The only problem with them is storing them in any logical and useful way. We all have stories of the many ways we’ve tried. Shelves and boxes - even elastic loops on art totes. But there’s always some problem - you can’t see the colors when the bottles are behind each other (shelves), or from looking down on the identical white caps from above (drawers). And 200 bottles is too heavy even if there were any such thing as an art tote with 200 loops.

I tried a triple story lazy susan once (maybe you have too). It was too heavy to turn easily, and when you turned it hard, bottles flew off in all directions. It was sort of fun doing that - but not cleaning up afterward.

The first good idea I encountered - on a TV craft show I think, was to put all the bottles upside down in a drawer or box - so the bottoms, and therefore the colors, were visible. A good idea - except if there was a leaky top on a bottle or two. Or if the bottle was partially empty and the paint settled down toward the top - so you couldn’t see the color from the bottom. And if the drawer was not completely full, the bottles were very likely to fall over when you opened the drawer, or if not then, when you removed a couple of the bottles to use them.

But finally, comes a real solution.

I don’t know which genius thought of this (it wasn’t me - I just saw it in a picture somewhere and thought it was wonderful), but this method is trouble free *and* efficient!

All you need is a shelf with sides. I use a small Southwestern style bookshelf that sits on one of the tabletops.

Just pile the paint up - organize it by color if you have more organizational genes than I do, and you’re all set. You can easily choose the color you need and there is just enough finger space to be able to pull the bottle out easily. When through, you can put it back on top - or often, the space where it was stays there and waits patiently for you to put the bottle back.

Try it and you’ll like it. It’s a great idea!