The 10 Best Hardware Stores in Kentucky! By
Penny Fox
There’s something special about a small mom and pop hardware store. There’s an attention to detail, a personalized service that you just won’t find anywhere else. The excellent local hardware stores of Kentucky will help you out with any kind of home improvement project you might be working on. Here are our favorites.
1. Florence Hardware, Florence, KY
Carrying a full line of products and services that include automotive, cleaning, electrical, plumbing, and paint supplies, building material, electronics, hand tools, and even food, Florence Hardware in Florence, Kentucky, is your one-stop shop for all things hardware. You can trust name brands like Reese, Polyblend, Scotchguard, Steel City, Stilletto, and RCA, all available here. Specials are available often, and you can request contract terms or set up an account to make purchasing easier.
2. Dieruf Hardware & Rental Center, Louisville, KY
No matter what you’re working on, Dieruf Hardware & Rental Center can help you. Located in Louisville, Kentucky, this family-owned hardware store prides itself on keeping the same values, good service, and fair prices that have been around since the original store was started in 1946, making it the oldest in the city. The addition of the tool and equipment rental center has increased business significantly in addition to the lawn and garden supplies and household supplies (cleaning, painting, plumbing, and electrical). Featuring Cabot brand lawn care products and stains, you can also find Channelock, Phillips, Simple Green, and many more trusted national brands. Open Monday through Friday.
3. Chevy Chase Hardware, Lexington, KY
Known as the only hardware store in Lexington, Chevy Chase Hardware has been in business since 1946, and offers the same quality service and reasonable prices as it always has. Open every day, this family-owned store is an icon in this community, often stocking items that can’t be found at larger hardware stores. With no desire to just sell you something because they can, you’ll find knowledgeable and helpful sales people who can help you find what you need without spending a fortune.
4. J-Town Hardware and Rental, Louisville, KY
J-Town Hardware and Rental in Louisville, Kentucky, is more than just a hardware store. A hardware store in operation since 1938, they’re a one-stop shop where you can find nationally recognized and trusted brands that you can depend on for auto, home, and outdoor supplies, they also have tool repair services, a garden center, animal feed, and are a USPS Contract Postal Unit. What more could you ask for? Open every day.
5. Brownsboro Hardware & Paint, Louisville and Prospect, KY
Open every day to serve the needs of the local community, Brownsboro Hardware & Paint is committed to offering the best customer service, the best prices, and the best products around. With trusted products like Yeti, Stihl, Weber, and Benjamin Moore, this locally-owned store has been around since 1960 and is one of the largest stores in the Louisville area. With a firm belief in giving back to the community they serve, everyone at the store supports efforts like the Adopt-a-Mile Program. They’re received numerous awards and recognitions like an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau, and “Best Hardware Store in Kentucky” by Home Center News.
6. Watts Home Center, La Grange, KY
With an eye on growing the business to better serve their customers, Independent Hardware & Lumber Rental in La Grange, Kentucky, is expanding. Set to open a brand new store under the name Watts Home Center, they’ll offer the same excellent service and quality products that they always have. Until the new store opens, it will be business as usual with hours every day except Sunday, and the same trusted brands like National Hardware, Midwest, Milwaukee, and Channelock, and other services like the design department and tool and equipment rental.
7. Ferguson, Bowling Green, KY
If you’re looking at a plumbing job, you want the best resources available, whether that’s people who can give you sound, reliable advice or products like Grohe, Pfister, and Moen that are well-known for quality. Located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, Ferguson is the largest supplier of the resources you need for that kind of project. Besides having products that you can buy, if you need contracting services to help you finish the job, they have that, too. Ferguson also carries a full line of lighting fixtures and fans, tools, and cleaning supplies. With additional locations around the state, each store is independently owned and operated.
8. Don’s Lumber, Multiple locations
With the original store in Vine Grove, Kentucky, Don’s Lumber has been so successful because of the way they treat their customers in the 25 years they’ve been in business, they’ve been able to expand into two additional locations in Elizabethtown and Greensburg. This popular family-owned hardware store keeps professional service, trusted products, and great prices at the heart of everything it does. You’ll find experienced professionals who are happy to help you with your project. And if you need services like key cutting, lock services, paint matching, lawnmower repair, and tool or equipment rental, they can help with that, too.
9. Klingenberg’s Hardware & Paint, Covington, KY
An independent hardware store located in Covington, Kentucky, Klingenberg’s Hardware & Paint has been operating since 1922. With a second store in Latonia, Kentucky, both places are part of the legacy that came out of the dream to have a business that would support family, the community, build faith, and strengthen relationships. Part of the Do it Best group of international retailers with a network of over 3,800 stores. You get that small-town hardware store feel with the ability to find exactly what you need. Open Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. until 7 p.m.
10. Stratton Lumber & Hardware Co., Nicholasville, KY
Ever since the doors opened in 1947, Stratton Lumber & Hardware Co. in Nicholasville, Kentucky has been a leading provider for building materials and everything needed to complete building projects. Founded on principles of hard work, honest answers, and fair prices, not much has changed over the years except the size of the inventory and number of name brand products carried in the store. Open Monday through Saturday, you can talk to folks who can help you select the right tools, equipment, and supplies to make your project easier, no matter what the size.
