Ace of the Hills in Vestavia — Ace of the Hills is located at 680 Olde Town Road. (Mary Helene Hall / Bham Now)

A vacant lot along Highway 31 that’s sat empty since a 2016 fire is now home to Ace of the Hills, a new hardware store opening at 680 Olde Town Road in Vestavia Hills, next to Chuck E. Cheese.

The store is owned by April and Chris Edwards, who also own Rainbow Paint just across the highway. After running the paint store for about four years, the couple decided the area needed more than paint.

We kind of looked up and down, and we thought we could really use a good hardware store. It’s so far to go to Home Depot or Lowe’s, and it was kind of like one thing that was missing in this area.
April Edwards, co-owner, Ace of the Hills

Rainbow Paint moves under one roof

Once they landed the lot, the Edwards decided to consolidate. Rainbow Paint has closed, and everything from that store — paint, wallpaper and window treatments — has moved into the new building alongside Ace’s full hardware lineup.

We’ve got paint, wallpaper, window treatments, like all the decorating type stuff, plus everything that Ace has now.
April Edwards

Grand opening runs September 11-13: Giveaways, food + more

Ace of the Hills celebrates its grand opening Friday, September 11 through Sunday, September 13, with food, giveaways and a raffle for three grills.

Friday, Sept. 11:
- Starting at 9AM: Free coffee from Travelin’ Tom’s Coffee Truck for the first 50 customers
- 11AM-2PM: Bama-Q TV cooking chicken wings from
Saturday, Sept. 12:
- 11AM-2PM: Weber cooking demo
Sunday, Sept. 13:
- 11AM-2PM: River Bank & Trust smoking food
- Starting at 2PM: Free Bruster’s ice cream for the first 50 kids

Raffle prizes include:

a Weber 22″ kettle grill
an Ooni Koda 2 pizza oven
a RecTeq Bullseye grill
an Ooni Koda 2 carry cover
Yeti tumblers

We’re just excited to be here and serve the community and continue serving our old customers from Rainbow Paint. We have a little bit of everything here now.
April Edwards