Paint Color Reminder

Thank you for the helpful ideas!!! 🤓

I also decant my remaining paint into one quart paint cans that I buy at our local hardware store. Each one then gets a label with the room it was used in, what the color formula is, and base paint type from the top of the original can lid. Since I buy valspar paint exclusively, I don't bother to record the type of paint or the place of purchase. Decanting it into one quart cans makes for a lot easier storage. I use the metal cans because I have had problems with the plastic ones cracking.

I keep all that information along with fabric swatches from furniture, etc. in a gallon size ziploc bag. This way, when I'm shopping for paint, accessories, etc. I can just grab the bag and be assured that things will match. I always ask for a sample swatch of fabric when I'm buying furniture which is how I get the swatches.

Doesn't anyone except me find it a problem you can no longer save crafts/recipes to "your collection" and worse can not access what you stored. Any one know what happened?

It's also a good idea to note how many gallons of paint it takes to finish the room. There's nothing quite so frustrating as miscalculating the amount of paint needed and running out before the job is truly finished.

I keep a small baby food or similar jar of paint, labeled, for each room, stored in the pantr,y and that way I can use it for quick touch ups without having to get the gallon can out.

I keep a file on my computer of all the rooms and their paint colors.

I keep a computer file, but I also note the color formula from the mixing label (such as 2 shots black, 1 shot yellow), because like Shelley said, the paint color may be discontinued at some point before you need a touch-up.

I keep a gallon size ziploc baggie that contains colour swatches of both paint and fabric for all the rooms of my house. This way, when I'm shopping for curtains, pillows, bedding, etc. I can take the ziploc along with to make sure the colours co-ordinate. This was really useful recently while shopping for new furniture for my family room. I could make sure the fabric I chose for the new couches went with my curtains, paint scheme in the family room and also didn't clash with the breakfast r

Another good idea to keep track of paint colors, etc. is to make a computer file. List paint colors and stock number, type of paint (latex or enamel, for example) and manufacturer along with room wall, ceiling or trim because there may be more than one color in a single room. This was helpful to us during our last remodel.