Start at Home: Cornstarch Paint and a Buffet

I was in Kwal last week and found a gallon of "mess up" paint for $4, but it is semi gloss. I am not a huge fan of semi gloss or gloss paint, but I loved the color so I bought it anyway, after all $4 seemed reasonable! I had heard you could add cornstarch to paint to make paint flat, lightbulb, this was the perfect paint to experiment with, and when I say experiment this truly was. I didn't have anything to go off of.

Here is what I did:

I added 3 Tablespoons of cornstarch to 4 oz of cold water mix until dissolved. I then poured my semi gloss paint into a 45 oz empty cottage cheese container. Once the paint was in the container I poured in the cornstarch mixture and stirred my paint until it was evenly distributed. Note this will thin your paint slightly. Make sure you stir your paint frequently!

I tried my paint on a small piece first and I loved the results! I would say the paint went from semi-gloss to egg shell. Which is my favorite to paint with!

Now for my Dresser/buffet/TV Console (whatever you want it to be):

Before

After:

This buffet or dresser or TV cabinet is solid 2 inch wood. I striped the top down, stained and waxed it. The cabinet has been distressed and waxed as well!