Get organized for good with this free printable paint color chart! It’s the easiest way to keep track of which color goes where, allowing you to organize even the messiest shelves in your home.
If you’re anything like me, you love an organization project that helps make your life easier. This one is just that – you’ll never worry about touching up walls or trim with the wrong color again.
I’m kind of embarrassed to say this, but I realized one of the most important things in our home seriously lacked organization over the holidays – our paint colors! We’ve been remodeling our room room by room for many years, and the paint cans have gotten out of hand.
So.many.creams.and.sheens.
After Christmas, I decided that it was time to finish a few small projects and touch up the paint. So, I hired our trusty painter.
He pulled a couple gallons of paint and asked me which one. In preparation for Ani’s birthday party and the usual chaos of our days, I said “this one”. I thought it had to be it.
I should have looked at one of my posts because he painted the back corner of our home the wrong color and I have no one but myself to blame.
Paint Color Chart for Your Home
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In the fall, Chris organized all of our paints and for the most part I know each color and room by heart, but somehow something went awry.
Each time our painter comes over I have anxiety that he’ll touch up with the wrong color, so I decided to create a paint color chart to organize them all and I thought you’d appreciate having a paint color chart as well.
You’ll find a column for the room, brand, color, sheen and notes. Yes, far worse things can happen, but in a world where I have a million balls in the air, I can rest knowing that I won’t continue running in circles around paint.
How to Use this Paint Color Chart
I’ve been working on mine this week. You can see the picture above for a sample of the printable and how I’m using it.
I plan to add the year each paint was purchased in the notes section.
Download your complimentary Paint Color Chart here and find all of our paint colors by room here.
I’ll be finalizing ours asap so that we don’t have any more mishaps. Here’s to a more organized (and less stressful) year ahead!
Tips
- Organize and store your paint cans in a cool, dry area of your home.
- Hang this printable paint chart near your paint storage, or anywhere that you store important paperwork for your home.
- Try using these touch up paint storage containers to clean up those messy old paint cans.
- For small touch up projects, try a touch up paint pen – they are lifesavers!
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Thanks for info. Can you recommend a light blue that pairs with BM Simply White as a kitchen nook wall or perhaps closet door.. floors are porcelain medium gray…
Hi Margaret,
While I can’t give specific paint recommendations at this time, I think you’ll enjoy my guide to the best Blue Gray Paint Colors.
I hope that helps – enjoy!
Julie
I’m trying to decide on a cream color for exterior stucco in San Diego. I’m not wanting yellow undertones . We are using dark bronze windows and doors. I just read about the LRV and how that works outside? Thanks!
Please share with me your paint cors. I tried: Download your complimentary Paint Color List here and find all of our paint colors here only the link is for the complimentary paint color list, thank you, only I also want your list. Please share!
Hi! You can find all of our paint colors here.
This is fabulous! I am the office manager of a paint company and I touched up my own bedroom with the wrong sheen and had to have one of the painters come repaint the whole room. Talk about embarrassing! Thank you for posting an organized list.
NO! How frustrating, I’m so sorry to hear that. Well, you never have to worry about doing that again!