POWER OF ATTORNEY



Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes

and appoints each of Christopher M. Connor, Sean P. Hennessy,

Catherine M. Kilbane and Stephen J. Perisutti, or any of them

signing singly, and with full power of substitution, as the

undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:



(1) prepare, execute in the undersigned's name and on the

undersigned's behalf, and submit to the U.S. Securities and

Exchange Commission (the "SEC") a Form ID, including amendments

thereto, and any other documents necessary or appropriate to

obtain codes and passwords enabling the undersigned to make

electronic filings with the SEC of reports required by Section

16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or any rule or

regulation of the SEC ("Section 16");



(2) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the

undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or director of The

Sherwin-Williams Company (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4, and 5

in accordance with Section 16;



(3) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of

the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete

and execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5, complete and execute any

amendment or amendments thereto, and timely file any such form

with the SEC and any stock exchange or similar authority; and



(4) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection

with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact,

may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required

by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed

by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to

this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such

terms and conditions as such attorney in fact may approve in such

attorney-in-fact's discretion.



The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full

power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing

whatsoever requisite, necessary, or desirable to be done in the

exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully

to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if

personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation,

hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or

such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully

do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the

rights and powers herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that

the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the

request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company

assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with

Section 16.



This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until

the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5

with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in

securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the

undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing

attorneys-in-fact.



IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney

to be executed as of this 13th day of February, 2013.



    /s/ Richard J. Kramer