Buttermilk Paint clearly demonstrates the ingenuity of Early American painters and stainer. It is well documented that buttermilk and other milk products were used for the decoration of furniture and housing. When the traveling painter was away from population centers drying oils, pigments and varnishes were scarce and very expensive. They turned to an old country custom of using farm products, earth colors and brick dust to make their paint colours. OLD VILLAGE has reproduced these products, but in the interest of health, concessions have been made to use safe modern raw materials. We have kept the spirit of the Colonial American Craftsman in producing these materials with which to achieve the lovely effects so much a part of their legacy. |
View Buttermilk Colour SamplesWhere To Use Buttermilk PaintsLike all Buttermilk Paints of Colonial America, OLD VILLAGE Buttermilk Paint Colours may be used on interiors of barns, buildings, walls and trim, and on furniture and artifacts. These colours dry to a beautiful matte finish that does not destroy the texture of the wood. Multiple coats will build a longer lasting and more opaque film By adding water, a transparent stain effect can be attained. |
Old Village® Buttermilk Goody Pack
Buttermilk Paint 2 ounce jars
Goody Pack A $33.60 (7 jars)
Goody Pack B $33.60 (7 jars)
Goody Pack C $33.60 (7 jars)
Goody Pack D $9.60 (2 jars black and white)
Buy all 4 Goody Packs for $100.80
Purchace Online at – Colour Cupboard Store
How To UseSound painting practices apply to Buttermilk Paint Colours just as they do to other paints.
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Traditional Decorative Effects
Begin each of these decorative techniques by carefully following the general painting instructions.
Spatter Finish
Sand-Off Antiquing
Graffito Or Scribing
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Stipple Finish
Dry Brush Graining
· Heide Drewes demonstrates |
Suggestions Many other unique decorating effects are possible with these Buttermilk Colours. Use your imagination to imitate wood, stone, distressing, leaves, tile flower petals, etc. The various effects enumerated here may also be used in combination – antiquing and spatter, graffito and antiquing, stipple and spatter, dry brush graining and sand-off antiquing, etc. |
Glazing Buttermilk finished may be glazed to enhance the colours and add durability, abrasion resistance, build, etc. We recommend Old Village Transparent Satin for ultimate hardness and mar resistance. |
Special Note
OLD VILLAGE Buttermilk Colours are premixed and packaged in cans, not paper bags.
They contain no Hydrated Lime, nor any other similar product that is as dangerous to use.
They do not have to be stored in a refrigerator after opening, simply recap and they will last a long time.
Wood Finishing And Decorating
Buttermilk Paint Reproduction Colors may be used on unpainted or painted walls and ceiling surfaces. They are also highly desirable as a color coat on woodwork, furniture and smaller objects requiring a paint finish. Stir well from the bottom up. This product may be thinned with water. DO NOT USE SOLVENT. Buttermilk Paint Reproduction Colors may be tinted with universal colors, intermixed, or lightened with Buttermilk Shading White. Do not mix with other paints. When more than one container of the same color is to be used, mix them together before starting. Do not apply when temperature is below 50F. Buttermilk Paint Reproduction Colors may be applied by brush, roller, or spray. Apply at a spreading rate of 400 sq. ft. per gallon. Clean up and thin, if necessary, with water. Clean rollers, brushes, and other equipment with soapy water and rinse well. |
Wood Finishing And Decorating
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