I've been trying to organize some things in my basement
and one of the spots is my section where I keep my
leftover paint. After awhile, the cans have grown to quite the collection and taken up more and more space. Can anyone relate?
Every time we paint a room, there is always leftover paint that I don't want to throw away, because I'll need to use it later for touchups. Which leads to the large amount of cans I have now.
This is how I organized all this into a controllable amount and use of space!
I took out a glass jar for each can of paint I had. If I had a lot of paint left in a can, I used a quart sized jar and for a lesser amount, I used a pint sized jar.
In my craft box I had a roll of big white stickers that were perfect for what I had in mind.
On each sticker, I wrote the room where the paint was used, the place I bought it, the formula and the date purchased.
Next, I opened up the can of paint I made the sticker for, and poured that paint into a glass jar. The sticker was applied to the front of the jar and pressed firmly to make it stick well.
Before placing the lid and ring on, I covered the opening with a piece of serran wrap, to make it even easier to get open later, if any moisture were to try and get it and make the lid rusty (since they are stored in the basement).
This is what I ended up with and I'm so happy with it! Now, it's so easy to find what I want, not only because I can see the color easily and read the label, but it's easy to see how much I have left of it.
The other and bigger bonus, is that the paint section is now MUCH smaller than before!
If you try this, let me know how you like it, too!
Have a great day,
Ren
