furniture Girl restyled this dresser with a sharp, custom color!
"The stain is a custom blend of Antique Walnut and Georgian Cherry Gel Stain - 5:1 ratio," Kirsten explains. "This piece had veneered drawer fronts that I removed, then sanded like crazy and stained with two coats of the custom color, followed by High Performance Topcoat Satin. The top was also sanded to remove the old finish and stained as well. My client was thrilled with the results!"...
Claudia from Vintage Soul Barn here. Well again I'm testing new waters and used General Finishes products to update our vintage camper or "glamper" inside and out! I used a custom mix of 2 parts Persian Blue to 1 part Patina Green Milk Paint. Holiday Red for the stripe, Snow Thite and finished the whole camper with 3 coats of High Performance Poly in semi gloss. I love the durability of your products and the fact that they are UV resistant."
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Amazing little planked side table by Angela of Number Fifty-Three!
Angela says, "I mixed my two favorite General Finishes paints, Antique White and Patina Green and came up with the most gorgeous aqua. (I mixed approximately one half cup white with two teaspoons green.) Isn't it the most perfect cottage/farmhouse color!?! In all the years that I have used GF products I have always stuck to their gel stain. I've totally missed out! This piece was finished in their Spiced Walnut Liquid...
Carver Junk Company stunned us with this subtle green buffet! They combined Slate Gray Chalk Style Paint and Emerald Milk Paint to create this custom color.
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"Finished this beautiful kitchen cabinets for one of our clients in a custom mix color (50/50) of General Finishes Antique White and Snow White. They look so beautiful now. Our client added granite counter tops to match the color we did and they look gorgeous . We used a custom mix (50/50) of Driftwood and Seagull Gray for the beautiful island as well." - Divine Treasures by Love's of Memphis, TN
"I LOVE this look! I recently finished and dropped off this chest and some succulent wall planters at Carver Junk Company Minneapolis. Painted with Black Pepper Chalk Style Paint and stained with a custom color mix of GF's Antique Walnut and Java Gel Stain." - Bee's Knees
See more of Bee's Knees pieces by stopping at Carver Junk Company Minneapolis at 4748 Chicago Ave. Minneapolis, MN 55407!
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Beautiful custom mix of Brown Mahogany and Java Gel Stain.
"I had a client who wanted a "dirty gray two toned look" so I mixed Driftwood & Millstone for the darker shade, then Seagull Gray & Millstone for the lighter. I enhanced it all with Van Dyke Glaze and 3 coats of HPTC in flat! Perfect! Everyone who saw it loved it so I carried that look onto these 3 tables for another client. I love everything about GF products." - 4 Heaven's Sake
Reclaim + Relove share this stunning set of nightstands! They revisioned these two using a custom blend of Antique White and Snow White Milk Paint, then detailed with Pitch Black Glaze Effects.
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Can't enough of this custom mixed color by Carver Junk Company! It's a combination of GF Emerald and Coastal Blue Milk Paint.
Visit Carver Junk Company in person at 108 4th St E
Carver, MN or online at
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"This adorable little mid-century end table is surprisingly heavy & solid. The base is done with a I Love Saltwash mix with General Finishes Key West Blue Chalk Style Paint, with GF Fjord Blue over it. The top is done with GF Java Gel Stain & GF Wipe On Urethane. It is sealed with GF Flat Out Flat. See the step by step on my Facebook page. The sign... I love it so much that I almost kept it (that should surprise few... because I AM a hoarder). This canvas was done using General Finishes...
Anastasia of Anastasia Vintage blew GF away with this stunning accent table!
She explains, "Once all the structural repairs were done, it was time to make her pretty! First, I stained the top with General Finishes Gel Stain mix of Antique Walnut and Java. Gel Stain was the perfect choice to cover the Bondo-ed areas on the bottom and edges, and blend them right in with the rest of the wood. Then, I layered some dark blue and teal chalk finish paint I had in my stash on the table base...
"Finished up my very first vintage roll top desk! Painted in a custom mix of General Finishes Milk Paint in Driftwood and Snow White, then distressed, black waxed and sealed with poly. Love!" - Brushes to Beauty
" "Espresso" table using a custom mix of General Finishes Dark Chocolate and Lamp Black. Newly upholstered chairs finish the look." - Refurbished by Sweet Threepeats
This gorgeous color is a mix of General Finishes Persian Blue and Antique White Milk Paint.
Can't get enough of this stunning custom color mix of GF Emerald and Coastal Blue Milk Paint by Bees Knees Boutique!
Find your favorite GF products at Rockler, Klingspor, Amazon, or Wood Essence and Lee Valley in Canada. You can also purchase GF products from any of the 31 Illinois JC Licht locations. NOTE: Woodcraft stores carry all of GF’s retail and professional line EXCEPT Chalk Style Paint. You can also use your zip code to find a retailer near you at...
Loving this fun and dramatic makeover from Saw Nail and Paint!
"I applied 3 coats of a custom mix of General Finishes Antique White and Snow White to the entire dresser. I let it dry for a day and then applied a really fun scalloped design Shape Tape to the bottom. Once dry, I applied 3 coats of another custom paint mix to the bottom. I added a small amount of General Finishes Key West Blue Chalk Style Paint to the existing custom white paint until I had a pale watery blue green shade....
"Paint color is a custom mix of Snow White, Evening Plum & Klein Blue. I was going for more of a pale pink, but added too much blue and couldn't back my way out of it. :) love it though! Wish I had a baby girl for this piece." - Phoenix Restoration
Find your favorite GF products at Rockler, Wood Essence, Klingspor, Amazon, or Lee Valley in Canada. NOTE: Woodcraft stores carry all of GF’s retail and professional line EXCEPT Chalk Style Paint. You can also use your zip code to find a...
Phoenix Restoration saved this delightful Art Deco dresser using a custom blend of Lamp Black and Snow White Milk Paint to create this beautiful gray color. They left the top drawer as its original finish to give this piece that extra flair it needed! To learn more about their process of restyling this piece, go to their blog at frame.bloglovin.com/?post=4886660541&blog=14031411.
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"Out with the trendy white and back to the traditional classic cherry. (original cabinets were honey oak) I used equal parts of Brown Mahogany and Georgian Cherry to get the exact color I wanted. Loved the results so much, I am currently updating my railings as well. Easy to use, clean up was easy. Topped off with High performance top coat. Loving my new kitchen!!"
Katie & Co. Furniture Restorations livened up this chest of drawers with a custom blend of Basil and Emerald Milk Paint! They also used GF's jiving Java Gel Stain for the top.
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Can't get enough of this dresser painted with a custom color mix of GF Queenstown Gray and Snow White Milk Paints by Rose and Bee Furniture! It was also sealed with General Finishes water based High Performance Topcoat.
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"Hello to this cutie! Transforming old sewing desks is not really my thing, but this had great bones, so I dove in. This great, solid accent table is painted with General Finishes Patina Green, Queenstown Gray, & sealed with High Performance Flat Topcoat." - Lush•Paint Designs located inside Flipping Fabulous in Salina, KS. Stop by and purchase your favorite GF products!
Spring is in the air! Roots & Wings Furniture painted this dresser in a beautiful custom mixed Milk Paint color! This blue hue was created by combining Snow White and Patina Green Milk Paints.
Past Thymes Market refinished this metallic masterpiece using General Finishes Queenstown Gray Milk Paint topped with a custom mix of Dark Chocolate Milk Paint and Burnished Pearl Effects. A custom glaze was created by combining Lamp Black Milk Paint with Clear Glaze Base. The entire project was sealed with High Performance Top coat.
Shannon Casey layered this nightstand with Queenstown Gray, Seagull Gray and Driftwood milkpaint. She then finished it with Winter White Glaze and stained the top with Java Gel Stain.
Restyle Junkie made over these kitchen cabinets with custom mix of GF Driftwood and Seagull Gray Milk Paint and sealed with GF's water based High Performance Topcoat in flat. Looks great!!
Check out Restyle Junkie at
http://www.restylejunkie.com/. Sign up for one of their amazing diy classes or see what they can do for your cabinets! You can also visit them in person at 625 W Deer Valley Rd, Ste 108 Phoenix, AZ to purchase GF...
"I mixed General Finishes Coastal Blue with Emerald Green, and while I was going for a dark teal, it came out more like a Hunter Green. Which was still so pretty and really compliments the wood tones. I watered down the paint about 50/50, and brushed it on just like I was painting, but a thinner coat. Once dry, I sanded heavily with 80 or 120 grit paper. It left it looking pretty scratchy, so everything got a coat of High Performance Poly in flat finish. It gives it a really pretty shine, and...
"Refurbished by Sweet Threepeats just finished this rich navy buffet - we custom mixed a new color using General Finishes Lamp Black and Coastal Blue. We call this one Sophisticated Navy. Looks perfect on this farmhouse empire!!!"
This dresser went from drab to fab! This is a custom mixed color consisting of 60% GF Millstone Milk Paint, 20% Snow White and 20% Seagull Gray. Quite the transformation!
"Need a little color in your life? Have a drab corner that needs to be fab?! Well then boy do I have the side table for you! This coral cutie has been painted in a custom mixed shade of General Finishes Milk Paint. Both the table color and drawer color were my own custom color creations. You know I just can't leave well enough alone...I couldn't stop myself from mixing up the exact colors I had in my head for this one. GF Milk Paint gives such a smooth finish. The pop of purple and floral paper...
We’re smitten with this creamy buffet! Aces of Oregon painted this beauty in a custom mix of Snow White and Antique White Milk Paint.
Shannon of Sweet Threepeats created a custom mix of GF Coastal Blue and Lamp Black Milk Paint to give this dresser a handsome new look.
This custom color from Shabby Accent Living of Murfreesboro, TN makes us so happy! Brittany of Shabby Accent Living says, "Love how this pretty beach cottage antique dresser turned out! Mix of Patina Green and Antique White (Milk Paint) with clear satin wax.
Can't get enough of this soft and pretty custom mixed color from Saw Nail and Paint! This blush pink is GF Antique White Milk Paint with a splash of Coral Crush. It was then sealed with GF High Performance Topcoat in flat.
Aces of Oregon refinished this sweet dresser using General Finishes Seagull Gray and Driftwood Milk Paints!
Sweet Tea Refinishing created this lively shade of blue by mixing General Finishes Key West Chalk Style Paint with Lamp Black, Coastal Blue and Patina Green Milk Paints! To create this look, Sweet Tea Refinishing mixed one pint of Key West Chalk Style Paint with about 1 Tablespoon of each Milk Paint color. Thank you for sharing your recipe with us! Click here to see the entire blog post: http://bit.ly/1nzu0Dl
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R Old House Vintage & More LLC created a custom Milk Paint color with a 1:1 mix of Coastal Blue and Sunglow. The shelves were also painted with GF Dark Chocolate Milk Paint. Looks great!
"My very first DIY furniture painting project turned out amazing thanks to your Milk Paint! I used a mix of 2 parts Halcyon Blue and 1 part Lime Green to get this lovely color." - Meghann of Practically Hippie
"I just finished this buffet and used my all time favorite combo-50/50 mix of Persian Blue and Seagull Gray Milk Paints. LOVE this color!" - Kamie of The French Door
