Natural Paints

Homemade Natural Paint Recipes

Making your own homemade paint sounds easy enough, but without the right recipe, it can be like reinventing the wheel. To help you create amazing natural paints from traditional techniques, we’ve created a list of homemade natural paint recipes to take the guesswork out of the paint creation process. These recipes are perfect for all sorts of professional and DIY projects such as wood finishing, furniture painting, walls and more.

Plant Based Nature's Resin

Nature’s Resin is a non toxic, plant based multi purpose/multi surface binder...

Oil Glaze for Walls and Woodwork

Mix pigment and whiting with an amount of your solvent to make a smooth...

Traditional Swedish Paint for Exteriors

Swedish paint is one of the most popular exterior paints for wood because of...

Oil Paint for Wood

Oil Paint dries slowly and stays flexible. This allows it to expand and...

Milk Paint with Lime

This traditional recipe uses lime to make a stronger, more durable...

Casein Borax Paint

This paint is suitable for absorbent surfaces. It can be oiled or...

Quark and Oil Glaze

This glaze is a sophisticated variation on the milk paint theme, allowing...

Mixing Pigments into Old Fashioned Milk Paint

Each pigment will have a particular ratio of pigment powder to Milk...

Distempter Size or Glue Paint

Distemper, also called Soft Size paint, uses hide glue as its...

Distemper Cellulose Paint

Whereas Size Paint uses animal glue, Cellulose Paint is plant-based. Its...

Distemper PVA Paint

PVA is an acrylic co-polymer; a white glue made from acrylic rather...

If you have questions about any of our products or recipes, feel free to contact us for additional information. We are happy to help you find the perfect homemade natural paint recipes for your needs. We look forward to hearing from you!