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Tile
City & Stone
If you were able to walk into a place where artists from
all over the world were gathered to help you select any
style and type of tile for your home or business, that
place probably would be named "Tile City and Stone."
The South Coast has its own Tile City and Stone, located
in Camarillo, Thousand Oaks and Simi Valley, complete
with thousands of square feet of showrooms and warehouses,
all displaying custom tile and stone designed and created
by artists from around the world. |
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Progressive
Insulation & Windows
Now celebrating its Silver Anniversary, Progressive Insulation
and Windows certainly has lived up to its name. Not only
have the number of Progressive locations increased, but
the once small family-run business also has progressed
into a well-organized group of professionals conducting
business in the same tradition since 1978. |
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Frontier
Marble & Granite, Inc.
Choosing
a rewarding specialty or profession in the trades comes
easily for those skilled in a craft. This fact holds true
for Randy Ribeiro, principal co-owner of Frontier Marble
& Granite, Inc. Started seven years ago, the business
now includes a showroom at 126 N. Wood Rd., Camarillo,
and a 6000-square-foot fabrication shop located on three
acres in Santa Paula. |
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Bartlett's
Fine Cabinetry
When
artists paint a portrait, they often try to show the
personality of the subject
using subtle nuances, highlights, and shadows. When
Clif Bartlett builds a custom cabinet or entertainment
center, he views the finished product as a portrait
of himself – a statement about who he is and his
trade. |
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Tri-County
Heating, A/C & Fireplaces
When
you’re in a business where the phone never stops
ringing and the requests are for more business, then
you know you’re doing something very right. That’s
the feeling Ted and Janine Montoya have about their
newest acquisition, Tri-County Air Conditioning and
Fireplaces. Based in Newbury Park for the past 30 years,
the firm recently was purchased and remodeled by the
Montoyas, who offer an additional 15 years of experience
in the local industry to Tri-County customers. |
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J.E.
Armstrong Architect, Inc.
Growth has been a principal topic of discussion on the
South and Central Coast for decades, not only for housing
but also for businesses. Making the decision to stay small
and risk losing repeat clients because of demand and workload,
or to expand and risk losing the personal touch on each
project, is a difficult process for many business owners.
Jim Armstrong, architect and owner of J.E. Armstrong Architects,
Ventura, made the decision in 2000 to expand and now,
four years later he looks back at that crossroads with
no regrets. |
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Tile
City & Stone
Just walk through the front door of the showroom
and you know you’re in a unique place – works
by artists from around the world have been gathered to
see and touch. Visitors can spend as much time as they
want looking and deciding exactly how their favorite art
could enhance their living space. This special “artists’
cove” is Tile City & Stone, with showrooms in
Camarillo, Thousand Oaks and Simi Valley. Each location
features thousands of square feet dedicated to displaying
custom tile and stone from hundreds of sources.
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Tile
Encounters
Most businesses get their start when demand is
strong for niche products. The extraordinary growth
of Tile Encounters, now with five stores on the South
and Central Coast, is proof that answering that demand
is good for the community, good for business, and good
for the industry. Because of the increase in new home
and remodeling projects, demand is high in California
for unique tile and stone – products homeowners
desire, to enhance their lifestyle and property values.
To answer these demands, Tile Encounters offers exclusive
designs and experienced, friendly sales teams who know
the industry and provide options homeowners want. The
company plans to have as many as 50 stores throughout
Southern California within the next decade. |
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Santori
Woodworking
Santori Woodworking – the name says it
all, but
the slogan confirms what already comes to mind
with the name – “A family tradition of quality
craftsmen.” And the best thing of all is that
Santori Woodworking is just what you’d expect
from its name and slogan – a high-end, custom
cabinetry and furniture shop with a long history of
quality wood products built by generations of craftsmen.
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Stuart's
Barbecue & Fireplace Design Center
Stuart’s Barbecue & Fireplace Design
Center, Oxnard, is a rare find – a small team of
true
specialists with an unparalleled base of knowledge and
experience that has been working with several hundred
design and building professionals and their customers
since 1993, solely through word-of-mouth. As a result,
Stuart’s has become one of the largest independent
retail dealers in the nation for quality manufacturers,
such as Lynx and Vintage. |
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Grace
Design Associates
There is a hot new strategy that savvy professionals
involved in designing and building homes are adopting
-- assembling a "Dream Team" at the outset of
a residential project. In this exciting new approach,
the architect, general contractor, interior designer and
landscape designer work as a cohesive team, from the project's
initial conception through completion. |
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Allen
Associates: Built to Ship
Do you own property on an Hawaiian island
or in a remote canyon in Santa Barbara,
San Luis Obispo or Ventura counties?
Are you interested in building an afford-
able vacation home, a guest house, an artist’s study,
or a home for your mother-in-law or one of your employees?
Are you looking for a design that is affordable, attractive,
and environmentally-friendly? If you answered “yes”
to any or all of these questions, then you need to talk
to Ian Cronshaw of Allen Associates about the company’s
Built to Ship homes. |
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