They say it isn’t nice to fool Mother Nature. But, I have a new table top, that Mr. Wonderful made, to go on an old, wonderful table base, so I’ve got to fake it! Micki Coles, at Great Walls Supply, on the east coast, is another MMS Milk Paint retailer, in Charlotte, North Carolina. She answered my plea, for a formula to create a driftwood looking wood finish.

Micki suggests 3 1/2 parts water, to 1 part Typewriter, to create a “wash”.

Paint the “wash” onto your wood and then wipe off the excess paint, just staining the wood.
Follow this with a regular mixture of Ironstone.

Then, she recommends sealing the piece with MMS’s natural hemp oil. Check!

Okay. I was happy with the results, but when I compared it to actual, real live driftwood, it needed some more yellow/tan tones.

So, my dear friend “Pecan”, of the Maison Blanche family, came to the rescue.

I added a dab of Pecan, dry brushed, here and there, and voilà!

More fun than a barrel of monkeys!