Organizing & Storing Paint

While I was doing laundry one day, I opened up the cabinet underneath our sink and noticed all of the paint cans we had left over from when we built the house. A little from this room and a little from that room. You don’t want to throw it out because there are always little scuffs and nail holes you need to cover up over the years.

Have you ever tried to pry a paint can open after it’s been sitting there for several years? Not fun. If you try and use a screwdriver to help open them up, there’s a good chance you’ll warp and bend the cover. Then what will you have? Dried out paint.

I wanted to be able to open the paint cans on my own with no male assistance and I needed a better way to store and organize it all. After a quick discussion with my hubby, he came up with a great idea.

We went to a local home improvement store and found these awesome paint containers. The screw lids are much easier to open when you need the paint and so much easier to close back up when you’re done.