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Jill's Paint
3534 Larga Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90039
USA
Phone: 323-664-9067
Fax: 323-664-9068
website

This is what Peg McCloud, owner of Jill’s Paint had to say in our short web interview:

Q: Tell us about yourself?
A: I'm the owner of Jill’s Paint, the Los Angeles neighborhood paint store where customers are offered samples from a 60-bottle, temperature controlled refrigerator full of cabernets, merlots, and chardonnays from Napa Valley vineyards. I grew up in a small town so I wanted the store to have that small-town atmosphere of hospitality. It’s all very casual. We’ll offer a customer a glass of wine and if they like it and want to talk about it, I’m more than willing to do that. We want to be like an old-fashioned paint store in a small town. If I have my way, there will always be a wine bar in the store.

Blending my professional life with my longtime obsession with wine was a natural evolution for me, I attended the University of California at Davis -- one of the top winemaking schools in the country -- where Louis Martini’s granddaughter was my college roommate.
After graduating from UC Davis and earning a master’s degree in psychology from Humboldt State, I shifted gears, turning my summer stints as a housepainter into a successful painting and restoration business.

Our business is roughly 30% contractors and 70% homeowners. Decorators already know about good paint; we’re here to educate home owners and contractors to the merits of using better paint. The environmentally friendly paints contain lower levels of VOC, which reduce the harsh smell associated with lower-quality paints. Benjamin Moore’s newest lines are typical in that respect. It’s an extremely durable, low odor paint that’s often used in hospitals. Fine Paints of Europe are similarly low in VOC and the American Clay Natural Earth Plasters offer fantastic environmental benefits allowing you to earn up to eight LEED credits.

Go to the web site, jillspaint.net to view a current list of products and special events happening at the store.

Q: How long have you represented American Clay?
A: We have represented American Clay for almost 4 years.

Q: What do you like the most about American Clay products?
A: We like that the American Clay product is a “green” product. This helps to differentiate us from other retail paint stores and helps us to give our customers options that other stores cannot offer, especially products that are environmentally friendly.

Q: What do your applicators say about the product?
A: Our applicators really like the product.

Q: Who are your best customers?
A: The best customers are the ones who have seen the American Clay product in person. Once they do, they understand what a beautiful and unique product it is.

Q: What has made you successful with American Clay?
A: What really helps us in selling American Clay is when Carol does presentations in person such as with ASID and the booths at the Dwell and Alt Build Shows.