West Milford - After losing their store to a fire in Warwick, NY, Michael and Nancy Hunt decided to bring their business home. Residents of the town for 30 years, the Hunts opened “Be Creative” Tile, Marble and Carpet, Inc., which is celebrating its 10th Anniversary this April. “We opened the store because we were tired of traveling and commuting,” Nancy Hunt said. “We just wanted to work in our hometown .. I’d like to thank Fred Thessen, who’s the first person after our fire in Warwick, who suggested that we move to West Milford, at a time when other stores weren’t making it. It was the best business decision we could have ever made.” In 1997, the Hunts were apprehensive about opening, but they have learned that providing a custom service brings customers. “It feels great to have this success,” Nancy Hunt said. “In the beginning it was kind of scary but we found as long as you give good products and service people prefer to shop locally.” The company provides design counseling to determine which products will best beautify customer’s homes. “We tell people who come in to bring their samples of counter tops, paint samples, and fabric samples. We offer free in-house design service,” she said. “We’ll help you design your kitchen back splash or bathroom or pick the kind of carpet for your home. We’re the only Stainmaster Carpet Master Gallery’ store in the area, which means we have all of the latest colors, styles and textures.” The store also includes glass, stone, porcelain and ceramic tiles imported from Italy, Spain and Mexico, along with American products. Granite countertops have recently been added to the collection of items for sale. Be Creative offers installation for all the materials they sell. Their installers are all local residents that have 25 - 35 years experience and are masters of their trades. Michael Hunt is a third generation tile installer who started out installing tile in many of the government buildings such as museums in Washington, DC. After moving to New Jersey, he specialized in creative custom work for both residential and commercial. The Hunts have also joined the West Milford Chamber of Commerce and contributed to local organizations to contribute to economic growth and building a better business community. “It’s been a pleasure doing business in town,” Nancy Hunt said. “We love working with a lot of people we know. It’s just nice to work in the town that we live in.” Be Creative’ Tile, Marble and Carpet, Inc. will hold it’s 10th Anniversary sale on a wide variety of products for the entire month of April. Their office hours are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Thursday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. They are located at the Belcher Run Shopping Center, 1592A Union Valley Rd. For more information, call 973-728-4646