The Tile Shop Brings Tile from Around the World to Omaha

OMAHA, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Tile Shop (http://www.tileshop.com) is bringing distinctive stone and tiles from all over the world to homeowners who live in Omaha, Neb., with the grand opening of its new, 20,412-square foot retail store in the Montclair on Center retail shopping center, located on West Center Road and 132^nd Street, near the intersection of I-680 and West Center Road. The new retail location is expected to open November 1, 2010.

Whether you’re tackling it yourself or you’re working with a tile professional, The Tile Shop is ready to help you design, select and install stone and tile for just about any type of application, from a bathroom makeover to kitchen backsplashes to decorative tile for a new gas fireplace.

The new store is The Tile Shop’s first retail location in the Omaha metro area. Space for The Tile Shop’s new store is leased through Seldin Company. The new retail store will be a new anchor tenant at Montclair on Center, and will employ between 10-15 seasoned tile sales consultants.

The Tile Shop is dedicated to providing consumers and tile professionals with an unparalleled selection of world-class product, showcasing the extraordinary beauty and value found in ceramic, porcelain and natural stone tile. Founded in 1984, The Tile Shop is based in Minneapolis-St.Paul and operates 47 stores in 17 states (Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, Wisconsin).

For homeowners who are new to The Tile Shop, each retail location features tiled vignettes; small mock-ups of rooms to give homeowners design ideas to stir the imagination and spark inspiration. The interactive vignettes help to showcase the wide variety of stone and tile materials available at The Tile Shop, which includes:

Natural stone (granite, slate, travertine, marble, stone mosaics, onyx, sandstone);
Floor tile (ceramics, porcelain, stone);
Wall tile (ceramic, backsplash, stone, metal, subway tile, architectural facings);
Mosaics (stone, porcelain, glass);
Accents (basins, switchplates);
Tools and supplies to install and maintain stone and tile; and
Pro-Heat systems to warm tile and stone floors.

In addition to working with tile professionals, contractors and designers, The Tile Shop is prepared to help do-it-yourselfers tackle those honey-do bathroom and kitchen remodel projects with staff members who have been specially trained to work with DIYers. When it opens in November, The Tile Shop will offer a free, hour-long “How to Tile” workshop every Saturday morning at 9:30 a.m. in its new Omaha store, during which participants are offered a hands-on opportunity to learn how to set ceramic tile, natural stone tile, and mosaic tile. The seminars cover the necessary skills to tile a floor, wall, or backsplash with either tile or natural stone, as well as how to grout, cut tile, and seal and maintain tile and natural stone.

To complement the free, do-it-yourself seminars, The Tile Shop also provides informational videos on how to install tile on its web site, www.tileshop.com, as well as The Tile Shop Blog, where do-it-yourselfers can interact with the Tile Shop’s DIY tile master.