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January 2, 2024January 2, 2024

Starting 2024 off with(out) a plan!

Happy New Year! I’m seeing several emails about New Year goals and ambitions. For years, I was that way too. Setting all the goals and accomplishing most of them! I’m not sure if it’s because of age or this stage of life. While I do have goals for the year, it’s not like years past. You’re probably wondering what this has to do with construction/design/Phillips Tile & Stone. Well, I’m getting there…

For years, Trevor and I had remodeling projects of our own going on. A little back story that our kids enjoy, Trevor proposed to me in the house he bought in hopes we would live there as newlyweds. I say this often, but it truly was a thing only God could have planned. Trevor proposed and we decided a short engagement of three months was it! So, in that amount of time, Trevor bought a fixer upper, we planned a wedding, he gutted the basement, I planned a honeymoon and also got a new job. It was a whirly three months! For most, it might have seemed outrageous. But we did it. That’s about how the years went. We started Phillips Tile & Stone, had our first kid, had a second kid, that child had emergency heart surgery as a 2-week-old, I ran a marathon and finished my master’s degree, Trevor grew the company, and we had four more children. All by God’s grace and strength, did we do any of that!

I understand goals. I love goal setting! I’m motivated when hearing other’s goals and plans! But this is where the tides turn. 2024 feels different. Yes, we will continue to install beautiful spaces for our wonderful clients. Yes, we will continue to back up our work. Yes, we will continue to grow the company in ways that make sense. 2024 feels like the year we work hard, without huge goals in mind and pray for clarity on the direction God wants us to go. Perhaps that is what we should have gone from the beginning. I’m hopeful going into 2024 as I pray the Lord guides and directs us in family life, business life, church life and homeschool life. That’s a lot of life to be happening, and we are thankful for it all!

This year Trevor and I both turn 40 and we celebrate 15 years of marriage. It’s quite a different feel to walk into a year, waiting/praying for direction. When I remember all the ways God has planned out life events better than I could have, it brings a unique peace. So, my friends. Happy New Year! We are so glad you’re a part of this Phillips Tile & Stone community. We are curiously expectant to see how the year unfolds.

Here is a picture of us on our wedding day, back in 2009. Who else remembers it snowing on October 10th in 2009?

February 12, 2021February 11, 2021

The Facts

Is it safe to assume, we all enjoy getting to know more about a company and a little bit about it’s backstory? I’ve been told it’s never safe to assume, however, there are some new faces around here and that means a short introduction to our small business. Here are a few facts about Phillips Tile & Stone you might not know!

-Our company was created during the height of the recession in 2010. Yes, that was a nail biting time to create a company, however, a true entrepreneur creates what they do not find.

-Does anyone remember the year 2010? Because of the time when our company was created, we never took out any loans to create Phillips Tile & Stone so we have slowly grown. As business owners, we have felt all the feels as we navigate a recession and a pandemic. We are thankful. There isn’t any other word for it. Thankful.

-Those early years we relied solely on word of mouth marketing. Our clients are the best and continue to be the best!! Do you want to know something interesting? Roughly 70% of our projects are STILL from word of mouth referrals, that is incredible. YOU all are amazing! We will say it again, our clients are the best.

-We are a family business. We are a husband and wife team with a talented construction crew and incredible sub contractors.

-As a small business, we adore being able to create jobs for our community. Do you know of a talented craftsman looking for a career? Send them our way!

-We value excellent craftsmanship and integrity. One Hundred Percent.

-To say we are grateful for the opportunity to serve Omaha and the surrounding areas, would be putting it mildly. It makes our hearts burst knowing the past 10.5 years we’ve had the honor of creating beautiful spaces our clients love!

As you get to know our small business we hope you hear gratitude and a desire to continue making our small business BETTER. For our clients and our employees. We consider it an honor to serve you!

#PhillipsTileStone

July 11, 2020July 11, 2020

Vote for the Mom & Pop Shop!

It’s important to us, that future clients see and notice our quality craftsmanship, our customer service and our commitment to making your project go as smooth as possible. What our company also wants perspective clients to notice is our commitment to our team and to family. Family is at the root of everything we do. Our company would be honored to create a space for your family to thrive in!

Our company is entered in the Best of Omaha and we would appreciate your votes! Here is the link and our Quick Vote Code is 35166

Thank you for allowing us this privilege of serving Omaha for the past 10 years!

http://www.BestofOmaha.com/35166

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June 15, 2020June 22, 2020

10 Year Business Anniversary & GIVEAWAY

First of all, THANK YOU for allowing us to serve you these last 10 years. It has been our privilege to create beautiful spaces you love!

In June of 2010, as the job market was dwindling and the economy was tanking. Phillips Tile & Stone was born. Trevor had his first project the very weekend I was a matron of honor in a dear friend’s wedding. Her anniversary helps me remember the exact day otherwise we might not have remembered. So thanks for getting married Jason and Alisha! Love you guys! Happy 10 year wedded anniversary to you both, too!

We’ve slowly grown over the years. I guess you could say we learned about business as we were in business. Our logo was created 3 years later in 2013 by a sweet woman from our church. The Versailles tile pattern used on there was intentional as it was Michelle’s first Mother’s Day gift from Trevor. When we celebrated 5 years as a company, we were pleasantly shocked! To us, 5 years was huge! At year 7 Michelle finally sat down, with a newborn baby in her arms and created a website. All the while Trevor was hustling at creating masterpieces for our wonderful clients. In year 9 we become an LLC and officially added Michelle as a co-owner, another exciting milestone. We are so thankful for the business owners, home owners, fellow craftsman, designers, friends and family we’ve been able to assist along the way. It’s an honor we hold very dearly. Never in our dreams would we have imagined this would be how we put food on the table but we are loving the adventure!

To celebrate, we are having a giveaway on our business Instagram AND Facebook accounts! We hope you join in on the fun. If you haven’t figured this out yet, we appreciate you all so much!

Here is our Facebook post to enter!

Here is the Instagram post to enter! ((This giveaway is closed))

https://www.instagram.com/p/CBdKSCkBVE3/?igshid=2sme3bcf0qmk