Gateway Paint Center

06/25/2026

I often hear “she’s really good at color” I’m flattered but it slightly diminishes my skill set.

What I spend most of my time on isn’t just helping someone choose a pretty shade—it’s helping them understand what’s going to happen after that color hits the wall.

That’s where the real decisions are made anyway.
Is it going to turn gray? Is the white going to read yellow? Which lightbulbs should I buy?

I’m not an interior designer, and I don’t pretend to be one. I’m a paint store owner with years of education in color theory, undertones, saturation, value etc. but also in substrates, coatings, primers, and how they interact in the real world.

A color can be perfect on a chip and completely wrong on a surface. Just like the wrong product applied to a surface will cause a major headache!!

My job is to make sure I teach you the why behind everything in paint!

06/24/2026

Try a softer hue of “black” it’s stunning IRL!
Gateway Paint Center Benjamin Moore

06/23/2026

✨Story Time✨
How Gateway Paint Center was Built

Four years ago, if you had asked us what our “together business” goal was, the answer would have been:

Help people.
Learn more.
Work hard.
Build a store we could be proud of.

At that time, Heath had already went out on his on from a construction company and started a painting business on his own and stayed true with Benjamin Moore products.

We weren't store owners at that time, I had come on to help out on the weekends after starting my new education in color consulting.

For several years we were simply trying to find our place in the paint industry.

I had Benjamin Moore color consulting bags and my own set up for helping him paint.

For us, we saw something different that we liked more, Shop keepers is what I call it.

Heath had went to college for retail business management and had been GM’s of worldwide known corporations in the sporting and men’s clothing industry years ago,

I loved the idea of operating a shop and had dreamed of something in that realm my whole life. But I never thought I’d be in paint.

We took a chance when we could but at the time selling Benjamin Moore was unattainable for the area we wanted to be in.

So we welcome the opportunity to sell other paint brands. Looking back it’s amazing how much we have learned about so many companies.

We hit the pavement hard promoting learning and sharing color advice, talked about paint, application, the different brands, products, answering questions, and trying to help homeowners and contractors make confident decisions.

✨ Then one day it was time for us to pivot.

We had revisited Benjamin Moore and found out that if we were willing to make some changes, we could move forward with the brand we wanted four years prior.

Then something unexpected happened.
As we began the process of becoming a Benjamin Moore retailer, we started meeting people from across the company and from independent paint stores around the country. More than once, someone would say, "Oh, we know who you are."

Honestly, I was stunned.
For years, I had no idea that people beyond our local community were following our journey.

That experience taught me something important: you never really know who's watching your work.

Sometimes the opportunities that change your life aren't created in a single moment.

They're built quietly over years of showing up, helping people, learning your craft, and doing the work when nobody is applauding.

Gateway Paint Center didn't happen overnight.

It was years in the making.
And we're incredibly grateful to finally be here.

📸Here’s a few pics from the past!📸

06/23/2026

06/22/2026

✨Paint Counter Confession:
Every now and then someone asks us to prove why Benjamin Moore is worth considering.

And honestly? A paint company doesn't build a reputation over 100 years by asking people to take its word for it.

It earns that reputation one homeowner, one painter, one contractor, and one project at a time.

You don't have to like Benjamin Moore.
You don't have to buy Benjamin Moore.

But before you decide it isn't for you, at least give it the same chance you'd give anything else.

Around here, we don't expect people to believe the label on the can.

We'd rather let the product, the results, and the experience speak for themselves.

That's why we keep inviting people to come in, ask questions, compare products, and decide for themselves.

Paint Counter Confession:
The best paint debates usually end the same way—on a wall, not on Facebook.

06/21/2026

Before we automatically reach for bright white paint and black trim, let's at least have a conversation.

Not because painted brick is wrong. It isn't.
But because every house deserves its own personality, and sometimes I think we're skipping over a lot of beautiful options on our way to the same white-and-black formula.

And can we talk about how that much contrast somehow makes every speck of dirt on a sidewalk stand out from space?

🧱First picture is what they are thinking of doing for resale value

🧱Second picture is my rendering for what I’d suggest!

✨what looks best in your opinion?
Theirs or mine? Comment below!!

06/21/2026

Happy Father’s Day from Gateway Paint Center! Enjoy your day!!

06/20/2026

Ever notice you're drawn to certain colors in your wardrobe?

That's because the colors that complement you personally often feel just as beautiful in your home.

When color works on you, it usually works around you too."
Wear your best colors. Live in them too.

✨Here’s the shoes I wore today and the paint color that was a perfect match!!
✨I’ll list the name of the color in my comments!!
🍨☕️🍂🪴
Gateway Paint Center Benjamin Moore

06/20/2026

Messy hair!! Who Cares!! We still have a few of those Ben Moore Buckets filled with lots of goodies!

Any Purchase today only get you the bucket it doesn’t matter if you buy a putty, knife or 10 gallons of paint!!

06/20/2026

Thinking about a new color? Now is the perfect time to test it.

Benjamin Moore Paint Samples and Woodluxe Stain Samples are just $2.99 this Saturday, June 20.

Available exclusively at Gateway Paint Center in Simpsonville while supplies last.