The Paint Party Studio - Hammer & Stain Central Jersey

Had my sons birthday party here and it was amazing! The owner is so sweet and kind. Everyone had a great time. Great kid activities. Definitely recommend!!!
Feb 11th, 2024

Jan 18th, 2024

Accepted an invite to hand knit a Cozy Chunky Blanket with a group of friends at Hammer & Stain. What a variety of beautiful colors to choose from and super soft! Hostesses Tara & Adriana warmly welcomed us in, patiently guided and showed us how to proceed, and were always available to help without being "in your face". Had a terrific time and eager to make more blankets (or scarves)!!
Feb 17th, 2023

I hate to give 2 stars because the event was a great experience but I am also concered about the health of patrons painting wine glasses with whatever is used to cure them. Sorry, this is long winded.... My mother and I attended a wine glass class in April. They came out beautifully. I went a few days letter to pick them up but the resin was taking forever to dry. They were kind enough to deliver them to my mother's house because we lived far from their Flemington location. When delivered to my mother's they had much of the paper bag they were delivered in stuck to the sides. This is maybe 3 or 4 days later and they were still tacky. I finally decided to maybe try washing them to see if that would help. No, it made it worse! These are not safe to drink from and I don't feel comfortable with the fact that this is a product sold to patrons. Please do not take this class if available again. $60 wasted!!! Why are these items not tested before sold to class members? If they were, surely they would have known better than to continue with the resin product used. See photos attached. First is while rotating to dry. Last photo is after I attempted to wash them.
Jun 13th, 2023

I had the worst customer service experience in my life here. The owner, Tara, tried to force me to pay her $150 if I didnt have 10 people /projects booked 6 days PRIOR to the date she originally told me. She also stated that people can come 30 minutes early to set up/decorate prior to my private event. The day of my party, she texted that folks can come 15 minutes early. They were on their way there already and Tara advised me to have them sit in their car and she will text me when she was ready I understand her previous party couldve ran over but she LOCKED THE DOORS AND SHUT THE LIGHTS WHEN my 80 year mother came to the studio and found the place was closed. They all panicked as I had 16 ladies coming for a party. It happened to be 94 degrees that day and my guests were standing outside with food, drinks and decorations. When I arrived, Tara never once said hi to me, congratulations, nice to meet you, nothing. My guests noticed her blatantly ignoring me when I asked for her assistance. And many thought she was very rude, disrespectful and clearly had no sense of customer service. Tara rushed us out prior to the event ending and wound up throwing a few silver serving utensils away. She didnt have the tray handles, which we understood, but when I asked her about helping these guests with the handles if needed, Tara indicated they had to assemble them on their own,,,and she never gave them screws with the handles !! Tara never offered to take a group photo with our projects, matter of fact, my guests felt like they were getting thrown outOne positive, and only one, Her assistant, Adriana, was a true delight. She was friendly, bubbly and extremely helpful. I will never host anything at this place again. It was truly a horrible experience and poor business!
Jan 4th, 2023