Summer is officially here…and we’re spending more time at home than ever, right? Last month, we discussed a few simple home and garden project ideas we hoped would inspire you to get creative in your own spaces. And today, we’re taking that further and chatting about all things paint! Milk paint, chalk paint, mineral paint…what’s the difference? And where do we even begin?

Well, we’re lucky enough to have three lovely vendors at Corner Cartel who each stock a different brand of paint for those summer DIY projects. We asked each of them for a quick crash course in their product and technique, and here’s what they had to say…

With as much time as we’re spending at home these days, it seems a lot of us are using this as an opportunity to do a bit of spring cleaning, reorganizing, and beautifying of our spaces…both inside and out. Families are taking advantage of the extra time at home to check long overdue items off the household to-do list, and for many, that extends outdoors to flower beds, chicken coups, and vegetable gardens too…