We've been buying paint from the Clackamas location for nearly 18 years, and they truly know paint…read moreand color matching. We had one major issue involving another location where the second batch of paint was incorrectly tinted. The problem didn't show until the sun hit the house, and the color variances were obvious. We met with the owner, unsure how it would be handled, and he absolutely did the right thing. He acknowledged the employee mistake, took responsibility, and made sure our home looked exactly as it should. I think this family is amazing as the sister always helped me when I would shop for paint and she was always warm, giving and helpful. She made a lasting impression that her brother carried on! As local business owners ourselves, integrity matters to us. The owner went above and beyond to make it right, and that level of accountability is rare. We're extremely impressed and grateful. Highly recommend Powell Paint. -- Tim & Genelle Holub

Fantastic local paint spot with an onsite designed that can help you navigate paint selections,…read moreoffer advise and steer you down the right path at no additional cost. I feel very fortunate that I ended up coming into Powell paint Center to look for paint colors. My experience with the entire staff and the on-site designer was far above any other experience I had at any other paint store I had visited.

Have been coming here a lot lately because I'm helping friends with the design part of a big…read moreremodel. Paint is the easiest way to transform a room, but selecting a paint color is far from easy! Color is a reflection of the light and color around it it so a particular paint color can look vastly different when you paint it on your walls and it reflects the hardwoods, carpets, furniture, etc in the room. I'm pretty good at seeing the "color" and tone in a sample, meaning is the gray pulling blue, brown, sage, purple? After painting several large swatches on the walls, I felt the gray we chose was pulling too much blue so we went back to the store with the goal of finding the same level of saturation but a few spots over on the color wheel so it would have a brown base. Luke was working that evening and when I explained the intention, he chose a color he felt would meet our needs. He also recommended painting the sample color on large 2x3 sheets of paper so we could move the paper to all areas of the room and see it in different lighting conditions. He said he wasn't trying to get us to spend more money, he was making this suggestion because we mentioned how the colors seemed so off because the existing wall is an orange tan. Sure enough, when we painted the samples on white, and put the papers in the wall, we were able to see the color more realistically. The color he suggested ended up being the perfect greige (gray beige) that we were seeking. We came back a few days later to find a pure white for the trim and were running into the same challenges. There is no pure white because white definitely picks up on the colors around it. We were in luck because Luke was there again! We had narrowed it down to Chantilly Lace and Super White. Without telling him our choices, we asked him which white would show as true white against the greige. Now, there are dozens and dozens of whites. Instantly he said Chantilly Lace. We painted more white sheets, put them on the wall, looked at them at night and in the daylight against the greige walls and hardwood floors. Chantilly Lace was the unanimous decision. Now, before we saw Luke, there was someone else working who was not nearly as helpful. In fact, it seemed like he didn't want to answer any of our questions or assist at all when it came to trying to decipher colors and how they would appear. So I think we had several super experiences because of Marcus. We have several more rooms to go, and we will continue to come back to Dick's Color Center / Sherman Williams because of the great advice and fabulous experience working with Luke.

I've been here probably about 15+ times…read more The staff is really helpful w giving tips on colors, finishes, and hardware to get your project done. And the quality of paint is exceptional. We've considered going back to Behr paint from Home Depot, but we keep coming back here due to great customer service. For Covid stuff - they have plexiglass up & the store usually barely has anyone here. Love this place.

Miller has been my goto for years, but most of their paint (except Evolution) isn't that…read moreimpressive. Two guys at Powell Paint were very informative and patient, while another was just too amped up. Prices seem better than at Miller, and probably a little more than big box. A custom order match did take much longer than promised, but I'll just chalk it up to a one off.

The service was tops--workers helpful. Ii's best to support local rather than corporate (Home…read moreDepot, Lowe's etc). Keep the money in the community.

Dick's Color Center is an independent paint store with four locations. They've been in business…read moresince 1944 and are family-run. They are an "authorized Benjamin Moore Retailer" so they carry that line of paint, stain, and supplies to apply it. They pride themselves on how much they stock (so they rarely tell you they don't have what you need) and their well-trained employees (so you're able to get the help and answers you need).

I found this shop on accident, but I will never buy paint anywhere else. I love these people. I…read morehave never painted anything in my life and they walked me through every single step and answered every single stupid question I had answered me with such patience. They even love my dog. 100% will recommend them to everyone. And if you want to talk color, Dawn is your woman.

Perfect customer service! They helped me find the best best color for my wood floor, very helpful…read moreand they are close to my house, Will go back again.

I don't know what I'm doing when it comes to house maintenance…read more We had to repaint a bedroom wall and so I came here since they sell the paint I needed and the old paint can listed their SE location. First visit, I ordered online, the cashier told me to just call them next time since purchasing online cost more (not exactly sure about that, haven't compared prices). Then I went back for more paint because... I don't know what I'm doing and wasted a lot of paint. The 2nd time around, I asked many more questions and asked for tips. I was also trying to coordinate with my partner over the phone while in store with an employee helping me. - The employee so patient and understanding with me being on the phone. They then proved their patience with me going to my car and coming back inside THREE TIMES with more questions. Prices are reasonable, the tools sold there are about the same price as Ace Hardware. The employees are super nice and so very helpful. They had recommendations and answers for everything. There was no pressure to buy more or go for the more expensive option. They had tools that were on the price spectrum, there were cheaper options, midgrade and more expensive. They pointed out each tool, gave their rec and left it up to me to decide. I love that I can buy paint AND materials without feeling like I paid extra for materials because of the convenience. They get busy but they are also well staffed and take their time with customers. I never had to wait more than a few minutes. They also have some Spanish speaking staff and it sounded like they have good relationships with their Spanish speaking customers. Here's what I learned: -One quart of paint technically covers about 100 ft², but in reality, probably more like 60 to 80 ft², especially considering if you don't know what you're doing. My first mistake - getting one quart, 2nd visit, I definitely got the full size can. -After you're done painting use the rollers to go all in one direction one last time to avoid seeing any strokes. Stick with a matte color to especially avoid seeing any strokes. -If you're repainting a wall, it's best to paint the entire wall otherwise you might see the old paint versus the new.

Disgusted that the manager would shack up with her employees (Jon) and let them live at her home in…read moreSweethome. And supposedly she is married... She gets way to close to certain employees and breaks up their relationships. Offers things for a "job well done". Fires others after working them until she chooses, knowing she is firing them. Uses people to her liking. Tells things to her "favorite" (Jon) employees about other employees and the Spath family. Not good business practices at all.

Inspect their lumber - always. If you are having a delivery (80$ extra, I believe), inspect it…read moreagain. Twice I had to have them come back for providing twisted, cuffed, and warped materials. Not great when you are investing $1,000 in a raised garden bed. Their selection in store is lacking (couldn't find a common style caulk) and relatively expensive. That said, my three stars goes to the easy-going employees and the unique selection of trim you won't find at big box stores. You can also special order materials and they are great to work with. For these three reasons, I have tried to support this business over the years. Just make sure you triple check the materials. Other than that, centrally located and easy.

Distinctive Enterprises & Painting has done several painting jobs for us (both interior & exterior)…read moreover recent years at two different homes in Portland, Oregon. We've found the work to be of the highest quality and all required some skill not all painters have. We've referred Carlos and his team to our friends and neighbors in the metro area and all were more than satisfied with the workmanship and reasonable price for the quality of the project. Can't recommend DE&P more highly than to admit we'd be excited to have them involved in our next project! John T, Portland, Oregon

Update and follow up! We are still impressed by the work Carlos and Crew did for our home. We are…read morehappy customers! Thx you guys!