Well, because you can't mess up with General Finishes Milk Paint and with no clear plan, I painted the entire piece in Antique White, I then dipped my brush in all 5 colors of paint, GF Driftwood, Seagull, Queenstown, Basil and Antique White, then painted away without totally blending to one solid color. I used a wet sanding sponge a lot to blend or distress paint. I then used Antique White as a glaze all over by wiping on and wiping off. I used Minwax Finishing Paste to protect and bring out a even richer look to the paint colors.