Brushstrokes

I had been searching for a very unique and particular glass molded skull vase online and had the hardest time tracking this down in the US. For whatever reason, this item seemed to be only found in the UK, and most retailers carrying it did not ship to the US. After acquiring just one (needing 12 for my wedding), I located the product at this brick and mortar store in Georgia. Living in San Francisco, I wasn’t able to do anything more but reach out via email to this store, expecting no reply, as the case has been with most other online brick and mortars I tried to get in touch with. I was responded to within the day I believe, by Tim, from Brushtstrokes, who assured me that they had the item I wanted in stock +4 more. He offered to talk to the boss about ordering the additional quantity I needed to make my wedding dreams come to life. Having a little hiccup in the shipping/​online order, Tim went above and beyond to help me with the transaction through Paypal and even looked into the cheapest method of shipping we could figure out to get these products to me as financially sound as possible.
I don’t know that I will be in Georgia anytime soon, but I will definitely frequent this online shop in the future. And the biggest take away here is my restored faith in customer service. Thanks so much Tim, I really really appreciate your dedication to customer satisfaction. Good people are still out there! Who knew?!
xo

Went here with my wife to get a gift for a friend (I know it sounds made up). After walking around and getting the layout of the store i said to her «this is like Richards Variety, kinda. They have cool cards, toys, cool socks and other randomness!». They also had a plethora of male grooming products. If i ever need Jack Black products I know to come here for sure. But she agreed, she had never been here but they had a little bit of everything. A nice surprise for sure. And i got a gift for my friend!

Gay owned and operated. Not able to say that about many places. Mark and his staff provide a sense of community to our area could not do without.

Like, whoa! Was online searching for spots to get all gussied as a volunteer for Pride and found Brushstrokes. First of all, I’ve been making the wrong turn into Ansley Mall?!! I had NO clue this whole rainbow strip existed behind the usual suspects. Moving on, Brushstrokes was so home grown on their website, I had to check them out in person. Walked in and immediately went into overload mode. I just needed rainbow high socks, but the store beckoned me to get a boa, tiara, t-​shirt, glow light, greeting card… I didn’t, but I could have and will in the future. The entire store has everything novelty you could need or want, gay or straight it’s just super FUN.
Best part is the service. Old school. I was warmly greeted, helped in finding what I asked for, chatted up about Pride excitement and most importantly thanked for stopping by. GENUINELY thanked, not Target thanked. Member that kind?
It’s so important to support stores like Brushstrokes. They make it a point to only work with good suppliers and give back to organizations that are pro-​equality. I like knowing where my dollars are going and places like this are evaporating. Forget the gay/​straight thing. Sooooo 1994. Just think about getting novelties here and keeping your hood thriving.

I have known Mark since he came to Atlanta 24 years ago and opened his first store buried in an alley off Highland Avenue. I have seen his business grow over the years and am truly impressed by the progress he and Tom have made. They have an incredible inventory of gift items, home accessories, tshirts and underwear, socks and books. If you haven’t been there yet, I strongly suggest you pay them a visit. You will be amazed by the selection of merchandise and the friendly staff. Tell them ART sent you!

This place is really awesome. Gay or straight, (In my best Stefon from SNL voice) this place has everything! If nothing else, come in to see the gay male mermaid ornaments. Conservative homophobes, stay at home.

Brushstrokes is one of my favorite places in the ATL to buy gifts and THE BEST place for greeting cards and postcards. The owners and staff are incredibly helpful, knowledgeable and friendly. In addition, they sincerely appreciate your patronage, an attribute that many other business owners and employees would be wise to imitate.

WOW! Brushstrokes is the only store in Atlanta carrying Frank Dandy Superwear from Sweden. It is the best comfort, fit and design adventure. Nothing boring about this underwear or this store!

This is a pretty good shop for toys, videos, books and novelty cards. They also have a lot of good dance CDs.

Your one stop shop for anything gay, pretty much. Hey, if they don’t have it (that gay thing you want), you probably don’t need it. Cards, shirts, magazines, music, movies (yes the naughty ones), sexual necessaries and accouterments, yep, they pretty much have it all. Since they do sell «naughty» items, the place is a bit cruisy, but it is definitely the best place to go if you need something that you may be embarrassed to buy at your friendly neighborhood drug store. That is, if the drug store even carries it!