Lots of paint tester pots - what to do with them?

miffyhugmuffin

Hi,

I have about 16 different paint colour tester pots (I am very indecisive!) and I'm not sure what to do with them now we've redecorated our bedroom. It would be nice to do something with them because at the moment they are just cluttering up the place. Does anyone have any ideas about how to put them to good use? They are all fairly light/neutral shades.

Thanks

1jim

could you make a picture with them to frame?
paint a picture onto wall (squares of different shades etc)
failing that free cycle them or contact local playgroups who might be able to use them

Kiran

Buy a couple of canvases and paint stripes onto them. Stick them on ebay and sell them as artwork :money:

mttylad

If you cannot come up with a use for them.
Offer them on your local freecycle group, someone else may be able to use them..

andrew-b

I've got a whole bag of about 30 or more too - some as far back as 5 years old and probably discontinued colours! - kept on the off-chance that i might want to test them out again. Some i have re-tested but most i haven't!

Testers are quite pricey really for what they are so my advice is keep a hold of them and share them with your family and friends. Alot of the tester pots in our bag are ones friends or family have given us.

My other tip is, rather than using them to test directly on the wall, paint them onto a piece of lining paper (1'x1' square is adequate) - then you can move the piece of lining paper around the room (stick with blu tak or masking tape) and once your finished testing it store it away for future use.

Andy