The Color Wheel

I love this store. It is the only store that I know of that carries Benjamin Moore Advance paint as well as 5 gallon BM buckets. BM is hands down the best paint brand and, for some reason, the west coast hasn’t realized that yet. Luckily, the guys at The Color Wheel have and for that I am grateful. The service is always cordial and they have always answered my questions willingly. Thanks, guys!

Professional, helpful, *consumer-​friendly* resource for paint and supplies. Accurate color mixes.

Excellent local business with great customer service. It’s been there since the 60’s. I didn’t know where to find the Ralph Lauren glazes after Home Depot stopped carrying them and this place has them and more. Plus the RL specialty tools you need for their various finishes.

This store used to carry primarily Benjamin Moore paints, in addition to stains and accessories. Now they have added Ralph Lauren, and a few other brands too. I’m not a professional painter, but I’ve gone through an awful lot of paint in the past few years — I’m talking a good 40+ gallons, easily.
I also happen to be a big fan of Consumer Reports… but for some reason they always rate Behr (home depot) as the best brand of paint. I’ve used Behr, Sherwin Williams, Olympic, Glidden, and Benjamin Moore. Hands down, BM wins. They have so many beautiful colors, even if you try one out and it’s not quite what you want, it still looks damn good on the walls.
The other great thing about this store, is it’s one of those long-​standing locally owned small businesses. The guy that runs this store is very friendly and helpful. It’s 2011, I shouldn’t have to be excited about it, but this store has never treated me like i was a dumb skinny girl who didn’t know her way around a paintbrush. It seemed that every time I went to Sherwin Williams or Dunn Edwards, I get some dumbass questioning why I want to use oil-​based paint because «it’s such a mess to clean up.» Color Wheel can also help you pick out colors if you aren’t quite sure what you’re doing, and you can get smaller sized cans of paint for samples to test.
Yes, the paint here is very expensive. You have 2 choices:
1. buy another brand and hate yourself for cheaping out every time you look at the wall.
2. buy the benjamin moore, enjoy the painting process, and love your walls. Oh yeah and feel that warm glow from supporting a local business!
Someday, when I get nice bedroom furniture, I’m going to paint over the shitty Behr paint in there with BM.