Abstract: A device for mounting and sealed storage of paint utensils such as rollers and paint brushes inside conventionally used paint containers. The device features a containment cylinder having an end wall with an attached mount for the handle end of a painting utensil such as a brush or roller thereon and an open end configured to removably mount to the orifice communicating through the lid of a conventional paint container. The containment cylinder may be of fixed, telescopic, or a collapsible configuration and may be varied in dimension and mounting configuration to accommodate the mounting in a sealed environment of a variety of sized and configured painting utensils. The device allows for storage of painting utensils inside the sealed receptacle formed by the paint container and communicating containment cylinder when the lid is attached to the container.