About Us

 Jim has been painting Northeast Ohio for over 20 years!
Jim put himself through high school and college painting homes in the area. He attended St. Christopher grade school in Rocky River and went on to graduate from St. Ignatius High School. He earned a Bachelors Degree in Business from the University of Dayton as well as an MBA from Cleveland State University. After holding Management positions in Finance in both Houston and Chicago, Jim returned to Cleveland to follow his entrepreneurship dream. Thanks to his loyal and growing client base, Colors by Design enjoys continued success year after year! 

 1. Professionalism. Meet us and see the difference. We are painting professionals committed to the investment of your home. Our employees are hired not only because they are excellent painters but also because they are people that you will feel comfortable with in your home.
  

2. Service. Colors by Design excels at service, from color consultation and estimates, to going over the completed job and finishing the touch up list. Much of our work is repeat business from satisfied customers.
  

3. Value. Full Value for every dollar's worth of business you give us. We believe in treating you the same way we would like to be treated as customers. Your satisfaction is absolutely essential to us.
 

4. Knowledge. Courteous, helpful answers to all inquiries about services or products. We understand you have many questions about your project and we are here to answer them!
   

5. Creativity. Experts in creative faux finishing, striping, design and color consultations. See the portfolio tab our this site for the creative work we are capable of!
 

6. Accountable. Colors by Design is a fully insured home and commercial painting contractor. We provide our workers with safe equipment and educate them in safe working habits.
 

7. Experience. Colors by Design has a highly trained and experienced crew. We have over 30 years combined experience painting the Greater Cleveland area.
 

8. Quality. We supply and use only the top of line paints. We also stay on the cutting edge of environmentally safe painting products to insure you are receiving the safest coatings available.
 

9. Clean. We take special care in keeping your home clean during our work. Clean up is done daily, as well as at the completion of our work.
 

10. Reliable. We take pride in delivering a quality job, on time, as promised. We have the crew and equipment to handle your job, promptly and professionally.