For Interior Designers
Your Client Approved the Stone. We Make Sure That’s What Gets Installed.
You found the perfect Calacatta for your client’s kitchen island. The veining is dramatic. The color is warm. The client signed off. Six months later, the installed countertop looks nothing like what was approved — because nobody controlled the procurement chain between approval and installation. That gap is where design intent goes to die. We close it.
The sample-to-install mismatch
Your client approved a 4×4 sample chip. The fabricator sourced slabs from a different block. The installed result is the same material name but a completely different aesthetic. Your client blames you.
Material disappears between approval and purchase
The lot your client fell in love with at the yard is sold to someone else while the project spends three months in permitting. Now you’re reselecting under pressure.
The fabricator optimizes for yield, not beauty
Fabricators lay out slabs to maximize leftover material for resale. That means your bookmatched island might have veins running the wrong direction because it was more efficient for the shop.
You’re managing stone procurement on top of everything else
You’re specifying fabrics, lighting, furniture, millwork, and now you’re also supposed to be a stone procurement expert. The stone scope needs more attention than your schedule allows.
We physically evaluate slabs at the yard before approval — not from photos, not from digital catalogs. We inspect color, vein movement, structural integrity, and finish quality on the actual material your client will live with.
We secure material when it’s available, not when the project is ready. If your client approves a specific lot, we can purchase it immediately and arrange professional storage so it’s waiting when fabrication begins.
We attend pre-fabrication meetings and review slab layouts before cutting starts. The fabricator gets design intent documentation explaining vein direction, priority surfaces, and what matters most for the finished result.
We handle the entire procurement chain — sourcing, purchasing, logistics, delivery to fabricator — so you can focus on the design. You get status updates, not supply chain problems.
The Situation
A residential designer in Palm Beach selected a rare lot of Calacatta Viola for a master bathroom — vanity, shower walls, and tub surround. Six slabs, exactly the quantity needed. But the renovation wouldn’t start for five months, and the distributor couldn’t hold the lot without a purchase commitment. The designer couldn’t risk losing it.
What Happened
We purchased the lot within 48 hours, arranged insured storage, and held it for the full five months. When the project was ready, we delivered to the fabricator with slab-by-slab documentation: which slab goes where, vein direction mapping, and design intent notes. The fabricator started cutting with complete clarity. The installed bathroom matched the selection exactly — because the material never left our control from purchase to installation.
Stone Scope Review
A written assessment of your project’s stone scope — feasibility, availability risk, cost ranges. Delivered in 5–7 days so you can present realistic options to your client.
Stone Procurement & Delivery
We purchase, store, and deliver stone to the fabricator with full documentation. Your client gets the exact material they approved.
Embedded Advisory
Ongoing oversight from slab approval through installation. We review shop drawings, attend fab meetings, and verify that the fabricator’s layout matches your design intent.
When should I bring in a stone advisor on a residential project?+
Ideally during material selection, before the client falls in love with a specific slab that may not be available when procurement begins. The earlier we’re involved, the more options we have to protect the selection.
Do you work directly with my client or through me?+
We work through you. You remain the client’s primary relationship. We operate as your stone procurement specialist, providing you with the information and oversight you need to deliver the result your client expects.
What does this cost on a typical residential project?+
A scope review starts at $2,500. Procurement management and embedded advisory are scoped based on the project’s complexity. Every engagement is quoted upfront — no hourly surprises.
18 Years
in Luxury Natural Stone
Former Antolini
Luigi & C Spa — 9 Years
Co-Founder
Stone Trend (Seattle)
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Start with a free 15-minute sanity check. If the project needs deeper work, we can decide that together.