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Now in its eighth decade of improving and beautifying homes and commercial spaces in the Corridor, Phelan’s offers both a long history and track record of happy clients, including the Cedar Rapids Metro Alliance, Acumen and the Early Bird Café.
Interior designer and co-manager Alex Von Ahsen said what keeps clients coming back is the firm’s commitment to relationship building, and its collaborative approach to finding the perfect options for style, comfort and function. Most purchases include complimentary design services while the firm’s “Phelan’s Pledge” ensures it will meet or beat any price offered by a competitor. Mr. Von Ahsen said the locally owned firm that got its start in the 1930s will continue offering quality, value and “client first” service well into the future. “This process is 100 percent about the client and, in the end, we want them to feel that their new lamp, sofa or a whole room of new furniture is exactly them,” he said
– Katharine Carlon
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