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Family owned in Cedar Falls since 1962 · Two stores · One service bench

Holloway Hardware Done right since 1962
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Aisles 1 and 2 · Main Street

Paint & Stain

Grace has matched forty years of faded siding. Bring a chip the size of a quarter.

Paint is mixed while you shop, matched from whatever you bring, and sold by people who have painted plenty of rooms themselves. Riverside carries the basics; the mixing counter and the full color library live on Main Street.

A customer pointing to one shade on a fan of paint color chips spread across a counter

PAINT

On the shelves

  • Interior & exterior paint, mixed while you shop
  • Stains, sealers & polyurethane
  • Brushes and rollers: the good ones and the honest cheap ones
  • Caulk, spackle, sandpaper & drop cloths
  • Spray paint, from primer gray to farm-implement red

Not on the list? We order from two regional warehouses, and most things land in 2 to 4 business days. Ask for it here.

At the bench

  • Computer color match Free

    with any quart or gallon. Bring a chip, a lid, or the drawer front itself.

  • Quart sample tint $6

    try the color on the actual wall before you commit to gallons

  • Old-can revival shake Free

    we'll tell you honestly if the can is past saving

Estimate before we start. Redo or refund if it didn't hold.

What people walk in with

Bring us the problem

  • A chip of old trim you need to match

    Grace scans it, mixes a quart, and dabs a swatch on a stir stick so you can check it in daylight before you leave.

  • A half can that's sat in the garage for years

    We put it on the shaker and take a look. If it's lumpy or sour, we say so and set it aside for county drop-off day.

  • A room you can't pick a color for

    Take three tinted quart samples home at $6 each. Paint big squares, look at them morning and night, then decide.

Who to ask for

Grace Okafor

Paint counter lead · Main Street

Twenty-three years at the paint counter and more rooms painted than she can count. Grace matches colors from a chip, a lid or a drawer front, and she teaches the Wall Repair 101 workshop.

  • Color matching
  • Sheens & primers
  • Wall repair
Meet the rest of the crew

Heard at this counter

Can you match a color from a photo?
Not well. Screens and phone cameras shift color. A real chip the size of a quarter, a cabinet door, or the old can lid gets you a true match.
Do you carry five-gallon buckets?
Yes, in both of our main paint lines. For a whole new build, the big box's contractor desk will likely beat our price, and we'll tell you so.

More questions? The full FAQ covers returns, delivery and the bench.

The whole pitch

Bring the broken thing. We'll take it from there.

The bolt, the chip of paint, the photo of the drip. Whatever you've got, bring it. Sixty-four years in, the answer is usually ten minutes and a few dollars away.

Main Street

214 Main Street · Downtown Cedar Falls

  • Monday to Friday: 7:30 am to 6:00 pm
  • Saturday: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
  • Sunday: 10:00 am to 3:00 pm

(555) 019-6222

Riverside

1080 River Road · Riverside, Cedar Falls

  • Monday to Saturday: 7:00 am to 6:00 pm
  • Sunday: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm

(555) 019-6223

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