Abstract: A paint can holder for holding a cylindrical paint can has a rigid frame arranged to be secured to the paint can and a flexible strap member which is supported alongside the rigid frame at one side of the paint can. The flexible strap member is oriented such that the longitudinal direction of the flexible strap member is generally oriented in an upright direction. A hand of a user can be snugly received between the handle and the can while the horizontal orientation of the hand of the user inserted under the vertically oriented strap prevents the strap from falling off the hand of the user without requiring any portion of the paint to be hooked by the fingers or thumb of the user.