Milk Paint

Early settlers painted their furniture with milk paint. With the same ingredients of casein (a type of milk protein), clay, lime and earth pigments or vegetable dyes, these milk paints yield the same deep, rich colors as those used in a previous era. The lime and casein react to make a tough, non-fading paint that penetrates and bonds to the wood fibers for a durable finish that can be removed only by sanding.