Creative Paint

I have never written a Unilocal review in my life but I had to after the amazing customer service I received from Christopher. All the employees were extremely friendly and knowledgable but Christopher went above and beyond. I do a lot of DIY projects and normally go to ace hardware for my paint needs, but they are always so rude and have zero product knowledge so I tried creative paint. BEST decision ever! I walked in with my one year old son, asked Christopher one question and he ended up taking me around the whole store showing me where everything was and offering suggestions about the most cost effective high quality items. I ended up forgetting a gallon of primer and a week later, when I returned to buy a new one because I thought there was no way they would remember, he instantly said «you left your primer». Great products, impeccable customer service. If you’re lucky enough to have Christopher aid you in your needs you will definitely leave a happy customer likely to return. As an SF native it’s hard to feel at home in this city anymore but you will at creative paint!

They are sooooo slow with their service. I asked a couple of times for help after waiting for several minutes at the counter. Was totally ignored.
It’s like this most times when I walk in even though I order lots of paint.

Small selection, but have most home things you might need. I even found a folding ladder here that I can’t find at HOM Depot anymore. Service is really great too.

This has been my go to paint supply store for two years now. The knowledge and expertise each team member has is unparalleled. I want to especially recognize Tim Brown for his exceptional service. Keep up the good work everyone!

Great store that had everything we needed including Benjamin Moore paint on a Sunday. Staff have a great sense of humor and fantastic customer service. Tim was especially fun to work with and gracefully loaded all our paint in the car even after we changed our minds a few times! Thanks Tim. We will be back.

Staff is always helpful and the store is well stocked — even if it is a bit more expensive than your average big box store.
Great supply of beautiful colors, knowledgeable staff and lots of other extras — like key cutting.
The store is fresh, airy and always impeccably clean. Good for getting down to business with all those antique restoration, room painting and sundry other items on your honey do list.
They don’t have nuts and bolts and other typical hardware items, fyi.

I decided to paint my one-​bedroom apartment myself rather than dropping a few thousand bucks on professionals. My previous painting experience: a wall in my kitchen.
I made several trips to this store, and on every occasion the guys were extremely helpful with everything from color advice to telling me what supplies I needed (and didn’t need). One even steered me away from a more expensive paint for the ceiling, since he said it wasn’t necessary. To me, THAT is the mark of good service: actually helping the customer rather than trying to squeeze all the money possible out of him/​her.
Because of those things, I kept coming back, and will certainly patronize them if I need paint in the future. Thanks, Creative Paint!

This review is for Lynne Whiteside, the Color Consultant who works at this store. She is truly amazing! I briefly described the kind of color I was looking for and the type of environment the home was in, and she handed me one swatch and said «this is your color». We bought a sample and took it home. It was ridiculously perfect!
This is after we had tried over five samples in this color range, but had not found one we liked. She just knows what you want more than you know what you want! Go see her! Highly recommended.

I was impressed with one of the people that helped me. Lynn was very knowledgeable about light and color. She pointed out a couple of factors I would have never thought of regarding color. I will definitely seek her help next time I paint.

Stopped by to recycle unused/​leftover paint. One of the workers was nice & explained that if you have an empty paint can, you just remove the top & place in your recycling bin. Friendly service & great info! Thanks!

I am not a painter. I’m a regular person who needed to match some colors and buy some paint for my contractors. The people at Creative Paint were so incredibly helpful. They offered me all sorts of solutions for matching and even sent me home with a full set of color swatches on loan.
Not to mention, parking is easy (there’s parking behind this section of Geary) and the store is really clean and easy to shop.

Nice and organized. They do have other things besides paint — I would consider it a smaller hardware store.
I wanted to write a quick review to mention that this store also makes copies of keys and the price is right!
This is a great little neighborhood store with the most helpful staff. Two thumbs up!

unlike general hardware stores that carry paint, Creative Paint is set up for just mainly selling paint w/​tables to sit & lay out paint cards, etc by the window which made choosing paint colors much more pleasant & doable
in add’n, james was super-​knowledgeable & helpful & took the time to really explain everything. he also helped to keep the costs down as low as possible for what i needed, which i obviously appreciated given how everything was adding up!

The service here is exceptional. I’ve been in multiple times and each time the staff works with me to make sure I get what I need. I brought in a shade of paint that is only available at one specialty paint store in the city, which itself is only open during the week (huge pain), and they were able to match it perfectly. I also appreciate that they participate in a paint recycling program so I can safely get rid of old cans of paint.

Ken was really helpful and awesome! He helped us pick the right paint, primer, and the necessary tools we needed to paint our apartment.

Had lunch around the area and was surprised to see a Benjamin Moore paint store. As soon as I walked in, James greeted me and offered help. I was looking to paint my house but had no ideas what colors to choose (there is like a bazillion colors). To my luck, Lynn was there to give color consultation on Saturdays. She asked about lighting, flooring and things I never thought about before choosing a color palette for me to try at home. (Did you know northern exposure light has a blue tint which will affect how color turns out?) How amazing is that! Thanks a lot, guys, you really made my day!

I should not be commenting because I sell rags to paint stores, but these guys are pros. Very friendy and knowlegdable. I was a painting contractor in a past life and this is painter’s paradice! Service and sincere smiles.

Free Color Consulting at Creative Paints on 5435 Geary Blvd Saturday AND Sunday
from 11am to 3pm. Bring your inspiration colors to help the process.

If there’s one annoying thing about me, it’s that I’m a clutz. Not only do I always trip and bump into things, but I always lock myself out of my car somehow. After locking myself out of my car countless times already, I always had a spare that I could rely on to save myself from calling AAA. During a run one day in Golden Gate Park, I lost my spares and from then on, I’ve been very conscious about losing the only keys I have left.
To be honest, I’ve locked myself out of my car 3 – 4 times probably since, but I always found a way to save myself, hehe. My best friend has been bugging me about making spare copies in case it does happen again but y’know.I’m always lazy. After eating at the nearby restaurant Swamp, and walking back to my car, my boyfriend saw a key making sign and reminded me that I needed to make spares. He pulled me inside for a price check and turns out they actually do make car keys! To make one copy of a key, it’s only $ 2.50! Pretty cheap compared to the website that my best friend found for me, which was $ 50 (but maybe because some keys have chips inside or something according to my boyfriend). Made two keys and was out the door! Now I have a spare for each home in Hayward and SF! Yay!
Not only is it cheap to make a key, but the employees here are also friendly! After we made the key, one of the guys told us to check with my car before leaving. If there was an issue, he told us to come back even though they were closing. While waiting for the key to be made, we walked around the store and this store sells a lot of paint and supplies. :)

Very useful store with much more than paint, and great early-​morning hours. I’ll be back for sure.

My experience at Creative Paint simply couldn’t have gone better, and I’ll definitely be coming back here for paint and supplies in the future. The salespeople were very helpful explaining all of our options regarding paint varieties and finishes and were very informative without being condescending. Once my girlfriend and I had picked out colors and finishes, the man who checked us out helped us figure out the right quantities as well as the proper supplies and technique.

This is the only place I’ll buy paint and related supplies. They carry Big Stretch caulk, Lexel clear adhesive, Restor-​It epoxy filler and more kinds of bulk pack sandpaper and drywall mud than you could ever want to shake a stick at. Home Depot cannot touch their inventory.
I’ve never had a problem getting a question answered by any member of the staff, but if you go in there expecting people who are mixing paint for busy professionals to drop everything and play pro-​bono interior designer for you, I can see how you might be a little disappointed. Maybe there’s a paint store in Noe Valley for that?