Inspiration

Reusing Paint Swatches

Painting is always one of the cheapest ways to give any room a facelift. $20 in paint can transform a house into a home.

We have tons of paint samples in drawers and design boxes, some that made it to the walls, some that never did. I’m amazed at the creative ways people have used them: gift tags, bookmarks, place cards, wallpaper, napkin rings and more.

I loved the concept of housewarming invitations on a paint swatch. You can easily print out these invitations at home. Make a template using Word (or any other graphic or text editing program), set the paper dimensions and print it on the swatch.