I have been trying to do things healthy and non-toxic, that usually is referred to as "going green," but my greatest concern is limiting my daughter's exposure to chemicals.
I have been doing some projects with milk paint recently and I thought I would also share some info about milk paint here as a green design resource.
I like milk paint because my baby puts her mouth on everything and it is environmentally safe and non-toxic. The paint is safe for kids furniture and toys, and can also be used for interior walls for people who are allergic to modern paints.
Milk paint is an organic material that gives surfaces a distinctive color-washed finish. Milk is a principal ingredient in the material, it binds the pigment instead of laytex or oil, like other paints. It has been used for centuries and has been found on artifacts dating to ancient Egypt. The fact that the material doesn't give off noxious vapors (often called VOCs) accounts for its continued appeal within today's green building community. Craftspeople, meanwhile, value its saturated colors and translucent finish, which can be used to give wooden furniture, terra-cotta pots, and other textured surfaces an antique look.
Although the available colors are some what limited, because they are derived from natural elements, you mix it yourself so you can add white to lighten or another color to blend.
You can buy milk paint from:
Old Fashioned Milk Paint www.milkpaint.com
They have nice colors, but not a really great rich royal blue. Buy their non toxic sealer if you are planing on using it on a work or food surface.
Real Milk Paint www.realmilkpaint.com
This company has some great blues and blue-greens.
For DIY info about actually mixing and using milk paint, see my other blog http://littleameliah.blogspot.com
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