Roger Phillips of Artisan Stone and Tile did such over-the-top beautiful work installing the tile for our condo remodel, and it's difficult to know where to begin as we are so grateful to him.
We were referred to Roger by San Diego Marble and Tile in Encinitas (fantastic tile store btw!). Roger was prompt in getting back to us when we reached out to him and it was obvious from the start that he truly is an artisan. His work throughout our condo is so professional and meticulous, and I almost get anxious just thinking about what our remodel might have looked like if we had gone in a different direction. He thought of so many details and planned ahead for possible issues, and the results show it. Roger is kind, easy to work with, and trustworthy, and his pricing is reasonable and worth every penny.
We live in a tract home and things aren't always exactly plumb (ugh), and we really put Roger to the test with our gorgeous 24" by 48" Arizona Tile Shibusa Bianco tiles (btw, these tiles are especially beautiful IRL and feel fantastic on the feet with good traction...love Arizona Tile!). Roger had to do considerable work floating the floors in the kitchen and master bathroom and wow oh wow we are enjoying his work every day!!! Just check out the attached photo of where the tile floor meets our Lalegno white oak floors in the dining room...stunning!!! I thought for sure we would need transition pieces, but Roger and our wood installer Stone from Interior Technique Flooring in San Marcos did what seemed to be the impossible.
Roger also did an incredible job installing our authentic Zellige tile from Zile Tile (we highly recommend Zia as well for Zellige) around our condo in the kitchen, dining room, master bathroom, powder room (the mitered edges in kitchen, master bathroom, and powder room are sooooooo gorgeous!), and living room fireplace.
For the fireplace, I wanted our EcoSmart 32SS Flex bioethanol unit to be flush to the wall for a more modern look. I really don't know how Roger made everything so symmetrical with exactly three rows of 2" by 2" Zellige tiles going around the opening along with the honed marble trim. Wowwwiiiieeee!!!
In our upstairs bathrooms, we went with approximately 1' by 3' tiles from San Diego Marble and Tile (Encinitas location) to minimize grout lines (I prefer less grout lines where there's also going to be lot's of water) and Roger wisely decided to go the extra mile and mud-float the master shower to keep everything plumb. Our idea for the charcoal accent penny round rows in the master shower came from a fun design I saw on THELIFESTYLEDCO YouTube channel (64th Build; "Moody and Modern"). Roger surprised us by wrapping the dots around on the front ends of both sides of the shower...so sweet and it makes me smile whenever I look at them!
I could go on and on but the photos say it all and more. We can't begin to thank Roger enough for his dedication, kindness, patience, creativity, and top-level skill! read more