I first became aware of Guiry's in the 90's as a young 20 something new to CO. Guiry's is affordable for young new home owners without being overly expensive. Over the years I have re-visited Guiry's & am always happy with my purchases. I last went to Guiry's on Colorado Blvd about a week ago & worked with design expert Marilyn Dees on my latest project. Marilyn was professional, detailed & very nice. She checked for the best prices & helped arrange logistics to get certain things delivered. If you are a small apartment renter with a limited budget or have a heftier budget, check out Guiry's. My experience was with Marilyn, but many other of the staff were equally professional & nice. Thanks! read more

Have purchased interior paint at their Leetsdale and Parker locations numerous times, and always received great, friendly service. Never a wait, and always knowledgeable, professional responses to my questions. I was even more impressed by the gals upstairs at the Leetsdale store. As artists themselves, they went above and beyond by making great recommendations on supplies, and valuable tips on ways to save money on canvases. Very impressive. read more

Customer service here is unmatched!! They were so wildly helpful as I went on my limewash paint journey and went above and beyond to get me the right products for my project. read more

Went here on 11/14 to pick up some little things and check out some wallpaper. Not one person said hello, not one person asked if we needed help with anything, no one checked in with us and we were there for over an hour. A truly horrible demonstration in customer service. Ended up elsewhere and am purchasing from them. read more

Guiry's is a good spot to grab various paints, canvases, and brushes. If you are in the Denver area and would like to support an art friendly store, this is a good place to start. read more

Thinking of doing business with the Decorator Department at this location? Think again. Mistakes, mistakes and more mistakes and guess what??? You get to pay for them! There are many many other options for your decorating needs - from a 20+ year client of Guiry's and no complaints on the paint department whatsoever. read more

What's in stock is fine. Organization and assistance less so. Had it been busy, no big deal, but to ignore customers to debate various anime characters means I took most of my money elsewhere. And a return is unlikely. read more

I was visiting Denver and needed some watercolor supplies in a hurry right after Christmas. I needed them delivered because I had no transportation from the other side of town. I called and got a very helpful person, who answered all my questions about what they had and how much it would cost. Obviously knew exactly what they were talking about and made a very helpful suggestion. They also quickly figured out that I knew exactly what I wanted and was equally knowledgeable. Their delivery person wasn't available at that point, which they apologized profusely for, even though it was due to a multi-day blizzard. Then said they'd put the order in right then, and have the delivery guy call me first thing next day. He did. And he got it to me before noon. Everyone I talked to was polite, very knowledgeable and incredibly helpful. I WILL be going back here. I highly recommend both the quality and availability of their supplies (right after Christmas!) and the professional, helpful quality of their staff. I also really appreciated their honesty about their delivery situation and how well they handled it to get me what I needed. read more

The people I've encountered on two occasions who work in this store are very friendly, kind and helpful. I talked to Jason in the paint department on the phone today and it was uplifting to talk to someone who was genuinely interested in helping me, could communicate clearly and told me he'd get right on my order and it would be done by the time I drove to the store. Thanks for the professionalism which is getting harder to find every day. read more

My first visit here for art supplies--very impressed with selection and prices. They had just what I was looking for. Well organized. Helpful staff. read more

We've been working with Shane for several months now and it's been absolutely fantastic. Shane and his team at Guiry's are incredibly knowledgeable and willing to help. If you have any questions about painting and which products to use for a specific project these guys and gals have years of experience and can nearly always point you in the right direction. Their art department is also incredible if you are looking for a local art supply store. Another plus for us is that it is locally and family owned which can be hard to find these days. Pro tip: They do offer color consultations in store and at home if you're struggling to select a paint color! read more

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I've been in here four separate times now trying to resolve an issue with the paint department and every time the lack of decent customer service has just been garbage. This statement applies to every employee working in the paint department. The poor attitude alone is bad enough but the unwillingness to help or offer any solutions when it's their job to do so is a joke. They can't even call to provide a follow up on an order when they promised to do so. I went here because the ratings were great but this is absolutely NOT my experience here. I had to call and track down my order and even that was a major inconvenience to the employee on the phone. My advice, don't spend your time and money here for poor customer service. It's not hard to be a decent person but it sure is for the employees here. read more

I usually only go to Guiry's, but I was repainting the same color over a Sherwin-Williams paint. I still had a can of the paint and what should've been an easy trip was a huge pain in the ass. They were busy, unhelpful, and didn't have the paint in stock. Went to Guiry's and Chad had the paint matched and I was out the door in less than 20 minutes for half the price! Chad was pleasant, helpful and knowledgeable about his products-he deserves a raise! Don't lose him as your manager-he's worth his weight in gold!! read more

They say the mark of a great company is not in the everyday, but more in how it handles complaints. This place sucks at that. They added too much colorant to the primer, never suggesting it would be compromised and then after the fact denied that too much colorant will compromise primer and ruin the paint job. Verified with Kilz that primer can't be tinted a deep color without compromising it. Secondly two people, first a paint technician an second his precoached manager said you cannot paint a wood deck when right on the can it is an approved application. It doesn't matter that I've been painting my deck for 40 years now or that I've been remodeling commercially for 26+ years and have a longstanding account with them, I obviously didn't know what I was talking about. Two assholes is my best assessment. read more

Guiry's Color Source - Denver South - Kilz response to my query. - Art Supplies Near Me - Denver, Colorado

I've been shopping here for my art supplies for years. They never fail to please. They excell in customer service. I called this evening and spoke to Zachery, who went out of his way to try to help me with my latest idea. I'm searching for the perfect "Ott" floor lamp. They didn't have what I was searching for exactly. I'm being picky so it's going to take some more searching but, as usual Guirys customer service was terrific. read more

My brother, who was a painting contractor introduced me to Guiry's for my art supplies! I shop here almost exclusively now for all my art supplies! For everyday canvas I have mutiples shipped in. But for big and special projects, I get my canvases here. Everything else, here! Prices and selection extensive and can't be beat. Customer Service, excellent! read more

Love this store, love this staff. I'd like to think that I know this store better than anyone else, as I frequent this establishment religiously every week for green poster board and a large black pilot marker. I require no assistance from the staff during my shopping experience and the associates are aware that I am self-sufficient and often times they will see me arrive and fetch the marker in question from behind the locked bulletproof shatterproof theft proof glass door. They do this so that I may simply grab the items on my way up to the register and go about my daily business as usual, I greatly appreciate this more than they know. They always offer a simple and polite hello, or whimsical "you again?" Which of course is all tongue-in-cheek which I also appreciate as they know that this type of response for me is both welcome and much appreciated. I am happy to, and would rather, use the store supplies to cut my own posterboard in half but I also understand that at times because of store policy and management being in house they on occasion need to cut it for me with their wall paper/glass cutter which, admittedly, in the wrong hands could certainly take off a limb quite easily. Even the staff in the paint department, with whom I rarely if ever interact with in order to retrieve any item for purchase have always been very nice and welcoming whenever I see them. I am never given a hard time for taking a few paint sticks (although I have offered to pay for them the number of times, But I think that continued offers would be a bit insulting) they do however offer to ring me up if the line at the other counter is too long. All in all everyone seems quite pleasant and it is clear that they are over worked but remain positive at all times and leave any personal problems at home where they belong. There is however one rather portly woman who appears to be in some sort of admin department, as she has her own desk but never appears to be doing anything of any value for the company. However, I cannot confirm her work ethic or value brought to the company as I am unaware of her position, but can only say that of all the times I have visited this establishment I have never once been greeted or had assistance offered by this woman. Nearly every time I am in the store she is heating up or devouring some concoction brought to work in a clear Tupperware container and recently re-heated in the microwave. Although I'm sure it's very delicious as first glance at her figure would indicate. However, her in difference is welcome since I am generally in a hurry to get in, get out, and get on with my day. So as far as I'm concerned she does a fantastic job. Again let me say that I love the staff of the store, all of them, they are everything I could ask for in a crew who helps me on a weekly basis. A huge compliment however goes out to everyone in the Art department, as they have had to deal with one or two of my tantrums thrown due to a lack of a particular color of paper or inventory of a particular pen. Thank you guys and gals, I'll see you next week. Ben the Gypsy read more

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I am updating My review as Amber from customer service called me today and My order was delivered 20 minutes prior to her calling. Only one person (Amber) is shipping out internet orders so she is swamped. She did say that an initial email was sent verifying my order however, it never came through. I appreciate that she called and even more thrilled that my order arrived as its a product that I cannot find anymore as its discontinued. Glad I stocked up. My review is based on my non-existent online order which was placed 6 days ago. According to the website, they ship within two days of receiving the order. I haven't even received an email notifying me that they received the order, though they obviously did since money was taken from the account I paid with. No word, no shipping notification, nada, nothing. When I tried calling, I got an answering machine and sending emails to inquire about the order, go unanswered. Never will they get another order from me. I do not recommend for online ordering. read more

Dangerous place from the moment I walk in the door. Art supplies extraordinaire. Staff that are fun AND helpful. I went in for tracing paper and came out with all kinds of art supplies -- irresistible. Stuff for me & my grandkids. Thanks Guiry's!!! read more

Given a gift card to Meininger, I bought a quart of turpenoid for $19.49 Meininger had no gray pallet paper, so I went to Guiry's to get some. There I happen to notice the same 32 oz of turpenoid for less than $12.00 read more

I went here today to support this business by spending my dollar with them, unfortunately the girl at the front was too busy on her phone to help me actually purchase anything. When I asked for help accessing the spray paint I was told to find someone I've never met before by name. She didn't move, she didn't offer to help me find this person, she didn't even point in a general direction. It was equal parts frustrating and laughable. I ended up at Ace up the road and was helped instantly, despite there being many people in the store (unlike Guiry's that had all of 3 cars in the parking lot including my own - now we know why). read more

Incorrectly mixed a gallon of paint. When I brought it back to have the error corrected the staff was rude and condescending. Accused me of switching paint. Will never return to this or any other Guiry's again. read more

I've been going to Guirys since The 70's and am a regular art supply customer. Along with supplies (and a home paint/decor section - which I haven't explored at all) Guiry's has some whimsical gift types of items for the Creatives. I love the convenient location, super helpful staff and some good art supply sales. As an artist it is refreshing to know that many of the sales staff are artists and are very knowledgeable about their merchandise, along with the art process. Guirys carries all the major brands (Daniel Smith!). If they don't have it, the staff strives to get it and promptly calls when it's in. Five stars all the way for a great, locally owned company! read more

NEW LOCATION !!!! Guiry's has a new location in its own building on 2121 South Colorado Boulevard. If you liked it before, you'll love it now. They have a wonderful space full of light. The arts and crafts section is HUGE and every aisle gives you ideas for new projects. It's also alot easier to find things. The selection of pens and mechanical pencils makes me weep. We just painted the inside of the house again this summer and got all our paint from Guiry's. The higher quality paint makes it alot easier to apply! This is one of those stores I make any excuse I can just to wonder around inside. read more

Some ladies love diamonds and pearls and all sort of platinum goodies, but this girl gets a twinkle in her eye when I head up to the handmade paper display on the second floor of this store. Going into this store is like how Charlie felt walking into the first room in Willy Wonka's chocolate factory (hell, it's probably how I would have felt walking into Wonka's factory too). First there's a few overwhelming moments where you fear you may not be able to take in all of the glistening paint swatches in front of you. Then you stop, regroup, and vow to work your way from the top to the bottom. The great thing about the Guiry's on Colorado is that it looks somewhat small from the outside, but it has 3 floors of goodies on the inside. The floors are also very well organized with different artistic sections clearly defined. I've also found the staff here to be pretty helpful and knowledgeable, which can be a godsend when you are a novice trying to determine the right kind of brush cleaner for oil paints. They will gladly take you through the department, or store, if need be and help you get all the supplies you will need to start. If you are looking for a place to go for great art supplies that's several steps up from Michael's, Guiry's is definitely the place to shop. read more

I came in to buy an adult coloring book(not a kids) for a Christmas present for my wife and I ended up finding a great book for water color painting. It didn't end there. I asked a couple questions about possibly getting a water color kit and had such great service from Ryan that, before I knew it, I was happily spending over $100 dollars for a bunch of great supplies. He explained each piece of needed supply to make a great starter kit for my wife including not letting me buy items that I didn't need and kept me from overspending on the items I did need. When I walked out of there, I felt so excited to shop there again that I almost told my wife about her presents just so I could talk about my experience. Ryan is an asset to Guiry's! This place is for the pros and beginners alike! read more

I love this store! I love paint! Aisles and aisles of paint - house, canvas, whatever paint project you are working on. I love friendly, helpful people. The kind of associates who take the time to find out what type of project you are working on to give you the best assistance possible. The location is so convenient. The prices are awesome! I would go back again and again just in the hopes of wanting someone else's creativity might rub off on me. read more

Absolutely lovely. The sales clerks were sweet and helpful, but not over bearing which I appreciated (and is contra a lot of art supplies places I've been in the past). Their selection of art supplies is vast. It puts poor Michael's to shame -- better breadth of offerings, more selection within those offerings and? Better prices! Which kind of surprised me as it's a specialty store. I didn't peruse the home painting wares, but they looked ample as well. And beyond art supplies for the adult student/DIY enthusiast (me), there was a great selection of kids' stuff. Projects to get their noodles working, activities to get even the most reluctant to participate. An ample offering of arts related gift ideas too. Easily my new favorite art supply spot in Denver. Thanks!!! read more

I went in to purchase a tracing pad and some pencils. The store was large, and had a vast selection of drawing and other art supplies. Surprisingly, the items I purchased were reasonably priced. Unfortunately the good news stops there. As I Approached the check-out counter, there was only 1 customer in front of me. The check-out merchant or machine couldn't process the payment for the customer in front of me, and the women working behind the counter, not only didn't know how to resolve it, but completely panicked. I could have been in and out of the store in less than 5 minutes. Instead it took me 20. read more

PLEASE DO NOT SUPPORT THIS COMPANY! I've had so many customer service issues with them I can't believe they are still in business. First I bought a can of pant after spending several grand on paint and they didn't out the lid on correctly and on the drive home the can tipped over and the lid came off. Paint went all over my new car. When I called to complain and ask for them to pay for the cleaning bill they told me the paint can was a design issue and this happens often! Are you kidding me? They were rude and did not want to resolve the issue. I wound up calling corporate and while they were a bit more understanding they still weren't trying really fix the situation. They wanted an estimate before committing to anything. Again lousy customer service. Next they told me I could drop off the paint cans at their store to be recycled. When I just went hey told me they were full and couldn't accept anymore paint cans. What the hell?! Why is the company still in business?! Please buy your Benjamin Moore paints from other stores in town who don't have attitudes and are customer friendly. read more

We needed blinds and draperies for our home. Deeds was absolutely terrific in helping us with this process. She gave us some terrific design choices, worked within our budget and kept on top of the delivery. Truly outstanding customer service. Darren was also terrific to work with and did the installation. Highly recommend this team! read more

I went in today To get some help with a paint mixup and I was concerned about getting things rectified but Mike Who was helping me listened to my situation and looked at the paint cans and realized it was a problem and they fixed it straight away and so appreciate his help and making things right. read more

April in the design center is such a joy to work with. This is the second home window treatments/blinds I've worked with April. She is timely with her communication, has a great eye for different spaces, and most importantly, she listens. April takes the time to really understand what your goals are and executing them in a timely manner. She's also budget friendly when helping you finish projects. I'm also impressed with her ability to work with multiple moving parts, like design, product selection, working with her other team members to create a seemless experience. Thank you April! read more

We went there today looking for various colors of paint to paint some rocks. The young lady who first helped us was great and directed us to the paint department. We went to that counter and stood there for more than five minutes while four or five employees milled behind and around the counter - some were helping other customers but at no point did anybody even say something as simple as "We'll be right with you." or "Have you been helped yet?". It was our first visit and this place really needs help in terms of customer service skills. We won't be back. read more

One star is actually too much to give to this business. My wife went to buy some paints and got injured from tripping uneven floor. Nobody cared to ask how she was...all they cared was to clean up spilled paint from the incident. One of their employees also said this kind of incident happened before in the past. The store manager was very unhappy and made sure that no employees would go help my wife by saying "WE WILL NOT HELP YOU CARRY ANYTHING TO YOUR CAR". My wife walked away limping. We are considering a legal action. read more

On two separate occasions I've had bad experiences while waiting for customer service. This has only occurred at the Colorado Blvd store, not at any other. I was waiting in line, it was not busy and no one was making eye contact. Finally a regular came in and was taken ahead of everyone there. Those of us in line looked at each other, I put my order back and walked out. A few months later I went in again, and experienced bad customer service again and that was it for me. It was a sudden reminder of why I hadn't been back in a few months. If there were 2.5 stars I probably would have posted that because not all my experiences there have been bad - probably 2 out of 6. Now when I do go to Guiry's, I only go to the downtown location. They are consistent and helpful. read more

I've lived in Denver a long time, and as an artist, Guiry's on S. Colorado Blvd. is my favorite art supply store. If they don't have what I need, the friendly employee's always do their best to get it from another store or order it. Thanks! read more

I went there yesterday to look for a book that the other Guiry's in downtown looked up in their computer and said would be at the Colorado Blvd store. I asked for help in finding the books and was directed to that section. I looked for the book and was having trouble finding it so asked two clerks (who were chatting) for help. I let them know that I was looking for a book on composition that the other store looked up and said would be there. The clerk said that what she had was on the shelf. I asked her what section it might be in as there wasn't one on composition. She then started explaining to me that there probably wasn't a book on composition, but composition would be included in basic art books. I asked her if she could look it up in the computer and she said that it wouldn't be there unless the word composition was in the title. I explained that I was at the other Guiry's and they indeed said there was a book with composition in the title. She then complained about the other store not calling her and resentfully went off to look it up in her computer. She eventually found the book. Her unwillingness to give me any kind of help in the first place and her condescension and then eventual resentful help was way less than good service. read more

I won't purchase anything from Guiry's, nor will I ever. Their business practices of putting local guys out of business is something I just can't support. Plus, a lot of their paint is garbage read more

This review is for Guirys - my go to store for art supplies and paint - but specifically for resident interior designer, Jane. Jane is so talented. She has an expert eye for color distinctions, is knowledgeable of color installations (how each color looked in actual homes), has brilliant thoughts on application and placement, and is all around an awesome person to bounce ideas off. If you're a designer selecting Ben Moore colors or if you're doing your own work, make sure to make and appointment with Jane! read more