In business since 1993. Still a perfect five stars. The last time we ran our Chooz Score analysis, Color Concepts held a perfect 5.0 rating across over 60 Google reviews, matched by 5.0 stars on Yelp. The Chooz Score's cross-platform analysis flags exactly that kind of agreement, the same rating holding steady wherever customers leave it. More than 30 years serving the Riverbend, accredited with the Better Business Bureau since 2025, and an overall Chooz Score of 87.1% round out a reputation that reads the same from every direction. Longevity like that is rare in this trade, and the reviews show why. "Color concepts did a great job, couldn't ask for better craftsmanship. Highly recommend them for any painting job! Got our job done in a very timely manner and left the job in perfect condition." - Bob H., Google Review
Read through these reviews and one name keeps surfacing, Doug. Owner Doug Gregory does the estimates himself, puts the bid in writing, then shows up on the job rather than sending a crew and disappearing. On one project he power washed and repainted a 40-year-old swimming pool right alongside his painter Shane. The skill runs deep. In a 96-year-old home with plaster walls, Doug and a crew member raised a sagging plaster ceiling more than an inch and a half back into place with bolts and washers, then replicated the original stucco texture so the repair disappeared. That's not subcontractor work, it's an owner who still swings a brush. "In the dining room, Doug & one of his crew actually raised the plaster ceiling over 1.5 inches along one entire side that was sagging." - Kevin M., Google Review
A crew scratched a customer's floor while moving the stove back, and nobody caught it until the next morning. The customer called Doug, who replaced the tile at the company's own cost, working with a local flooring store to match it, even though the invoice was already paid. There's no formal warranty program written down, but review after review shows the same instinct to come back and make things right, whether it's a missed spot or accidental damage. The Chooz Score's negative review resolution scored above the norm here, because the company doesn't go quiet when something goes wrong, it owns it and fixes it. "I called Doug and he immediately said he would make it right and worked with a local flooring store to get the tiles replaced. I really appreciated his ownership of the entire job and his quick response (even after we had already paid him)." - Bob R., Google Review
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