![]() She was extremely offended when I refused to have a Martha Stewart color mixed in Behr paint. I once got lectured by the Home Depot paint lady. I wanted the wall color to match the trim painted in the original Sherwin Williams paint. Once I had a Sherwin Williams paint mixed into another brand to save money. ![]() I always try to get the exact same base paint, mixing into other brands base paints can make the end result different. Especially since at first the Glidden replacement didn’t come in an eggshell finish. When they originally took away the Martha Stewart base paint, I saw a noticeable difference. Don’t Switch Base PaintsĪ bigger concern I would have is if the base paint was no longer available. It tells them how much of each pigment to add to the base paint. One of my Facebook fans recommended snapping a photo of it with your phone and the store will be able to scan the barcode on the label.Īt some point if the paint color info was no longer stored in their computer, they should still be able to recreate the color with the formula. That little sticker has the actual paint formula and a barcode. The best thing to do is copy down or save the label they put on top of the paint can. For the past couple years they’ve been mixing Martha paints in Glidden (I prefer the Glidden Duo). Take Note of the Paint Formulaįor at least a little while they should still be able to look up the colors from a discontinued collection. They are either searching by paint name or number in their computer database. Swatches have a barcode on back for the store, but I’ve never seen them actually scan that. Swatches are for you, not the paint store clerk. But sure enough one of my Facebook fans said the same thing recently happened to her. Honestly, I’ve never had anyone at any paint store ever do that before. Whatever you do, don’t let them write on your swatches. He wrote on the front of them with a jumbo permanent marker. I turned around to see my paint swatches (yes, the ones you can’t get anymore) DEFACED. I was distracted by kids while telling the guy at the paint counter what I needed. I knew they’d be able to look them up in the computer and mix the paint for me. This morning I grabbed out two swatches to take to the store. For the specific ones we use in our home, I keep them in a paint and fabric swatch book for quick reference. Thankfully I panicked when they discontinued her base paint a couple years ago and grabbed extra swatches of all my favorite colors. I would say run to the store and grab extra swatches of all your favorites, but they are already gone. Get or Save Paint Swatches of Your Favorite Colors So what do you do if you are in the middle of a project or you’ve been coveting a few of Martha’s colors? 1. It seems the Martha Stewart paint colors at Home Depot are now being discountinued for good. My post about Martha Stewart paint being discontinued in 2012 had a recent surge in traffic. 5 Must-Dos for Your Favorite Paint Colors How will you finish that second coat? There is no way you want to start all over. How will you ever choose a different paint color? That one was so perfect. You swing in to pick it up and realize your favorite paint line has been discountinued. Or maybe you just needed one more gallon to finish painting the room. ![]() You figured you could grab a swatch off the rack and say, “give me a gallon of this.” You were just dropping in, like many times before, on the way home from another errand. ![]() As you near the paint counter, you wonder where the swatches went? Maybe they moved them? But they are no where to be found. You walk into the Home improvement store with a swell in your chest knowing you finally picked the perfect paint color. ![]()
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