Big Dreams Studio

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+1 203-276-0287
www.bigdreamsstudio.com
Level (Entrance in Back), 77 S Bedford Rd, Stamford, CT 06901, USA
Hours

Monday 10:00 AM - 8:30 PM

Tuesday 10:00 AM - 8:30 PM

Wednesday 10:00 AM - 8:30 PM

Thursday 10:00 AM - 8:30 PM

Friday 10:00 AM - 8:30 PM

Saturday 10:00 AM - 8:30 PM

Sunday 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Big Dreams Studio Introduce

Welcome to Big Dreams Studio, where your vision of body art becomes reality. Nestled in the heart of Stamford, Connecticut, we pride ourselves on offering a welcoming environment for those seeking custom tattoo designs, body modifications, and exceptional aftercare services.

Our team of experienced artists is dedicated to creating unique, personalized tattoos that reflect your individuality. Whether you're considering your first tattoo or adding to an existing collection, our studio provides the expertise and creativity to bring your ideas to life.

At Big Dreams Studio, we understand the importance of health and safety in our craft. Our priority is ensuring a clean and safe environment for all clients, adhering strictly to professional standards. We take pride in maintaining up-to-date licensing and certifications, reflecting our commitment to excellence in both artistry and customer care.

What sets Big Dreams Studio apart is our diverse portfolio of tattoo styles, from traditional to modern designs, and our ability to collaborate closely with clients to achieve their desired results. Our services include custom tattoos, body modifications, touch-ups, and aftercare guidance, ensuring your tattoo's longevity and satisfaction.

For new clients, we offer special promotions to introduce you to our work. Whether you're a first-time tattoo enthusiast or a seasoned collector, we aim to make your experience with us memorable and enjoyable.

Location: Stamford, Connecticut
Hours: Monday-Friday: 10 AM - 7 PM; Saturday: 9 AM - 6 PM
Services: Custom Tattoos, Body Modifications, Touch-Ups, Aftercare
Specialty: Collaborative Design Approach for Personalized Results

We understand that visiting a tattoo studio can be intimidating, but our goal is to make your experience as comfortable and enjoyable as possible. Our artists are not only skilled in their craft but also approachable and ready to listen to your ideas.

Customer feedback highlights the loyalty of our clientele, with many returning clients praising our attention to detail and commitment to quality. One client shared:

"I had no intention of ever writing this review. I also had no intention of contacting the board of health nor the Stamford building inspector. Kaleb insisted on pursuing a confrontation so now I will be doing all of those things."

While every studio has room for improvement, we are dedicated to enhancing our services based on client feedback and industry best practices.

Big Dreams Studio is more than just a tattoo shop; it's a community of artists and clients who share a passion for body art. We look forward to welcoming you and helping you bring your tattoo vision to life.

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Reviews

Aug 14, 2023

I have been going here for the last three years. And honestly I will tell you I will not get a tattoo anywhere else. My tattoo artist Chris in this establishment not only respects me but always makes sure I’m satisfied before and after my tattoo. I put all my trust in him. I even bring my children to get their work done by him. They already have tattoos lined up with him. ☺️☺️☺️
Aug 08, 2023

Four artists share this open room and each occupied a corner. As I sat there waiting with only one wall and 2 corners of the room to look at, I spotted at least 5 building code violations. Multiple missing ceiling tiles showing exposed wiring. Open ceiling tiles with the leaking drain pipes right above my artist work station. 120v live outlets with no wall plate and devices plugged into them. NEC Electrical code 410.22“In a completed installation, each outlet box shall be provided with a cover unless covered by means of a luminaire canopy, lampholder, receptacle that covers the box or is provided with a faceplate, or similar device”. A junction box with exposed wires with no wall plate. Extension cords resting on an open radiator with no cover. An extension cord plugged into an outlet on the inside ran through the AC to plug something in outside. My artist was named Kaleb. Kaleb sat us down and immediately turned his back to us and began drawing. Kaleb took 2.5 hours to draw 2 lego figures that were already designed for him. I recognize that the artist needs to take the design and tweak it as well as transfer it to a tattoo-able design but 2.5 hours is much longer then I’ve ever waited for that process. When Kaleb was finally done with his masterpiece he swung around and stood up. Our small corner was filled with smell of Kaleb’s sweaty manhood seeping through his basketball shorts. Kaleb gets me set-up on the table and we get started. Kaleb is heavy handed. Pain does not have to be a part of the experience. It’s also probably why your lines are so blown out, blotchy and inconsistent. Kaleb also cannot spit and chew at the same time. When the artist across the room converses with him he stops tattooing and talks for 4 or 5 minutes at a time then goes back to tattooing. The phone rings and Kaleb jumps up to answer confirming he is available to take another client. Kaleb answers the phone with his gloves on, a smear of tattoo ointment on the back of one. Kaleb returns to tattoo me and proceeds business as usual without changing his gloves or washing his hands. I leave as fast as can. The right side pants outline is almost twice as thick as the left side. Also, both sides are not straight and clean due to them being blown out. The hands are two different sizes. That right hand man, talk about inconsistent lines. The inner circle of the left hand, woah. The two shoulders are in completely different places. What is on the top right of the jacket? The lapel? A strand of hair? It’s hard to tell. Left side of the jacket is a little wavy. I see you struggle to color in the lines on the top of the hair there. Kaleb, I had no intention of ever writing this review. You insisted on pursuing some weird ego driven confrontation with my wife instead of just literally saying nothing. Kaleb, instead of trying to address and rectify a bad review, you attack and blame the client. You also expressed how this is your career and a bad review will impact your life. You are so right, this is your career. The fact that you are willing to provide a service in a shop with health and safety violations everywhere is a negative reflection on you. Don’t blame me for your complacency. Also, Kaleb it looks to me like your tattoo license expired in 2021. So you tattooed both of us without having us sign a waiver with a lapsed license. Is that our fault too? To the business owner: It is shops like this that give a bad name to the tattoo community. Society has enough irrational reasons to not like tattoo shops, tattooers, and tatooees. Don’t add to the negative stigma. I truly understand how difficult operating a business can be. I know you can tattoo and be a business owner but you need to be a business owner first and right now your business needs some TLC. As I said before I had no intention of writing this review. I also had no intention of contacting the board of health nor the Stamford building inspector. Kaleb insisted on pursuing a confrontation so now I will be doing all of those things.
Aug 06, 2023

I am honestly so appalled by my experience at Big Dreams Studio. It was more like a nightmare. The shop itself is a complete health code violation. There’s no better way to put it, it was dirty, unsanitary, uncomfortable, and hot with trash cans overflowing with garbage. I stood in a puddle of water from the leaking toilet and flicked the light switch with no faceplate that was held together by duct tape while in open toed shoes. Electrical cables were exposed, extension cords were resting on an open radiator, and multiple ceiling tiles were missing showing off what was likely leaking drain pipes. I understand you probably don’t own the property and maybe feel as if it is the property owner’s responsibility to take care of these things but as a business owner it is your responsibility to make sure your business is safe and your patrons are not put in harms way. A simple trip to Home Depot can easily fix these very apparent building code violations. Pack of ceiling tiles is 75$. Toilet flush handle is about 5$. Plates for all 5 or 6 of your unplated electrical outlets is about 5$. I think a shop with multiple signs boasting about its shop minimum and the need to tip can afford to create a clean, safe and comfortable environment for their patrons. The space was incredibly small and cluttered. There was no privacy. I have gotten tattooed at a cleaner shop in Mexico to really put it in perspective for you. Public bathrooms are cleaner than this tattoo shop. Just sweep the floors once a day and mop twice a week. It’s summer time, don’t leave trash cans that are overflowing just laying around. A fly landing on me while I’m getting tattooed is not cool. Please do better. After waiting almost three hours for the artist to draw up the design I was tempted to just walk out and I wish I did. If the work that was produced was exceptional then I could accept the negative experience but looking closer at the pictures of the tattoos I am so disappointed. I can take accountability for struggling to control my involuntary twitches due to the location of the tattoo. At first I attributed the inconsistent line work to my movements but after looking at my husband’s similar tattoo design in the same location and knowing he didn’t move nearly as much as I did, his tattoo doesn’t look much better than mine. Blown out with wonky lines. This was supposed to be a nice day spent together celebrating our two year wedding anniversary but instead I felt trapped and suffocated in a disgusting basement. The cherry on top of this whole situation is that it was wildly overpriced. I feel completely ripped off. If I only wasted my time and was out just 100$ then I wouldn’t be writing this but the amount of money I spent on these disappointing and mediocre tattoos is just absurd. If a partial refund could be issued I would deeply appreciate it. I am an avid tattoo getter and have been tattooed by people of all shapes and sizes, in different countries around the world, but never have I ever had such a horrible experience than I did today. It hurts me to speak so poorly of an artist and shop but I think the only way for me to get over this awful day was to write this review. I hope to save someone else from feeling the way I do right now. All of the good reviews blessing this business with 4.6 stars mention Jonny Metropolis. I don’t know who this person is but I can assure you I did not encounter him today and that the quality of this shop is no longer the same.
Nov 05, 2023

I had tattoo that was done by Kaleb and not only was he very professional he was very flexible with what I needed and wanted to get done. Highly recommend this tattoo shop. Kaleb did a Awesome Lotus tattoo for me and I am very very happy with it
Jan 18, 2022

Got a full sleeve done by jonny.Metropolis , takes his time & give his full attention on detail ... nobody else i would let do my tattoos & recommend his services to everyone i know ... I drive about 3 hrs just to get his tattoos . So anyone looking for great hands & straight clean lines jonny.Metropolis is your guy 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽

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Aug 14, 2023

I have been going here for the last three years. And honestly I will tell you I will not get a tattoo anywhere else. My tattoo artist Chris in this establishment not only respects me but always makes sure I’m satisfied before and after my tattoo. I put all my trust in him. I even bring my children to get their work done by him. They already have tattoos lined up with him. ☺️☺️☺️

Aug 08, 2023

Four artists share this open room and each occupied a corner. As I sat there waiting with only one wall and 2 corners of the room to look at, I spotted at least 5 building code violations. Multiple missing ceiling tiles showing exposed wiring. Open ceiling tiles with the leaking drain pipes right above my artist work station. 120v live outlets with no wall plate and devices plugged into them. NEC Electrical code 410.22“In a completed installation, each outlet box shall be provided with a cover unless covered by means of a luminaire canopy, lampholder, receptacle that covers the box or is provided with a faceplate, or similar device”. A junction box with exposed wires with no wall plate. Extension cords resting on an open radiator with no cover. An extension cord plugged into an outlet on the inside ran through the AC to plug something in outside. My artist was named Kaleb. Kaleb sat us down and immediately turned his back to us and began drawing. Kaleb took 2.5 hours to draw 2 lego figures that were already designed for him. I recognize that the artist needs to take the design and tweak it as well as transfer it to a tattoo-able design but 2.5 hours is much longer then I’ve ever waited for that process. When Kaleb was finally done with his masterpiece he swung around and stood up. Our small corner was filled with smell of Kaleb’s sweaty manhood seeping through his basketball shorts. Kaleb gets me set-up on the table and we get started. Kaleb is heavy handed. Pain does not have to be a part of the experience. It’s also probably why your lines are so blown out, blotchy and inconsistent. Kaleb also cannot spit and chew at the same time. When the artist across the room converses with him he stops tattooing and talks for 4 or 5 minutes at a time then goes back to tattooing. The phone rings and Kaleb jumps up to answer confirming he is available to take another client. Kaleb answers the phone with his gloves on, a smear of tattoo ointment on the back of one. Kaleb returns to tattoo me and proceeds business as usual without changing his gloves or washing his hands. I leave as fast as can. The right side pants outline is almost twice as thick as the left side. Also, both sides are not straight and clean due to them being blown out. The hands are two different sizes. That right hand man, talk about inconsistent lines. The inner circle of the left hand, woah. The two shoulders are in completely different places. What is on the top right of the jacket? The lapel? A strand of hair? It’s hard to tell. Left side of the jacket is a little wavy. I see you struggle to color in the lines on the top of the hair there. Kaleb, I had no intention of ever writing this review. You insisted on pursuing some weird ego driven confrontation with my wife instead of just literally saying nothing. Kaleb, instead of trying to address and rectify a bad review, you attack and blame the client. You also expressed how this is your career and a bad review will impact your life. You are so right, this is your career. The fact that you are willing to provide a service in a shop with health and safety violations everywhere is a negative reflection on you. Don’t blame me for your complacency. Also, Kaleb it looks to me like your tattoo license expired in 2021. So you tattooed both of us without having us sign a waiver with a lapsed license. Is that our fault too? To the business owner: It is shops like this that give a bad name to the tattoo community. Society has enough irrational reasons to not like tattoo shops, tattooers, and tatooees. Don’t add to the negative stigma. I truly understand how difficult operating a business can be. I know you can tattoo and be a business owner but you need to be a business owner first and right now your business needs some TLC. As I said before I had no intention of writing this review. I also had no intention of contacting the board of health nor the Stamford building inspector. Kaleb insisted on pursuing a confrontation so now I will be doing all of those things.

Aug 06, 2023

I am honestly so appalled by my experience at Big Dreams Studio. It was more like a nightmare. The shop itself is a complete health code violation. There’s no better way to put it, it was dirty, unsanitary, uncomfortable, and hot with trash cans overflowing with garbage. I stood in a puddle of water from the leaking toilet and flicked the light switch with no faceplate that was held together by duct tape while in open toed shoes. Electrical cables were exposed, extension cords were resting on an open radiator, and multiple ceiling tiles were missing showing off what was likely leaking drain pipes. I understand you probably don’t own the property and maybe feel as if it is the property owner’s responsibility to take care of these things but as a business owner it is your responsibility to make sure your business is safe and your patrons are not put in harms way. A simple trip to Home Depot can easily fix these very apparent building code violations. Pack of ceiling tiles is 75$. Toilet flush handle is about 5$. Plates for all 5 or 6 of your unplated electrical outlets is about 5$. I think a shop with multiple signs boasting about its shop minimum and the need to tip can afford to create a clean, safe and comfortable environment for their patrons. The space was incredibly small and cluttered. There was no privacy. I have gotten tattooed at a cleaner shop in Mexico to really put it in perspective for you. Public bathrooms are cleaner than this tattoo shop. Just sweep the floors once a day and mop twice a week. It’s summer time, don’t leave trash cans that are overflowing just laying around. A fly landing on me while I’m getting tattooed is not cool. Please do better. After waiting almost three hours for the artist to draw up the design I was tempted to just walk out and I wish I did. If the work that was produced was exceptional then I could accept the negative experience but looking closer at the pictures of the tattoos I am so disappointed. I can take accountability for struggling to control my involuntary twitches due to the location of the tattoo. At first I attributed the inconsistent line work to my movements but after looking at my husband’s similar tattoo design in the same location and knowing he didn’t move nearly as much as I did, his tattoo doesn’t look much better than mine. Blown out with wonky lines. This was supposed to be a nice day spent together celebrating our two year wedding anniversary but instead I felt trapped and suffocated in a disgusting basement. The cherry on top of this whole situation is that it was wildly overpriced. I feel completely ripped off. If I only wasted my time and was out just 100$ then I wouldn’t be writing this but the amount of money I spent on these disappointing and mediocre tattoos is just absurd. If a partial refund could be issued I would deeply appreciate it. I am an avid tattoo getter and have been tattooed by people of all shapes and sizes, in different countries around the world, but never have I ever had such a horrible experience than I did today. It hurts me to speak so poorly of an artist and shop but I think the only way for me to get over this awful day was to write this review. I hope to save someone else from feeling the way I do right now. All of the good reviews blessing this business with 4.6 stars mention Jonny Metropolis. I don’t know who this person is but I can assure you I did not encounter him today and that the quality of this shop is no longer the same.

Nov 05, 2023

I had tattoo that was done by Kaleb and not only was he very professional he was very flexible with what I needed and wanted to get done. Highly recommend this tattoo shop. Kaleb did a Awesome Lotus tattoo for me and I am very very happy with it

Jan 18, 2022

Got a full sleeve done by jonny.Metropolis , takes his time & give his full attention on detail ... nobody else i would let do my tattoos & recommend his services to everyone i know ... I drive about 3 hrs just to get his tattoos . So anyone looking for great hands & straight clean lines jonny.Metropolis is your guy 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽