Creative Paint

I can’t say I have ever met a staff of professionals like in this store in my over thirty five years of DIY painting. They are knowledgeable, treat customers with absolute interest and respect. No matter who works here everyone is on the same page, treating customers with respect and more importantly they teach you how to really understand paints and painting. The other best news is that their paint quality can’t be matched by the other brand name paint stores. I just find this store and their Geary location (which offers Saturday design service) to reflect a style of business which is almost impossible to find now a day. The owner definitely knows what it takes to create a successful business and how to only hire «pro’s». Been to a store lately and walk out smiling. Try them!

So happy to have this paint store in my neighborhood! I’ve done a lot of paint jobs last year, and I loved to go there. Super helpful personnel, they always went beyond what I expected! Quality of paint is also superior to what I’ve been using before, without costing an arm and a leg :)

Chas is the man! Super patient and great acumen. I would only do business here due to such professionalism. Also, the product is so easy to work with and that’s a big deal when your a DYIer. Thanks, Chas for all your help.

Everyone there is so helpful and friendly. All of the guys that work there really take the time to help each customer. This is no kept secret, as they can get very busy! But if you are patient, they take the time with each and every customer.
They are extremely knowledgeable. Ask for Tom, he can give you great tips and advice with your painting. They all ask a lot of questions so they can better help you!

I recently moved into a condo that hadn’t been painted in years and oh man did it need a nice new coat (or three, including primer). Side note: I cannot wait until that mint green in the kitchen gets covered up. I started reading way too many home improvement/​DIY blogs and for some reason decided only Benjamin Moore paint was good enough for my little condo and nothing other than their super duper expensive Aura line would do.
But instead of letting me swoop in and out with what might not have been the right pricey product — the guys at Creative Paint asked a bunch of questions and suggested options that they thought would work best for my home. I appreciate that. I think I also probably saved some money in the process. And they carried the paint to my car. Super!

Nice store, plenty of colors and various type of quality paints to choose from. The store is well lighted and they have friendly staff to help you.
Enough with the niceties, be sure before you walk out… CONFIRM you get the paint you want!!! I left the store with trust that the boys knew what I wanted and asked for. I asked for gloss and they gave me flat paint. They even labeled it to what I wanted. When I first rolled on the paint I thought something was funny and thought that the paint will shine when dry… I was wrong… they were wrong… it was all wrong… More time and money wasted.
Be forewarned. Learn from my mistake and make sure you get what you want.

A gentlemen by the name of Mike was nice enough to contact me after the initial review.
Really refreshing to know a owner of a small business be proactive with even a «small» client like myself.
Bottom line: Mike took care of everything and in a professional manner. Definitely will be back.

How lucky am I to have this fun li’l paint store right in the ‘hood?! So far we’ve just been running back and forth getting creative, buying small samples and putting them up the walls to mull over… but the staff has been very helpful and patient through the process, and pretty soon we’ll be buying gallons of the stuff.
I thought about shopping around for different types of paint, but a recent Unilocal talk thread convinced me that Benjamin Moore was the way to go… the overwhelming fave of ye olde Unilocalers apparently.

Great place for BM paints. The service is great. The guy behind the counter really made sure we were satisfied with our colors and had great knowledge of products. A bit pricey but otherwise a good investment for your environment.

I love this store. Cliff and the rest of the staff are wonderful. Parking is not the best, but the customer service more than makes up for it. They carry a great selection of the Benjamen Moore paints, including Aura (BM’s low voc paint). It aint cheap, but I have finally found a paint that is durable, makes colors pop, and does not gas me out or cause migraines (if I paint during the day, I can sleep in the room that night)! Now, I am anal about color. It initially took me a year to paint my apartment, which is pretty bad. But, if you want something simple or have a difficult time picking colors, check out the Aura «Affinity» paints. BM spend several years creating this palate, and every single color is designed to work together. The only thing you have to worry about is the lighting where your painting. And this store (unlike others), carries every single sample of this line.

I am a painting fanatic, okay no I’ve painted my apartment twice now, but with all the different paint stores I’ve been to, this is my favorite HANDS DOWN!
John and staff are wonderful… always offering to bring the paint to my car (I had an injured arm) and were so helpful! They even have an account for you, so you can keep track of what you got in case you are messy and can’t read the label! Once I even called in for another quart and they had it in the comp and I just walked in and paid!
Also, Benjamin Moore has this paint called AURA… NO VOCs, No Order, Good for environment, kids and pets… cost more, but most def worth it!!! The paint is high quality and doesn’t come off when you pull off the tape from your trim!!! (I tried using Behr’s paint with no VOCs to save $, but now I have to touch up all the edges… Don’t make my mistake! the extra money you spend is well worth it!)
I have my hallway and bedroom left and be sure, I’m coming back! There is always parking on the side or in front and they’re open 7 days a week… they close early though 5:30 during the week, can’t remember saturdays, but sundays at 2:30pm!

Love this place. I was helped by a lovely man who encouraged my to look at my paint samples outside the store in natural light, helped me pick out a good brush that wouldnt break my budget, and even carried my three gallons of paint to my car. Now that I think about it, it was a little like buying paint in store where they actually care about your business (I won’t mention the opposite incarnation of such, but I will tell you their initials are Home Depot)