awm, it's because of those quirks that it can not be on my list of go-to paint resources. Full spectrum throws enough painters for a loop, can you EVEN imagine if I handed them powder and told them to go mix it. Oh. My. Goodness. All the paints mentioned, FS, F&B, Aura, Milk have a *visual hand* that is unique; a visual nuance of depth. They offer a multi-dimensional texture that comes from magical pairings and blendings of paint bases and colorants which delivers that notion of texture first to the sensation of vision and eventually touch. Regular paint samples people hold in their hands and tilt and turn to look at them at different angles and eventually run their hand across them. The uber brand's samples garner a touch almost instantly after the first glance. I find that interesting. Anyone who says all paints are equal and a regular paint can deliver the same kind of visual experience as the uber boutique paints have some kind of visual deficit -- their intuitive notions of what color is suppose to look and feel like -- even before you actually touch it-- is messed up. I'm not trying to be provactive or a smart azz. I seriously believe that there are varying levels of visual ability with specific degrees of color intuitiveness. Some people are more attuned to the wavelengths of color and some are less sensitive. Color vision takes place in your brain automatically, without awareness -- your eye/brain team sees and computes color effortlessly. Color is a natural, intrinsic response. So, I guess the question is: is it fair to expect every response to be identical? Very similiar to a great extent? Sure. But all identically intuitive and completely, totally equal? I personally think not. Which is why the buffet of paint choices we have available to us is the greatest thing ever -- ever! We are so lucky. There's a paint out there for everyone and it's so much darn fun! when someone finds their fit like awm and milk paints.

A few years ago I used Milk Paint to paint an unfinished bookcase .... I LOVE the finish it gives. I used the powered milk paint and had to put a protective clear finish on after. But the *look* of milk paint can't be duplicated by *paint in a can* ... good luck on your project!

That's the amazing thing about milk paint -- it's gorgeous in all lighting. Radiant even. The color shifts a bit, as with all paint, but it's always pretty. My LR is painted in pumpkin & sometimes it's coppery, sometime tomato soup red depending on the season & sunlight. At night it's just a fabulous warm burnt orange under the incandescents. Same thing with my BR painted w/ a mix of oyster white & a touch of sea green. So what colors did you purchase? How exciting! Your home is so beautiful. Will be fun to follow your projects.

My own cabinets are stained so I don't have personal experience with painted cabinets - except some old ones I painted for my laundry room. I would think that the paint finish would depend on how well the factory does their job - good primer and topcoat and that this would be the same whether wood or MDF. I would ask for some touch up paint, and just be sure not to let a deep scratch or chip go too long without a fix. Both maple and MDF are pretty hard, though I have heard that there are different grades of MDF. Both wood and MDF can be damaged by water, but if the wood dries out soon enough it can be OK, but if MDF gets wet it starts to swell soon. This is mostly a concern on your sink base cabinet. With some common sense good care, and going with an American made brand with a decent reputation - and also many here like Ikea - you should be fine.